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Clean Energy Investment At Its Lowest Since
Q1 of 2009

“The weak Q1 2012 number reflects the destabilizing uncertainty over future clean energy support in both the European Union - driven by the financial crisis - and the U.S. - driven by the expiry of stimulus programs and the electoral cycle,” explains Michael Liebreich, CEO of BNEF

24Apr2012 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Task Force on Oil and Gas Regs Leave Unanswered Questions for Some

While members of the group appointed by Governor Hickenlooper discussed jurisdictional issues regarding substantive regulations, they determined that drawing bright lines between state and local jurisdictional authority was neither realistic nor productive.

23Apr2012 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Bird Deaths Haunt Wind Energy —
Interior Puts Forth a Plan

Environmentalists are facing a conundrum: To fight green energy projects that they see as detrimental to their cause or to work with the developers and the authorities to minimize damages. The U.S. Dept. of Interior has made some suggestions that it thinks will help alleviate bird deaths associated with wind energy.

23Apr2012 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Solar Top 10: SEPA List Details Key Utility Trends

In all, utilities interconnected more than 62,500 PV systems, with thirteen of them interconnecting more than 1,000 PV systems and 22 interconnecting more than 500 systems. Xcel Energy’s output ranks number nine in a list of top annual solar megawatts generated.

20Apr2012 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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EPA Tightens Emission Regs for New Wells - But Gives Industry More Time to Comply

The new rules require drillers to capture emissions of certain air pollutants from new wells, but operators have been given more time to comply. The EPA says they can burn pollutants at the well head until the start of 2015.

19Apr2012 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Longmont Sets a Middle Course on New
Oil and Gas Regs

The town’s City Council this week voted 6-1 to have its draft of oil and gas regulations prepared for an ordinance. The new rules set up both minimum and recommended standards. Companies can obtain faster approval for their drilling permits by adopting all the recommended standards.

19Apr2012 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Survey: Expanded Drilling Fuels Higher Wages
for Oil and Gas Workers

On average, energy professionals reported a three percent increase in average compensation to $99,175 in 2011 from $96,588 the previous year. Those working on a rotational schedule earned more than $112,000 last year, a six percent increase from 2010.

18Apr2012 | admin | 2 comments | Continued
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Air Force’s Energy Efficient Housing in Tierra Vista Development Defies Stereotypes

The military housing facility at Peterson Air Force Base in Colorado defies a lot of stereotypes, starting with the houses themselves. Unlike most housing for active duty military, the emphasis in this community is on sustainability and smart energy usage.

16Apr2012 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Walmart’s Latest Colorado Solar Installation Marks Milestone

The nation’s largest retailer has announced the installation of six more solar projects in Denver, built in partnership with SolarCity. It brings the total number of PV installations to 100 for Walmart, which says its long term goal is to use clean energy at all of its American stores and distribution centers.

13Apr2012 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Enterprise, Anadarko, and DCP Midstream to Jointly Develop New NGL Pipeline to Serve Colorado’s Denver-Julesburg Basin

The new Front Range Pipeline will help producers in the DJ Basin maximize the value of their NGL production by providing reliable takeaway capacity and market access to the Gulf Coast, the largest NGL market in the US.

12Apr2012 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Bennet Spotlights Colorado’s Clean Energy Economy at Global New Energy Summit

“If we are going to compete in the 21st century economy, we have to build a strong new energy economy that looks toward the future,” Bennet said. “Colorado has a diversified energy portfolio that includes an abundant supply of natural gas and renewables like wind, solar, biofuels and hydropower.”

11Apr2012 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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The Road Ahead: Oil and Gas Wave
in Weld County

It’s the kind of oil-driven economic activity and abundance that Greeley and Weld County hope to see in the years ahead. Thanks to the emerging boom in the Niobrara shale formation, the region already is seeing lower county property taxes, added employment, revitalized roads and additional funding for education.

2Apr2012 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Big Blue Goes Green - How 203ks Could be
the Future of Green Mortgages

The beauty of the 203K loan product is that it’s agnostic about what’s green and what’s conventional. Viewed through the 203K lens, granite countertops are weighted
the same as high-efficiency furnaces as new carpet as low-
VOC paint as structural repairs as solar panels (owned —
not leased).

29Mar2012 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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