'Green' governor be gone.

• Position: READERS [respond] - Letter to the editor

Just read the September article in ColoradoBiz about Gov. Bill Ritter and his agenda to turn Colorado into a green state ("Power Glide," Robert Schwab). From the sounds of it, we are well on our way.

Too bad. Colorado is rich in natural resources, which Gov. Ritter has written off in pursuit of an agenda. Small business on the Western Slope of Colorado will suffer the most from these policies. The notion that so-called green jobs will employ as many people as natural gas, oil, coal and eventually oil shale is simply not true. Perhaps solar and wind power will slowly gain share in the energy market, but they should work alongside fossil fuels.

Mesa County, Colo., had the highest employment in the state for a few years because of gas and oil exploration. Gov. Ritter did very little to make sure these jobs were safe. In fact, he was very compliant with the Colorado Oil and...