All Posts Tagged With: "CO2 emissions"
State Task Force to Target Carbon Capture
and Sequestration
The move is intended to help address the cmplex legal, regulatory and policy issues surrounding CO2 capture and sequestration if Colorado’s coal industry is going to succeed in a carbon-constrained economy, said a state official.
11Mar2010 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
Colorado Agriculture Must Go for Clean Energy
or EPA Will Rule
Bennet said he supports a market-based approach, which would allow producers to sequester carbon in the soil and then sell carbon credits to industries that emit things like carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide.
4Sep2009 | admin | 1 comment | Continued
Coal ‘Elephant’ Stalks Policy Debate
What they didn’t talk about at the Fort Collins forum, at least according to news accounts, was eliminating carbon emissions from coal-fired power plants. That’s a big omission: no amount of renewable-energy subsidies, replacement of gas-guzzlers with hybrid vehicles, or R&D on solar power technology is going to mitigate global climate change unless we do something about coal plants, existing and future.
31Aug2009 | admin | 2 comments | Continued
A Tale of Two Speeches at COGA Meeting in Denver
Speaking before the oil and gas audience in Denver, Gov. Ritter called the natural gas industry a “crucial part of New Energy Economy.” Former Senator Tim Wirth, on the other hand, chastized it for being asleep at the switch when it comes to organization and putting forth a positive agenda.
10Jul2009 | admin | 2 comments | Continued
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
Xcel Reports Major Increase in Renewables Use
According to its 2008 Corporate Responsibility Report, the state’s dominant power provider has reduced emissions and increased the amount of power it gets from renewable energy sources.
27May2009 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
Breaking Policy News — U.S. Declares Warming Gases are Health Threat
The Environmental Protection Agency said today that carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases are a significant threat to human health and thus will be listed as pollutants under the Clean Air Act. HOW or WHAT to regulate is not spelled out. Instead, the EPA and lawmakers are expected to begin that discussion.
17Apr2009 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
Carbon is a Four-Letter Word:
A Treatise to Fuel the Flame (and by doing so, regrettably, discharge some CO2)
Here’s where the science, in some people’s minds, falters. In the big scheme of things, can a case sans reasonable doubt be made that fossil fueled electric generating plants are causing the Wilkins ice shelf to break off and float away? After all, 40% of 3.2% is just 1.3%.
9Apr2009 | admin | 3 comments | Continued
EPA Declaration: Greenhouse Gases Threat to Human Health — Clean Air Act May be Used to Regulate Carbon Gases
It also cautioned that the Obama administration, which sees responding to climate change a top priority, nevertheless is ready to move cautiously when it comes to actually regulating greenhouse gases, preferring to have Congress act.
24Mar2009 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
Weekend Read –News and Views From Around the State
>> Advanced Energy to Cut 104 Jobs
>> Natural Gas Drilling for Santa Maria Ranch?
>> CU Research Could Make Carbon Capture Cheap
>> Owning Garfield County
>> Jackpot of Rebates and Discounts
>> Elk Creek Mine Needs Reality Check
Xcel Energy and Microgy in Renewable Natural Gas Supply Agreement
Xcel will use the anaerobic digestion technology to generate carbon-neutral electricity at the company’s Fort St. Vrain Generating Station in Weld County.
4Mar2009 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
Denver Pilot Program Reduces Vehicle Emissions
The “Driving Change” results showed improved driving habits and a 10% reduction of carbon dioxide emissions from participating vehicles of EnCana and Denver City employees.
2Feb2009 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
Xcel’s Fuel Mistakes: Who Should Pay?
Xcel’s biggest blunder was charging ahead with the new billion-dollar Unit 3 coal plant in Pueblo as it attempted to recover from its 2002 stock price crash. As a result, Colorado is now the unlucky owner of one of this country’s last conventional coal plants.
15Dec2008 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
Thanks for the example, Mark. We will check out balancedenergyinc.com, as well. Editor 
CNG is the best alternative until we can get to the next step. American owns 70% of it. We wouldnt ...
My husband has a project (protype) that he has been working on for the last 10 yrs for renewable energy ...
Thank you Govenor Ritter for helping place Colorado among the Nations leaders in Renewable energy! 
Thank you for the leadership. I was thrilled when we approved a 10% renewable energy standard, ecstatic when Xcel ...
The key point is their is a 90 yeear supply supply gas in the lower 48 ALONE.
This doesn't take ...