All Posts Tagged With: "Colorado’s New Energy Economy"

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National Coalition for Advanced Energy Economy Launched with Colorado Participation

Two prominent local cleantech players are part of a new initiative seeking to offer a single, unified voice for clean energy. Former Governor Bill Ritter and the Colorado Cleantech Industry Association joined other business and energy leaders yesterday to announce the formation of the Advanced Energy Economy.

11Nov2011 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Thursday Updates …

>> Report Ranks Colorado in the Middle for Clean Energy
>> Xcel, City of Boulder End Talks Over Wind Farm
>> Cedar Creek II in Weld County Launches
>> ConocoPhillips Reassessing Louisville Campus Plans
>> Power Tagging Wins “Technology Product of the Year”

14Jul2011 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Working Toward a Clean Energy Economy

Over the last four years, Colorado has earned a national reputation as one of the most progressive states with its energy policy. No amount of foot-stomping by a certain Denver Post columnist or by the coal industry’s PR machine can change that. Beginning in 2007, former Gov. Bill Ritter and the Colorado General Assembly led our state in making great strides toward a new energy economy. I’m proud of the role played by the Public Utilities Commission.

14Mar2011 | admin | 1 comment | Continued
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What Election Results Mean for Energy Policy

Some anticipate that Hickenlooper, a former geologist, will take a more “even-handed” approach to energy in Colorado. Still, Pete Maysmith, executive director of Colorado Conservation Voters says, “Having a green chief executive in the governor’s seat for at least another four years means Colorado has the opportunity to continue to be a national leader in the new energy economy.”

9Nov2010 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Colorado #4 in Forbes “Best States for Business”

“This shows our strategies and investments in emerging and innovative industries like clean energy, health care, aerospace, biosciences and technology are working,” said Ritter. “Even in this tough economy, we’ve remained … focused in supporting business and encouraging economic growth.”

17Oct2010 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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ENERGY Front and Center in State’s Political Battles

>> Districts Seek Pre-Emptive Strike on 61
>> Gardner Wants to Grow New Energy Economy
>> District 53: Candidates Differ on Clean Energy
>> Grand Junction Sentinel Endorses Hickenlooper
>> Write-In Candidate Curry in Tough Battle
>> Tancredo Wants Craig Meis for COGCC Head
>> Schwartz Responds to Trump-Like Flyer

12Oct2010 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Commerce Secretary: U.S. Should Follow
Colorado Plan on New Energy

The country could miss a key opportunity for growth if it doesn’t soon follow Colorado’s example in pursuing the new-energy economy, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gary Locke said Monday. “I can tell you we need an energy policy in the United States.”

20Jul2010 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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The CLEAN ENERGY Economies of Five Rocky Mountain States — A New Analysis

Colorado’s green economy leads the region with the most clean energy-related jobs (in number and as a percent) as well as busineses. In fact, 50% of all green businesses in The Rockies reside here. Another choice bit of info: the report found that employment in the green economy has grown significantly faster than total employment.

25Jun2010 | admin | 1 comment | Continued
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GREEN JOBS? Maybe, But Not the Way You Think

The endless green jobs debate largely misses the essential point. The REAL driver for a new, green economy is the fact that the very largest global corporations have recognized the massive competitive advantage they can secure using sustainability thinking as a central driver of their C-strategy.

1Jun2010 | admin | 3 comments | Continued
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Colorado is NOT Arizona

His critics will never acknowledge it, but executive leadership like the kind provided by Colorado’s governor can make a critical difference in a state’s economic well-being, even in the depths of a severe recession. Think we’re overstating the case? Take a look at what recently took place in Arizona, a state never known for consistent legislative policy-making.

4Mar2010 | admin | 2 comments | Continued
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Hickenlooper to Run for Governor

The Mayor stressed that he knows more about Colorado than metro Denver, having worked statewide as a geologist in the 1980s. He lost his job when the oil industry tanked and then opened up a brewpub downtown when the area was known as Skid Row, not LoDo.

13Jan2010 | admin | 1 comment | Continued
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Ritter Won’t Run for Re-Election

Ritter’s “New Energy Economy” has been touted nationwide as an example of how to balance fossil fuels with renewable sources to diversify a state’s energy portfolio, and many Coloradans — some say a majority — support more regulation of extractive industries, including mining, to protect the state’s natural beauty and outdoor recreation economy.

6Jan2010 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Governor’s Energy Office Touts Progress
in Annual Report

“We’ve made great progress in developing Gov. Ritter’s vision of a New Energy Economy,” said GEO director Tom Plant. “This report captures our wide-ranging efforts over the last fiscal year to position Colorado well for a new energy future, while helping to create jobs even as our state and the country faced the most difficult economic times in seven decades.”

3Jan2010 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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