solar energy
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Municipal elections across Colorado include questions on taxes, bonds, housing and marijuana
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Voters in more than 80 municipalities across Colorado are electing members to city councils and town boards, as well as deciding a range of ballot measures covering everything from tax and bond questions to pot sales and high-speed internet, according to data compiled by the Colorado Municipal League. For the first time since 2009, there…
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Colorado U.S. senators co-sponsor bill with tax breaks for clean energy partnerships
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Both of Colorado’s U.S. senators co-sponsored a bill this week to give tax breaks to partnerships between clean energy companies as Congress wrangles with tax reform proposals. They are trying to create incentives for clean energy companies to build the kind of infrastructure that helped oil companies fuel the U.S. economy. “It is time we update our…
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U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet thrilled with energy-efficient homes at Solar Decathlon
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After touring the Solar Decathlon site and speaking with a couple hundred middle school students about the impact the technology on display could have on the economy, U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet said he was thrilled the U.S. Department of Energy had chosen Colorado for this year’s installation. “It’s another recognition of Colorado’s leadership to have…
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Letter: Renewable energy, not coal, is nation’s future
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Editor: Naturally, it’s the vice president of the National Association of Mining writing “Energy Department right to study impact of regulations on U.S. power grid.” Trump and the NAM are the only support the coal mining industry has. Carbon pollution from burning coal kills hundreds of thousands of Americans annually according to MIT.edu, and Americans…
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Ray Scott fires back at Hickenlooper on climate order: ‘The era of EPA overreach has ended’
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Assistant Senate Majority Leader Ray Scott, a Grand Junction Republican, swung hard at Gov. John Hickenlooper this week, criticizing the Democrat’s embrace of a “clean energy future” for Colorado in the face of President Donald Trump’s move to halt federal efforts to combat climate change. “Many Coloradans are dismayed and perplexed by the governor’s Tuesday…
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Hickenlooper declares Trump’s climate change executive order ‘will not deter Colorado’s efforts’
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Gov. John Hickenlooper declared Tuesday that Colorado will continue to pursue “a clean energy future” despite an executive order signed by President Donald Trump ending the federal government’s efforts to combat climate change. “We will keep building a clean energy future that creates Colorado jobs, improves our health and addresses the harmful consequences of a…
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Noonan: Political parties must change or die. What then?
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Our political parties are approaching an end game. A quick look at March registration numbers tells the story. Among active voters, Democrats and Republicans are even in registration. Unaffiliated voter registrations exceed both parties by 200,000 people. The short-term problem for Democrats in 2018 when voting numbers will be low is that Republicans have about…
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Foote: Colorado’s renewable energy sector is powerful and won’t be stopped
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Coloradans love clean energy. Seventy-six percent of Colorado voters say they are more likely to vote for a candidate who promotes wind and solar energy. Certainly many of them helped expand our pro-conservation majority in the Statehouse during the last election. Renewable energy embodies many of the values that Coloradans voted for on Election Day,…
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Ulbrich: Colorado’s solar industry is growing jobs, lowering costs
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Leading up to the election, discussions about our nation’s energy future seemed to play a lesser role than other topics, despite its direct impact on our lives and livelihoods. With the transition to a new administration, it is more important than ever to demonstrate real world examples. As one of the nearly 5,000 Coloradans employed…
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Rosenquist, Franke and Prestidge: Colorado is a renewable energy powerhouse
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Colorado’s diverse and balanced energy industry is the envy of the nation. Our energy sector supports nearly 264,000 workers, providing an annual economic impact of $17.2 billion. Nearly 4,500 energy companies in oil, coal, gas, wind, solar, energy efficiency and sustainable technology contribute to our vibrant energy ecosystem. That ecosystem was built upon decades of…
