clean energy
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At midsession mark, state Senate Dems celebrate minority party successes
Minority Party Democrats can’t control the agenda in the state Senate, so they’re picking their spots, members told reporters gathered Wednesday for a brief midsession report. They celebrated successes notched so far this session. Sens. Leroy Garcia from Pueblo and Cheri Jahn from Wheat Ridge touted work to address the plague of opioid addiction sweeping…
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Letter: Colorado Springs must fight for cleaner energy
Editor: An article published February 26 indicated that the city of Pueblo has committed itself to using only clean energy by 2035, just as Aspen achieved in 2015. This is an admirable effort, which the city of Colorado Springs should look to emulate in order to contribute to a more sustainable future. In 2014, the Colorado…
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Jones slams confirmation of Pruitt, says Colorado must go own way on environment
Calling former Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt “the wrong choice for EPA administrator,” a Democratic state senator said Friday that Colorado will have to chart its own environmental course and reject the direction it looks like Washington is taking. “Scott Pruitt’s history of climate change denial, opposing environmental protection and his uncomfortably close ties with the…
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Foote: Colorado’s renewable energy sector is powerful and won’t be stopped
Coloradans love clean energy. Seventy-six percent of Colorado voters say they are more likely to vote for a candidate who promotes wind and solar energy. Certainly many of them helped expand our pro-conservation majority in the Statehouse during the last election. Renewable energy embodies many of the values that Coloradans voted for on Election Day,…
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Building energy efficiency information may be required by city
Around 3,000 commercial and multi-family buildings in Denver would be asked to start providing information to city officials about their energy efficiency under an ordinance before Denver City Council. The information – described as similar to gas mileage stickers for motor vehicles – would help the city meet its Energize Denver climate goals. Municipal, institutional, commercial and…
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Statehouse Dems, Republicans eye environmental policy opportunities
State Senate Republican and Democratic leaders have signaled they will dedicate additional resources and attention next year to energy and environmental issues, but in the turbulent wake of the surprise election of Donald Trump as president, the news has observers wondering whether the party caucuses are simply shoring up positions or seeing new opportunity to…
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Jarrett: Cleaner coal should be a priority for Washington
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,…