fossil fuels
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Boulder County oil, gas leases not terminated after temporary maintenance pause, Supreme Court says
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The Colorado Supreme Court walked back a ruling by the state’s second-highest court on Monday, holding that a pair of oil and gas leases in Boulder County did not terminate simply because the pipeline operator halted production for four months to make repairs. The justices’ ruling had implications for extraction operations throughout the state, with…
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FEEDBACK | Dems for life push back; animal-rights groups draw flak
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Democrats for Life speaks for the voiceless In recent political advertisements and a letter to the editor from Ashlin Cross (“Being a Democrat means being pro-choice,” July 25), we are told that ensuring access to abortion is “progressive” and that to be a Democrat means being “pro-choice.” I beg to differ. There is nothing progressive…
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SLOAN | The redemption of the Colorado Energy Office
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There is something to be said for a legislative process which, even in what many have categorically proclaimed to be the most bitterly rancorous, partisan year in living memory, still manages now and then to churn out legislation which tackles major issues and does so in a bi-partisan manner. One such effort is Senate Bill…
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The price tag for 100 percent renewable energy? $45 billion, says Independence
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Free-market think tank Independence Institute released a study Thursday that concludes the all-renewable-energy plans of two Democratic gubernatorial contenders – former state Sen. Michael Johnston and U.S. Rep. Jared Polis – would add $45 billion to Colorado ratepayers’ utility bills. Independence called Polis’s and Johnston’s goal of fossil-fuel-free power generation in Colorado by 2040 a…
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Democratic Sen. Michael Bennet puts up a fight for wind, solar credits in GOP tax bill
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Sen. Michael Bennet is arguing that the Republican tax bill could dim the energy behind wind and solar development in states that are plugged in, such as Colorado. The Democrat from Denver signed a letter to leaders of Senate Finance Committee and House Ways and Means Committee to preserve wind a solar tax credits in their…
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Retired Air Force General Ronald Keys talks energy, national security with Colorado farmers
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In the decade he’s been examining the relationship between climate change and national security, retired Air Force General Ronald E. Keys says he’s seen huge advances in efficiency, affordability and ways to use renewable energy in more and more situations, but some of the most profound changes he’s seen have been in attitudes. “People would…
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Startup costs of carbon capture projects eased under proposed Bennet legislation
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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,”…
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Winkler: Living in a northern Colorado ‘sacrifice zone’
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It’s important to remember that mineral extraction has never been safe or without risk but with extreme methods it’s become even more risky. Running Weld counties economy on mineral resources that use and release toxins is an unavoidable part of extraction and requires a “sacrifice zone,” an area labeled less inhabitable after being poisoned in the name…
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Lawmakers battle oil and gas drilling setback bill from well-dug trenches
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In Colorado, the rule is that oil and gas wells can be sited 1,000 feet from a school building. A bill that aimed to update that rule to measure the setback instead from the school property line drew crowds to the Capitol this month to testify in support of it and major drilling industry figures…
