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Energy grid study blames natural gas, not renewables, for coal’s decline
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Last weekend subscribers read in Colorado Politics’ Insights column about the threats a federal study of the energy grid, expected to bolster coal, posed for our state, rich in renewable energy programs and natural gas. The report was released Wednesday night, and as expected it said the grid needs to be fed by reliable coal…
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Western Conservative Summit draw stars, but none from the White House
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They’ve all been to the Western Conservative Summit before: White House adviser Kellyanne Conway, Energy Secretary Rick Perry, HUD Secretary Ben Carson, to name a few of the Trump administration in Denver. But this year one of the nation’s largest gathering of conservative advocates and experts, held annually in Denver, has only President Trump’s lawyer…
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#GetTrumpTeamToTheSummit is Centennial’s latest call to action
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The Centennial Institute – the conservative advocacy arm of Colorado Christian University in Lakewood – scored a coup last year with its campaign to lure then-presidential candidate Donald Trump to its annual Western Conservative Summit. #GetTrumptotheSummit was the rallying cry on Twitter, and it succeeded in getting Trump to make his first campaign speech in the state when he addressed the summit…
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Popovich: Energy Department right to study impact of regulations on U.S. power grid
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Energy Secretary Rick Perry hit a raw nerve in Washington recently when he announced his department will undertake a study of the possible impact that federal regulations have had on U.S. electric grid reliability. Essentially, the Department of Energy will look at “critical issues central to protecting the long-term reliability of the electric grid.” The…
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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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Littwin: Don’t worry. It’s gonna get worse.
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We’re a little more than a week into the Donald Trump pre-presidency, and things are shaping up pretty much as expected. Lots of chaos. Lots of tweets. Lots of media-bashing. Lots of congratulatory phone calls to Trump from foreign leaders on, yes, apparently unsecured phone lines (and you said irony was dead). After losing the…
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The Hot Sheet, July 18. 2016
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VOL. 01 NO. 132 | JULY 18, 2016 | COLORADOSTATESMAN.COM/THE-HOT-SHEET | © 2016By TCS CEO and Editor-In-Chief Jared Wright DENVER – Good morning and Happy Nelson Mandela International Day. I can hear the Flat Earthers screaming now … “this is the USA, who cares what day the United Nations designated for July 18!” … Ok, your thoughts have been…
