With leading research universities, the National Renewable Energy Laboratory and private companies like Blue Sun working on developing alternative fuels, Colorado is poised to become an international leader in clean energy.

I don't think anyone can speculate what will happen with respect to oil prices and gas prices because they are set on the global economy.

I think Gov. Romney and Congressman Ryan are living in a fairly tale land on their energy policy.

We are talking about institutionalizing a program on solar development that will outlast the Obama administration.

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is one of my personal heroes.

My family has spent 400 years farming on the banks of the Rio Grande. We know the value of hard work, love of the community, love for water and land.

I don't believe that the American dream should be reserved for those who are born into the elite or somehow have been given an advantage over others. My growing-up experience is probably the most important thing that guides my priorities and my work today.