Colorado Public Banking Coalition

We are a coalition working to create local public banks that are socially and environmentally responsible and that keep our money working for our communities.

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Supported By

Over 85 Organizations, Businesses & Community Leaders:

350 Colorado Eco-Justice Ministries
350 Roaring Fork Fort Collins Sustainability Group
350 Denver 350 Northern Colorado
Arvadans for Progressive Action Groundwork Non-Profit
Be the Change USA Longmont Food Rescue
Boulder dot Earth North American Climate, Conservation and Environment(NACCE)
Call to Action Colorado Our Children’s Trust – Colorado
Catholic Network Our Sacred Earth
Center for Biological Diversity Physicians for Social Responsibility
Clean Energy Action Phoenix, Colorado’s Transgender Community Choir
Climate Reality Denver- Boulder Chapter Rainforest Action Network
Community for Sustainable Energy Red Cloud Renewable
Colorado Communities for a Livable Climate Rocky Mountain Peace and Justice Center
Colorado Environmental Advocates Rocky Mountain Public Banking Institute
Conejos Clean Water Songs of Discovery
Colorado WINS Together Against Neighborhood Drilling
Divest Ed Together Colorado
Public Banking & Justice Embracing Conflict
DeSmog Denver Unite North Metro Denver
Compost Colorado Denver DSA
Rocky Mountain Employee Ownership Center Women In Transformation
ACCDAN: Adams County Communities for Drilling Accountability NOW Front Range Mutual Aid Network
Regenerative Recovery Coalition The Alliance Center

 

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Businesses

Amulet Arts by J Dewey Designs LLC Northwest Builders
Arouge Art Jewelry Guitar Instruction by Phil Westfall
Baker’s Dozen Consulting
REEVAAS Public Benefit Corporation (Renewable Energy Electric Vehicles As A Service)
Boulder Homeopathy Robert L Parker Studios
Breathe English LLC Stonebridge Farm
Capitol Solar Energy Spector and Associates
CocoLicious Chocolates Sunshine Shave Ice LLC
Denver Counseling and Art Therapy, LLC Teach Learn Master LLC
Intergrative Massage Solitions Venner Consulting, Inc.
InterTran Energy Consulting Weiss Consulting
Leyla Steele Real Estate Boulder Luxury Group Worldly Exposure Photography and Earth
Gregory K. Marsh & Associates, LLC Chambliss Architects
New Moon Multimedia Evolve to Love, LLC
Future Impact Partners, LLC

 

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Community Leaders

Anna Koop, Sister of Loretto Juan Marcano, Aurora City Council
Candi Cedebaca, Denver City Council, District 9 Micheal Melio, Secretary, Rocky Mountain Public Banking Institute
Caroline Gleich, Professional Ski Mountaineer Patrick Roybal, District 1 Vice President, Colorado WINS
David Ruchman, Board of Directors, Colorado WINS Sam Weaver, Mayor, City of Boulder
Galina Nicoll, Candidate for CO Senate, District 23 Skip Miller, President, Colorado WINS
Jane Wilson, Secretary, Colorado WINS Stephanie Vigil, Candidate for HD 16
Edie Hooton, State Representative, HD10 Thomas Lundy, Secretary, Energy & Environmental Initiative of the CO Democratic Party

 

Also supported by over 1,500 forward-thinking Coloradans who have signed on as individuals in support of banking choice

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Latest Updates

Join Us for a Webinar on Public Banking: Investing in Colorado!

The Rocky Mountain Public Banking Institute (RMPBI), together with Colorado Public Banking Coalition and the national Public Banking Institute (PBI) will feature Ellen Brown, author of ‘Web of Debt’ and “The Public Bank Solution,’ and co-founder of PBI. She will …

In Response: Public Banks Would Shore Up Economy

Earl Staelin is an attorney and chair of the Rocky Mountain Public Banking Institute Steering Committee of the Colorado Public Banking Coalition. Alec Tsoucatos, Ph.D., is an economist and vice-chair of the Rocky Mountain Public Banking Institute Steering Committee of

How Do Green, Postal and Public Banks Intersect?

What is the difference between Green Banking, Postal Banking, and Public Banking? We’ve outlined a few key differentials below. 

All three types of banking are public alternatives to the Wall St. style, for-profit, large commercial banks which we are used

A New Federal Bill Proposed: The Public Banking Act

At the federal level, a new bill was introduced at the end of October by Reps. Rashida Tlaib and Alexandrai Ocasio-Cortez, proposing a public option for banking. The Public Banking Act would foster the creation of public banks across the …

How Would a Public Bank Be Structured? 

A variety of different methods and models could be used in Colorado including

  1. Self-regulation by statute and by-laws: The Bank of North Dakota model has worked very well for 101 years.  The BND was established by making the governor, the

Where Does the Money Come From?

 Although some legislators and public officials say the state does not have any money lying around that it could use to create a public bank, the state and local governments actually have a number of sources they could use to

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