carbon emissions

WATCH: DeGette advocates plan for wildfire pollution control

Sep 14, 2018

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Tom Ramstack

WASHINGTON – Efforts to control wildfires always will fail until the government develops a long-term plan to prevent forest fires and is willing to fund it, Colorado U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette said Thursday. DeGette was speaking during a House Energy and Commerce subcommittee on environment hearing. Congress is trying to improve methods to control air…
Colorado environmental groups offer lawmakers a plan on climate change

Sep 20, 2017

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JOEY BUNCH

Boulder-based Western Resource Advocates and Denver-based Conservation Colorado are releasing a report Wednesday that analyzes policies the legislature and state agencies could adopt to reduce carbon pollution and help fight off climate change. The document backs goals set by Democratic Gov. John Hickenlooper in his July executive order on climate change. The report shows asks…
Startup costs of carbon capture projects eased under proposed Bennet legislation

Apr 26, 2017

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Adam McCoy

The techniques behind capturing carbon dioxide isn’t new, but the process of capturing greenhouse gas emissions at power plants and storing them underground is a burgeoning industry. While the market is growing, the obstacle CO2 capture projects face is they’re pricey. What’s more, securing financing can be difficult. “In the beginning, it was a bootstrap activity,”…
Dempsey: Colorado coal communities saved from costly power plan

Apr 3, 2017

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Stan Dempsey

Many Americans have already forgotten about the Clean Power Plan (CPP), the Obama administration’s signature effort to reduce carbon emissions from the nation’s power plants – but not the nation’s coal communities. They’ve lived with this regulation as an ever-present threat even after its implementation was stayed by a federal court. Colorado’s coal communities saw…
Ray Scott fires back at Hickenlooper on climate order: ‘The era of EPA overreach has ended’

Mar 31, 2017

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Ernest Luning

Assistant Senate Majority Leader Ray Scott, a Grand Junction Republican, swung hard at Gov. John Hickenlooper this week, criticizing the Democrat’s embrace of a “clean energy future” for Colorado in the face of President Donald Trump’s move to halt federal efforts to combat climate change. “Many Coloradans are dismayed and perplexed by the governor’s Tuesday…
Hickenlooper declares Trump’s climate change executive order ‘will not deter Colorado’s efforts’

Mar 28, 2017

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Ernest Luning

Gov. John Hickenlooper declared Tuesday that Colorado will continue to pursue “a clean energy future” despite an executive order signed by President Donald Trump ending the federal government’s efforts to combat climate change. “We will keep building a clean energy future that creates Colorado jobs, improves our health and addresses the harmful consequences of a…
Jarrett: Cleaner coal should be a priority for Washington

Dec 7, 2016

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Terry Jarrett

As the recent election cycle demonstrated, American politics is beset with a number of polarizing issues. Among the most obvious has been the debate over coal. Where Hillary Clinton favored renewable energy at the expense of the coal industry, Donald Trump has promised to launch a coal renaissance. This “either/or” schism overlooks a larger point,…
Trump’s election poses challenge for Colorado environment policy

Nov 22, 2016

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Tom Ramstack

Gov. John Hickenlooper’s stated goal of attaining “the cleanest air possible” took a severe blow this month after the election of Donald Trump as president. Hickenlooper is a supporter of some version of the Environmental Protection Agency’s Clean Power Plan, which would require tighter restrictions on power plant emissions. Trump’s new resources as president could easily allow…