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Startup costs of carbon capture projects eased under proposed Bennet legislation

Apr 26, 2017

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Adam McCoy

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,”…
Bennet: Trump should donate profits from other facets of business empire

Apr 24, 2017

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Adam McCoy

U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet is challenging President Donald Trump’s pledge to donate all profits from foreign governments patronizing his hotels to the U.S. Treasury, noting all the businesses bearing the president’s name should fall under the commitment. In a letter sent last week to White House Counsel Donald McGahn, his third to the Trump administration…
Colorado senators support extending nation’s main conservation program

Apr 21, 2017

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Adam McCoy

There’s bipartisan support for a bill that would permanently reinstitute a longstanding conservation measure, protecting the nation’s parks and wildlife refuges from development. Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and Cory Gardner are co-sponsors of a piece of legislation introduced earlier this month by Sen. Richard Burr (R-N.C.) that would permanently reauthorize the Land and Water…
Bennet between proverbial rock and hard place

Mar 7, 2017

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Mike McKibbin

While his vote may be in the minority regarding Neil Gorsuch’s confirmation as a U.S. Supreme Court justice, U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet’s position and intent toward the process and Gorsuch himself have fueled political speculation and concerns over consequences. Gorsuch, a Colorado native and Denver-based federal appeals court judge, was nominated by President Donald Trump…
For the record: Bennet, Coffman, Gardner weigh in on Sessions flap

Mar 2, 2017

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DAN NJEGOMIR Colorado Politics

Our state’s Democratic and Republican U.S. senators and its Republican 6th Congressional District representative were more or less in synch with members of their respective caucuses regarding allegations Trump administration Attorney General Jeff Sessions had discussed the presidential campaign with Russian officials prior to last November’s election. Gardner showed the most caution when it came to calls for…
Glenn forms consulting firm for conservative causes, candidates

Nov 28, 2016

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Mike McKibbin

Former Republican U.S. Senate candidate Darryl Glenn has formed a political consulting firm to help promote conservative causes and elect future conservative candidates. Called DLG Esquire Attorney at Law, Glenn said in a news release on Monday, Nov. 28, that his life “will not be defined by a single political campaign.” “Those will come and…
Democrats celebrate Colorado as ‘pocket of sanity’ amid national election results

Nov 10, 2016

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Ernest Luning

Colorado Democrats celebrated sweeping wins across the state on Tuesday night at a hotel in downtown Denver, but the election-night watch party felt more like a wake as the national map on large-screen televisions slowly turned more and more red, depicting Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s win over Democrat Hillary Clinton. Clinton carried the state’s…
Politicos share Israeli insights

Nov 9, 2016

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Mike McKibbin

Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper told a crowd of around 1,200 people at the Wings Over the Rockies Air and Space Museum Tuesday night, Nov. 1, that he signed a bill opposed to what is known as the BDS Movement because “it is not the Colorado way.” The Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions Movement (also known as…
Green Party appealing to growing number of Colorado voters

Aug 31, 2016

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Adam McCoy, special to Colorado Politics

A social justice advocate and self-proclaimed radical, Arn Menconi said he spent 20 years working within the political system, trying to affect change through the Democratic Party, serving locally as an Eagle County Commissioner for eight years and campaigning for numerous party candidates, among them Colorado U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet. But after watching Democrats like Bennet…
Neville concealed carry bill advances, launches annual Capitol gun politics debates

Jan 27, 2016

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Kara Mason

A bill that would allow Colorado residents to carry a concealed handgun without a permit took its first step Wednesday through the Republican-controlled Senate Finance committee on its way toward the Democratic-controlled House, where it will face stiff opposition. The “constitutional carry” bill, as Senate Bill 17 is referred to, sponsored by father and son…