carbon dioxide emissions
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Retrofit of coal-fired Montana power plant priced at $1.2 billion
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Retrofitting Montana’s largest coal-fired power plant to reduce greenhouse gas emissions would cost at least $1.2 billion, but selling captured carbon dioxide for use in oil fields could help offset the cost, federal officials said Wednesday. Senior U.S. Department of Energy representatives presented the agency’s analysis of reducing emissions from the Colstrip plant at the request of…
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Fields: Governor’s executive order would hurt ratepayers
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Gov. John Hickenlooper believes he knows best when it comes to Colorado’s energy economy. Recently leaked documents show that he is drafting an executive order requiring power plants in Colorado to reduce their CO2 emissions. Instead of building a consensus, respecting the role of the Legislature in creating laws, the governor apparently wants to exercise the…
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Hickenlooper may ask for one-third cut in CO2 pollution
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Colorado’s Democratic governor may ask for a one-third cut in greenhouse gas pollution from power plants, even though the federal Clean Power Plan is stalled and Republicans in the state are resisting. Gov. John Hickenlooper’s office has drafted a proposed executive order directing state agencies to work on ways to cut carbon dioxide emissions from power…
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Study: Most of methane hot spot comes from natural gas leaks
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A puzzling concentration of the greenhouse gas methane over the Southwestern United States appears to come mostly from leaks in natural gas production, scientists said Monday. Researchers identified more than 250 sources of a methane hot spot over the Four Corners region of Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico and Utah. They include gas wells, storage tanks, pipelines…
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Bassett: It’s time to create the climate for clean energy
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More than 500 firefighters are currently deployed along Colorado’s northern border battling the Beaver Creek fire. Reports are predicting that the fire – now exceeding 13,000 acres – will not be contained until August. For Coloradans, this scenario is becoming more and more familiar. In the course of my work, I meet members of Environment…
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Jarrett: Why is Colorado complying with a costly plan already halted by the Supreme Court?
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Recently, the U.S. Supreme Court took the unprecedented step of issuing a stay against President Obama’s massive “Clean Power Plan.” The Court determined that states should not be compelled to pay the exorbitant costs imposed by the plan until a federal court determines its legality. The ruling produced a huge sigh of relief from the…
