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National Renewable Energy Laboratory renamed to fit Trump’s energy policy
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The National Renewable Energy Laboratory based in Golden has a new name to match the shift in U.S. energy policy under President Donald Trump. The Department of Energy announced it renamed the National Renewable Energy Laboratory to the “National Laboratory of the Rockies” effective immediately on Monday. The renaming of the lab is meant to…
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Land swap completed for construction of renewable energy campus in Golden
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Gov. Jared Polis’ plan to build an epicenter for renewable energy development took another step forward on Thursday, with the completion of land swaps for his Global Energy Park to be constructed on. The “Glo Park” campus is intended to house companies and universities focused on the development of and transition toward clean, renewable, sustainable and…
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Colorado tries luring Australian green energy company
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Colorado’s Economic Development Commission on Thursday approved almost $9.4 million in incentives to try to lure four companies to the state, including an Australian “green energy” company. The companies could create nearly 1,100 local jobs, officials said. The biggest package would go to a company that the state is calling “Project Chamomile,” which it described as…
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Iceland looks to Colorado for geothermal energy projects
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WASHINGTON – Iceland, a country with abundant resources in geothermal energy, is setting its sights on Colorado as it tries to tap into the planet’s biggest market for electricity. New technologies are raising hopes that geothermal energy could produce much of the electricity used in the United States. Some of the sites ripe for geothermal…
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THE PODIUM | Electric cars are leaving gas guzzlers in the dust
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Colorado is at a crossroads when it comes to the future of our transportation systems, as electric vehicles are increasing in popularity and hitting our streets in record numbers. The question is: Will our cities and towns be ready for this impending shift? Time is running out for our elected officials, municipal planners, transportation agencies,…
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Michael Bennet, Cory Gardner tout Colorado energy lab’s grant to build solar forecasting system
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The scientists at Golden’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory have received a nearly $2 million federal grant to build a better system to forecast when the sun will be shining, Colorado’s U.S. Sens. Michael Bennet and Cory Gardner announced Friday. The project is part of a Department of Energy program to improve integration of notoriously variable…
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Trump nominates El Paso County’s Walter Copan to lead the National Institute of Standards and Technology
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President Trump has tapped Walter G. Copan, an El Paso County businessman who helps entrepreneurs cash in on innovation, as undersecretary of commerce for standards and technology, the White House announced this week. If confirmed, Copan would have the dual role as director of the Boulder-based National Institute of Standards and Technology, which promotes U.S. innovation…
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Colorado’s Cory Gardner draws line at proposed Energy Department cuts
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In advance of a pending Trump administration 2018 budget proposal to slash U.S. Department of Energy research programs, Colorado Republican U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner joined fellow Republican Sen. Lamar Alexander of Tennessee and four other GOP members of the Senate in a letter to President Trump urging him to stay the course on the funding.…
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Congressman Ed Perlmutter officially declares he’s running for governor of Colorado
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Declaring that he’ll stand up for Colorado in the face of threats from the Trump administration, U.S. Rep. Ed Perlmutter, an Arvada Democrat, made his campaign for governor official on Sunday afternoon at a grocery store in Golden. “I love this state, and I want to continue to lead the fight for freedom, equality and…
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Colorado Dems, enviros wary of Trump cabinet picks
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Despite a growing list of climate change doubters and fossil fuel industry supporters and executives comprising the list of Trump administration cabinet nominees, Democratic Colorado lawmakers and environmentalists are hopeful the state’s clean energy economy and outdoor recreation industry can continue to thrive. Mostly, though, there’s a growing sense of dread from the conservation community…
