beyond coal campaign
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Regulators wisely nudge Colorado toward greater energy efficiency
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Thanks to a decision on April 11 from state electricity regulators, Xcel Energy now has stronger energy efficiency goals that will save Coloradans roughly $165 million between 2019 and 2023 while also lowering pollution from coal and gas plants. The Public Utilities Commission (PUC) directed Xcel, Colorado’s largest electric utility, to raise their energy efficiency…
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DeGette links EPA chief’s expensive travel to cutting regulations
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DENVER – U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette was home in Denver Monday, telling members of the Sierra Club that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency needs to clean up its act and clean up the environment. The Sierra Club, the Environmental Defense Fund, the Natural Resources Defense Council and other environment groups announced Monday they will sue…
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Opportunity for Gov. Hickenlooper to put his words on climate into action
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The operator of Colorado’s single largest source of methane emissions is asking to pay Coloradans even less to continue polluting our air and water, bulldozing our forests, and exacerbating the climate problem. Arch Coal operates the West Elk coal mine – Colorado’s largest coal mine – in Gunnison National Forest, and they are filing a…
