All Posts Tagged With: "Gov. Ritter"
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
Re-Caping the NEED Grants: Who Gets the Green
Here are the details on the 14 New Energy Economic Development (NEED) grants that Gov. Ritter recently announcedl will be going to recipients across Colorado for renewable energy and energy efficiency projects.
15Dec2009 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
Xcel Drops Rate Increase Proposal to
Solar Customers
Gov. Ritter said he believed Xcel’s new minimum monthly bill, if implemented, would have been a disincentive for customers to buy solar panel arrays, stifling job growth, inhibiting future economic development and penalizing those voluntarily invested in clean energy.
5Aug2009 | admin | 1 comment | Continued
Regional Differences Hinder Climate Bill Consensus –
Ritter Touts Clean Energy as “Jobs Creator” to Senate Committee
The Governor said “that efforts to curb global warming and spur the development of cleaner sources of energy have created jobs and new businesses in their states, a trend that could expand nationwide if Congress passes federal legislation.” But some politicians from “middle America” said it would hurt their states.
22Jul2009 | admin | 3 comments | Continued
Ritter Seeks $10 Million Grant to Boost
Natural Gas Demand
The Governor’s Energy Office, in partnership with Clean Energy and the Southern and Northern Colorado Clean Cities Coalitions, has applied for a $10 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy to significantly expand the use of compressed natural gas as a fuel source for industry, transit and public vehicles in Colorado.
7Jul2009 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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 | 2 comments | Continued
Ritter Champions Clean Tech at Capital
Ritter called for governors from the Rocky Mountain region and across the country to embrace the New Energy Economy and support entrepreneurs participating in the $1 million Clean Tech Open business competition.
22Jun2009 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
Clean Energy Takes
>> Colorado Group Not Happy With Clean Energy Legislation –Says it does little or nothing to spur renewable energy.
>> The Governor Lays Down a Challenge– Will urge support of Clean Tech Open and entrepreneurs at Monday morning press conference.
>> House Bill 2454: More Than Clean Energy The federal government may soon be telling you what you can and cannot do when it comes to improvements on your home.
Ritter Joins Western Governors in Mapping Strategy for Large Scale Renewables
Meeting in Park City, the Western Governors’ Association and Dept. of Energy released a joint report that takes the first steps toward identifying those areas in the West that have both the potential for large scale development of renewable resources and low environmental impacts.
16Jun2009 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
REC Solar, Nestlé Purina Partner on State’s Largest Privately-Owned Solar Installation
The Purina PetCare project is the latest in a series of successes for REC Solar in Colorado. The company says it plans to expand employment by 10 to 20 percent due to the new opportunities for clean energy provided by the $787 billion American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.
18May2009 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
Ritter Details Plan for ARRA Investments
in Colorado’s New Energy Economy
The ambitious proposal lays out how the GEO will direct $49 million from the Act to create jobs, develop clean energy sources, reduce energy costs for residents and cut emissions of greenhouse gases while injecting the state’s economy with critical investments.
14May2009 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
National Update — Power Utilities Hail Carbon Bill
U.S. electricity generators support compromises being reached by Democrats in the House of Representatives on proposed climate legislation. At the state level, the Governor unveiled his plan for tapping into stimulus funding for renewables and efficiency projects.
14May2009 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
Energy Industry Sues State Over New Drilling Rules
At the heart of the COGA lawsuit filing is the issue of cost. It asks whether state regulators accurately and publicly forecast what it would cost the COGCC to enforce the new rules, and whether the agency accurately forecast the cost of compliance the rules would level on companies operating in Colorado.
4May2009 | admin | 1 comment | Continued
We need to promote export terminals to liquify and ship natural gas to markets in Asia and Euroupe. The US ...
Natural Gas can be consumed so efficiently that the WATER can even be recovered from the combusted exhaust gases.
Going ...
Lack of funding is a serious obstacle for implementation of audit recommendations. Even small rebates will have little impact ...
Re: Natural gas generation wasn’t included in the final analysis but is generally assumed to emit about half as much ...
Disclosure MIGHT prevent pollution if there was a watchdog agency that ruled yes or no on particular chemicals before they ...
Having just read Tom Gray's article 'Fred Udo's bogus numbers' I get the feeling I haven't understood whats going on. ...
I agree with you kirsch. I knew this article had the stench of industry money as soon add I read ...
Can someone explain how disclosure prevents pollution? They can still release air toxins and they are still not held ...