All Posts Tagged With: "Senator Mark Udall"
Production Tax Credit Stalls in Senate
“Without this tax credit, the industry will crash,” Udall said Tuesday. “In fact, a crash is already beginning. Vestas may lay off more than 80 percent of its workforce in Colorado if the PTC is not extended soon.”
14Mar2012 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
Uncle Sam’s Military Marching to a
Clean Energy Tune
Increased access to clean and reliable energy has become a leading priority for the DOD and the military arena in general, both as a means of reducing dependence on foreign oil as well as for purposes of increasing the efficiency and performance of all aspects of operations.
27Jun2011 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
Academy Hits Switch on Solar Array
The PV deployment fits into the Academy’s objective to generate 100 percent of its electricity needs on base by 2020 as part of the Defense Department’s Net Zero Energy Installation initiative. “At the strategic level, a lot of us talk about getting serious about the renewable energy business,” General Gould said. “We did it.”
14Jun2011 | admin | 2 comments | Continued
FRIDAY NEWS ROUND-UP (plus a few quotes)
>> Vestas Continues Roll With 73-Turbine Order
>> Gas Storage Facility Rising in Sterling
>> Udall Floats REAL Act to Spur More Solar Leasing
>> New Report on Changing Clean Energy Biz Models
>> SolarCity Gets More Funding
Udall: Don’t Hold Your Breath on Nat’l Energy Policy
Everyone agrees: Energy policy is a vital national concern. That said, don’t expect any progress on a national energy agenda until Congress can agree on a plan to rein in federal spending and reduce the budget deficit. That’s the upshot of Senator Mark Udall’s comments at C Springs Meeting.
22Apr2011 | admin | 1 comment | Continued
Cautionary Udall Still Beats Nuclear Drum
The Senator remains resolute in his support of increased nuclear power as a means of reducing the amount of carbon-spewing fossil fuels being burned to generate electricity and as a way to convert the nation’s transportation system from gas-powered to electric vehicles. In a statement last week, Udall urged caution in moving ahead on nuclear power but reiterated his determination to do so.
28Mar2011 | admin | 1 comment | Continued
Udall Pushes New Renewable Standard as Part of Last Ditch Climate Bill
In an 11th hour effort to salvage climate change legislation before the end of the year, the emphasis now is on a utility-only carbon cap in the Senate, and Sen. Mark Udall has renewed his push for a national renewable energy standard (RES) similar to Colorado’s.
24Jul2010 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
Chu Warns of U.S. Ceding Clean Energy to China
At Friday’s Colorado Energy Jobs Summit on the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, the Secretary sited several areas where he said we’ve fallen behind other nations, including vehicle fuel efficiency, electricity transmission efficiency, battery technology and nuclear power.
27Feb2010 | admin | 3 comments | Continued
Udall: “It’s Crucial to Price Carbon”
I continue to believe strongly that if we want to compete with the Chinese and the Indians and Europe when it comes to clean energy, unless you price carbon, you don’t send the right signals to the marketplace. I hear that from the utilities and from industry leaders. It’s a mainstream idea.
27Feb2010 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
State Gets $6 Million for Green Jobs Training
Senators Mark Udall and Michael Bennet announced in a joint statement on Wednesday that the funds originate from the U.S. Department of Labor under its State Energy Sector Partnership and Training Grants program.
21Jan2010 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
Colorado’s Natural Gas Industry Reloads
for Senate Energy Legislation
The industry is hoping it doesn’t find itself on the outside looking in once again as the Senate debates its version of the energy bill. Armed with an estimated $80 million war chest for lobbying efforts, the support of both Colorado Senators and a newly formed Natural Gas Alliance, the sector aims to have a voice in the final legislative reckoning.
17Aug2009 | admin | 3 comments | Continued
West Slope Editorial –
Release Federal Gas Funds
The money comes from oil and gas drilling that occurred on the former Naval Oil Shale Reserve — now generally known as the Roan Plateau — after the area west of Rifle was transferred to the Bureau of Land Management in 1997 and before new leasing for the top of the plateau was approved by the BLM last year.
9Aug2009 | admin | 1 comment | Continued
Lawmakers Question Gas Development Near Rulison
Prompted by Garfield County, Colorado’s two U.S. senators and Rep. John Salazar are pressing federal and state officials for answers to questions regarding natural gas development near the Project Rulison underground nuclear blast site.
9Jun2009 | admin | 0 comments | 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 ...