coal mining
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Looking back, Ritter proud of policies that have Colorado ‘Powering Forward’
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When former Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter was elected to his first and only term in the governor’s mansion in 2006, Colorado generated more than 70 percent of its electricity by burning coal – the majority of it from Wyoming’s Powder River Basin. Ten years later, despite the “New Energy Economy” Ritter championed for four years,…
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Hickenlooper: ‘Colorado’s stuck with me for another couple of years’
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The challenge of balancing energy extraction with other uses on Colorado’s federal lands is one factor that will likely keep Gov. John Hickenlooper in Colorado instead of taking a cabinet job if Hillary Clinton wins the White House, the Democrat told The Colorado Statesman on Tuesday. In an interview at a bill-signing ceremony for the…
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Melchior: Regulation puts coal miners out of work in Wyoming
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Bill Pederson’s 40-year career in Wyoming’s mines ended abruptly last month, as Peabody Energy and Arch Coal announced more than 460 layoffs. His son lost his mining job the same day. “It’s going to be interesting, but I guess we’ll figure out what we’ve got to do,” Pederson says. “I think the whole town is…
