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Feds Roll Out New Lighting Rules and
$346M for Energy Efficient Buildings

Commercial buildings and homes in the U.S. account for about 40 percent of the energy consumption — more than any other economic sector, and existing structures present a ripe target for energy efficiency efforts and retrofits. Three-quarters of the 81 million buildings in stock were built prior to 1979.

admin | July 2nd, 2009 | Continued

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Energy and Politics Mix for July 2nd

>> West Slope Coalition Opposes Anti-Fracking Legislation
>> Republicans Target Markey’s Energy Bill Vote
>> Uranium Mill Near Montrose Gets Permit
>> Drilling Pushes Closer to Rulison Blast Site

admin | July 2nd, 2009 | Continued

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Full Speed Ahead for Large Solar Projects
in Colorado and the West

Under one initiative, 24 tracts of BLM-administered land located in six western states, known as Solar Energy Study Areas, would be fully evaluated for their environmental and resource suitability for large-scale solar energy production. Other actions include the opening of new solar permitting offices and faster reviews of industry proposals.

admin | June 30th, 2009 | Continued

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Waxman-Markey a Win For Colorado

Republican opposition is to be expected; Salazar’s no vote is a bit harder to explain. By creating a market for carbon-emission permits, the bill will almost certainly favor states with large installed bases of renewable energy capacity – which Colorado, under Gov. Ritter’s New Energy Economy program, will soon be.

admin | June 29th, 2009 | Continued

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New Supply Presents Near-Term Challenges,
Opportunities for Natural Gas in Colorado

Unlike power generation, however, in the case of transportation further infrastructure is needed. Currently, for example, there are seven publicly available NG fill stations in Metro Denver, but none between Denver and Grand Junction.

admin | June 29th, 2009 | Continued

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On Point —
A Weak RES Might Be Worse Than No RES

Said Senator Udall, “Not only is a strong federal Renewable Electricity Standard is necessary if we want to build up renewable energy sources in this country. It’s critical if we want to build a strong renewable energy economy and create new jobs. Said the AWEA’s Bode, “Without a strong RES, some 75% of new green jobs will be created in China and Europe.”

admin | June 26th, 2009 | Continued

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Firm Hopes to Treat “Produced” Water from Drilling

Wells Gulch Evap, Inc.’s proposal for a facility that would accept “produced water” from drilling operations received a recommended approval from the Delta County Planning Commission on June 25th, but this week the Board of County Commissioners tabled consideration of the specific development application until July 13.

3Jul2009 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Natural Gas Forum Scheduled for West Slope

The July 22nd meeting in Rifle includes panelists from the Governor’s Energy Office, Clean Energy, Fueltek Conversion Corporation, Westport Innovations and Denver Metro Clean Cities. The discussion will focus on environmental and cost benefits, tax incentives, area initiatives and conversions.

2Jul2009 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Ritter Tops List as Nation’s “Greenest” Governor

“We looked at all 50 governors in the U.S. and compared their policies, transparency, and interest group ratings and ranked them. It was a monumental task,” said Doug Mazeffa, Greenopia’s director of research.

1Jul2009 | admin | 1 comment | Continued
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Ion Engineering in Deal to License
Carbon Capture Technology

The startup company accelerates development of ionic liquid solutions to control greenhouse emissions with licensing agreement with the University of Colorado.

30Jun2009 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Cap and Trade, or Smoke and Mirrors?

Is cap and trade the answer? Industrial interests seem to favor it because it buys them time, literally, to spend the real money that reduces the real pollution, or perhaps avoid it altogether by figuring out how to trade off their liability.

29Jun2009 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Xcel Helps Colorado Homeowners Beat the Heat with
Central Air Rebate Program

Qualifying customers who purchase and install a new, eligible central air conditioner or air source heat pump from a registered contractor can receive up to $500 cash back.

28Jun2009 | admin | 1 comment | Continued
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UC, Denver Business School Receives $1 Million
Gift From EnCana

The company’s contribution is a lead gift toward the initial renovations of the new Business School building in downtown Denver, where the Global Energy Management suite will be located - and named in honor of EnCana’s generosity.

25Jun2009 | admin | 1 comment | Continued
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Tri-State Partners on Heat Recovered
Energy Generation

The company joined Highline Electric Association, Ormat Technologies and Kinder Morgan Pipeline on the project that captures waste heat produced by the Kinder-Morgan compressor along the Trailblazer natural gas pipeline in eastern Colorado.

25Jun2009 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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ExxonMobil Ramping Up Projects in Piceance Basin

Mike Smith, the energy giant’s Piceance project manager, said it could be producing at its new total capacity of 250 million cubic feet per day within a couple of years. The company also announced a contribution of $590,000 to the Meeker School District to improve math and science education.

24Jun2009 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Any Way You Slice It — This is a MEGA MARKET
in the Making

Sure, he’s a Wall Street investment guy, but these figures from the Renewable Energy Finance Forum Wall Street are utterly amazing, no matter what the motivation is for sharing them. Like $217 billion — which is the amount of new investment capital coming cleantech’s way by 2012.

24Jun2009 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Two-Month Drilling Reprieve for Roan Plateau

Led by the Bill Barrett Corporation, energy companies that own the federal oil and gas leases in the area, have voluntarily agreed to extend their self-imposed drilling ban for another two months, while hoping to settle a lawsuit brought by conservation groups.

24Jun2009 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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NREL, Industry Work to Halve Building Energy Use

“This program is unique because it involves the energy end-users,” explained NREL Senior Engineer Paul Torcellini. “Using a flipped model, we are engaging energy consumers from a business point of view.”

23Jun2009 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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