pete maysmith
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New energy office head named
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Citing her work with traditional and renewable energy, Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper appointed Kathleen Staks executive director of the Colorado Energy Office, effective Jan. 20. She will replace Jeff Ackermann, who was recently appointed to the Public Utilities Commission. “Kathleen will be pivotal in helping us work collaboratively with diverse stakeholders to ensure that Colorado…
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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…
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? Maysmith: Why Woods is wrong choice for Colorado’s outdoor spaces
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Colorado’s mountains, valleys, plains, and parks are essential not just to our quality of life, but to our booming outdoor recreation economy. As Coloradans, we’re deeply aware of how important our outdoor heritage is to our state’s brand and identity, and why our elected officials must enact policies to protect it. Indeed, 74 percent of…
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Hickenlooper may ask for one-third cut in CO2 pollution
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Colorado’s Democratic governor may ask for a one-third cut in greenhouse gas pollution from power plants, even though the federal Clean Power Plan is stalled and Republicans in the state are resisting. Gov. John Hickenlooper’s office has drafted a proposed executive order directing state agencies to work on ways to cut carbon dioxide emissions from power…
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Cooke still point man in legislative battle against Clean Power Plan
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The network of electric providers, conservative think tanks and local government officials working to head off implementation of the Obama administration’s Clean Power Plan has a point man at the Colorado Legislature, and he is not missing a beat. Two weeks into the 2016 legislative session, Sen. John Cooke, a Republican from the heart of…
