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Boulder County Votes to Place Temporary Moratorium on Drilling
The public will be able to comment March 1, according to the county’s website, “on the local impacts associated with oil and gas development, and on the appropriateness of continuing or amending the temporary moratorium.”
3Feb2012 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
El Paso County County Adopts Slimmed-Down Oil and Gas Regulations
The Board of County Commissioners voted 3-2 to approve a proposal that was significantly scaled down from what the county’s planning commission approved earlier this month. The regulations govern transportation, emergency response, noxious weeds and, controversially, water quality issues related to drilling.
1Feb2012 | admin | 1 comment | Continued
Private Sector Players Stepping Up Pace of Clean Energy Investments
In another expression of confidence in the viability of US clean energy markets and industry, MidAmerican Energy Holdings, a subsidiary of Warren Buffet’s Berkshire Hathaway, said it’s establishing a new business that will oversee its growing portfolio of wind, geothermal, solar and hydro projects.
1Feb2012 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
Proposed Wind Farm for Boulder Could Power Xcel’s Largest Customers
The two changes proposed would drop the rates for smaller purchasers, including residential customers, from $2.16 per 100 kilowatt-hours to $1, a move that would make Xcel’s prices more competitive with other green energy purchase programs available in Colorado.
30Jan2012 | admin | 1 comment | Continued
NREL Builds on Partnerships and More
In digital press releases and recent conversations with Colorado Energy News, the DOE’s leading national laboratory for renewable energy takes on critics, emphasizes its leadership position to the energy economy and talks 2012.
27Jan2012 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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.
27Jan2012 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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.
26Jan2012 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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.
26Jan2012 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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.”
25Jan2012 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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.
25Jan2012 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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
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
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
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
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-
Shale Gas = $Billions in U.S. Savings
Natural gas prices that slumped to a 10-year low this month could save U.S. consumers $16.5 billion on home energy bills over the course of a year, according to a senior economist at the U.S. Federal Reserve. Projected over several years, the savings could exceed any proposed tax cut.
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