All Posts Tagged With: "Obama Administration"
Survey: Global Warming, Clean Energy Should be Priorities
Six in 10 Americans want the U.S. to reduce greenhouse gas emissions regardless of other countries’ emissions efforts, according to the survey. Only 6% say the U.S. should not reduce its greenhouse emissions. The study also shows only half of Americans have heard of the Keystone XL pipeline. Among those who have heard of the pipeline, 63% support the project.
23May2013 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
Obama Urges Creation of Energy Security Trust
He said the only way to “break this cycle of spiking gas prices for good” is to find alternative sources of energy for vehicles. “We went through another spike in gas prices, just like last year, and the year before that. It happens every year. It’s a serious blow to your budget—like getting hit with a new tax coming right out of your pocket.”
18Mar2013 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
Overdue Energy Efficiency Standards Costing
U.S. $$ Billions
Despite his rhetoric about climate change, President Obama’s Administration continues to delay implementation of energy efficiency standards for appliances and equipment that are among the most successful ways to quickly cut energy consumption and contribute to economic growth.
18Feb2013 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
Obama Administration Delays Hydraulic Fracturing Rule
The decision to replace last year’s proposal with an entirely new draft rule — and take public comment on the initiative — forces a major delay in the final regulations, which are set to be the first major federal rules governing the hydraulic fracturing process key to unlocking oil and gas nationwide.
22Jan2013 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
This is What Recovery Looks Like
President Obama’s Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner recently offered an interesting assessment of the state of the U.S. economy – one worth remembering as we debate the future of energy policy in Colorado. “The economy now is actually looking quite resilient,” Geithner told NBC News, before adding that two of the biggest reasons are domestic oil and gas production and domestic manufacturing
6Dec2012 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
With Election’s Over, What’s in the Cards for the Smart Grid?
Our friends at Smart Grid News offer an interesting and timely take on the future of Smart Grid during a second Obama term. They set the stage by highlighting the good and bad of the past four years. “We don’t claim the background we’re providing is comprehensive. It’s more like a quick jog down memory lane, a reminder of what we were most likely reading and talking about over the past few years.”
16Nov2012 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
Two Views on ENERGY CLAIMS in the
Presidential Debate
The Western Energy Alliance challenges President Obama’s role in increased oil and natural gas production — especially on public lands. While Heather Taylor-Miesle of the NRDC Fund says Governor Romney distorted the truth about the Administration’s position on green energy.
4Oct2012 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
Groups File Protests Of Interior Solar Plan
Few such protests in and of themselves induce an agency to change course on a project, but they do bolster the protestors’ case should they decide to file suit over the project once the Secretary issues a formal Record of Decision.
3Sep2012 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
From the Corner Office
Deregulation Places More Pressure on Management, Boards
The law, with the moniker “Jumpstart Our Business Startups,” carries far more punch than the plain vanilla wrapper it was sold in, particularly in regards to transparency and investor protection and how unintended consequences will affect management responsibility.
30Jul2012 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
Interior’s Solar Energy Zones Initiative Targets 16,000 Plus Acres in the San Luis Valley
Colorado is one of six states that will be home to utility scale solar projects as part of the Solar Energy Zones initiative from the U.S. Department of Interior. The 285,000 acres across 17 sites include more than 16,000 acres in the San Luis Valley on the Western Slope.
25Jul2012 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
Salazar: U.S. Needs Federal Fracking Rules
State level oversight of hydraulic fracturing or fracking is not sufficient and criticism leveled at the Obama administration for its proposed rules is not valid, Salazar told Reuters in an interview. The Secretary said states are at very different levels with the rules.
26Jun2012 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
DOE Solar Investment Highlighted at SunShot Grand Challenge in Denver
Secretary Chu announced the “America’s Most Affordable Rooftop Solar” competition to aggressively drive down the cost of rooftop solar energy systems as well as nearly $8 million to nine small businesses to lower the cost of financing, permitting, and other “soft costs,” which can amount to nearly half the cost of residential solar systems.
18Jun2012 | admin | 0 comments | ContinuedA Tale of Two Conferences — The World Renewable Energy Forum and DUO Oil and Gas Collide in the Mile High City
Speaking at the World Renewable Energy Forum in Denver today, U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu called on Congress to extend tax credits that support the nation’s alternative energy industry. Next door, they talked unconventional shale and jobs.
17May2012 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
Oil/Gas Industry: Trust us! We care, we really do. The rest of the us: No! 
Thanks for the info Fred! 
I think its a 10% mandate not 5%. 
To see this exciting change as "scary" seems incredibly short-sited to me. Between the increasing power demands caused by ...
Thanks for highlighting all the great work the Northern Colorado Chapter of CRES is doing. One small but important correction--the ...