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NREL Comes Out Swinging

In digital press releases and recent conversations with Colorado Energy News, the DOE’s leading national laboratory for renewable energy asserts it leadership position and importance to the energy economy and more. Take that, critics!

admin | January 27th, 2012 | Continued

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El Paso County Modifies Proposed Drilling Regs

After concerns from county commissioners and a warning letter from the Attorney General’s Office about El Paso County’s proposed oil and gas regulations, county planning staff have come up with a revised proposal for the commission to consider at its Jan. 31 meeting.

admin | January 27th, 2012 | Continued

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Organizations to Partner on U.S. Military Advanced Energy Objectives

The American Council On Renewable Energy and Advanced Energy Economy today announced a partnership to explore how renewable energy can help the U.S. Department of Defense achieve mission objectives, save taxpayer money, and reduce risks associated with reliance on fossil fuels, according to the press release.

admin | January 26th, 2012 | Continued

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Web Tool to Aid Layperson Understanding
of Niobrara Drilling

A new web-based tool developed by the Colorado Geological Survey is designed to provide the public with a better understanding and visualization of geologic conditions that separate groundwater supplies from the energy-bearing Niobrara Formation in the Denver Basin.

admin | January 26th, 2012 | Continued

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Can Solar Thermal Technology be a Colorado
Jobs Builder?

“The technologies offer impressive economic benefits for Coloradoans,” notes Neal Lurie of the Colorado Solar Energy Industries Association. “Not only do they help consumers reduce their monthly utility bills, but solar thermal is a labor-intensive business that provides significant job creation benefits.”

admin | January 25th, 2012 | Continued

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Energy Plays Key Role in State of the Union

For the third year in a row energy played a central role in President Obama’s State of the Union address, with the president leaning hard this year on the twin themes of increased domestic oil and gas production and the need to invest more in renewable sources.

admin | January 25th, 2012 | Continued

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Denver Veterans Green Jobs Gets White House Visit
on Friday

Nancy Sutley, President Obama’s principal environmental advisor and Chair of the White House Council on Environmental Quality, will tour the Veterans Green Jobs nonprofit headquarters and operations center in Denver tomorrow.

26Jan2012 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Water Used in Hydraulic Fracturing a Small Sliver
of State’s Total

Hydraulic fracturing of oil and gas consumed less than a tenth of a percent of water used in Colorado in 2010, according to a new report prepared by the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission staff with the help of the state Division of Water Resources.

24Jan2012 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Niobrara Data Center Energy Park Honored

Niobrara Energy Park is a proposed 640-acre micro grid project located near the Colorado-Wyoming border that will integrate natural gas and renewable energy generation facilities, including solar and wind energy, with data centers and energy research.

24Jan2012 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Apache Paying Nearly $3 Billion for Cordillera Energy

The deal is valued at $2.85 billion and part of the buyer’s
plan to expand its holdings of energy-rich reserves in the Midwestern United States, specifically the transaction will double Apache’s acreage in the energy-rich Anadarko shale formation.

23Jan2012 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Opportunities and Challenges for U.S. Shale Gas Development — A Special Report From the Bipartisan Policy Center

The in depth study articulates opportunities associated with newly accessible and economically recoverable domestic shale gas resources, and highlights the critical need to develop those resources efficiently and responsibly.

23Jan2012 | admin | 1 comment | Continued
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IKEA Solar Panels Shadow Other
Big Box Retailers

Wal-Mart has snagged the spotlight for rooftop renewable energy systems in recent years, but global furnishings mega-retailer Ikea has so far out-paced Wally World big time in gearing up with solar. Their mega store in Centennial features a whole host of green efforts.

23Jan2012 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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BLM Agrees to More Air Quality Studies on Gas Drilling Along the Front Range

The agreement came as part of a court-ordered settlement of a lawsuit filed by WildEarth Guardians, which challenged the Bureau of Land Management’s 2009 decision to issue 12 oil and gas leases covering 3,680 acres in Weld and Morgan Counties north of Denver.

20Jan2012 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Windsor to Get $20 Million Halliburton Plant

When completed within the next few months, the terminal will support hydraulic fracturing activity in the Denver-Julesburg Basin, and eventually employ up to 500 workers. It’s another plus for a rebounding Northern Colorado economy.

20Jan2012 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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GE’s Solar Strategy: Partner with
Wind Developers

The announcement hints at the energy giant’s broader strategy to work with existing energy generation customers, such as wind or natural-gas power plant developers, to help scale up its solar business. The Aurora factory will be ready for commercial production
of its thin film panels in 2013.

19Jan2012 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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CSU Professor Developing Sustainable Bioplastics

Chemistry professor Eugene Chen has developed several patent-pending chemical processes that would create sustainable bioplastics from renewable resources for use on everything from optical fibers and contact lenses to furniture and automobile parts.

18Jan2012 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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