All Posts Tagged With: "Western Governors Association"

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Policy and Politics Beat –

>> ENERGY PLAN FOR WHITE RIVER NATIONAL FOREST
>> LOAN GIANTS THREATEN EFFICIENCY PROGRAMS
>> CLIMATE SMART CRASHES IN BOULDER COUNTY
>> WESTERN GOVERNORS RELEASE CLIMATE REPORT
>> BP FINED FOR MIS-REPORTING IN COLORADO

1Jul2010 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Hard Energy Realities Facing Western States Focus of Jackson Hole Gathering

Among the key policy elements to be tackled head on during the October 25-27th conference — developing a blueprint to a cooperative agreement that represents a western energy policy dealing specifically with development, transmission, and the environment

13Oct2009 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Full Speed Ahead for Large Solar Projects
in Colorado and the West

Under one initiative, 24 tracts of BLM-administered land located in six western states, known as Solar Energy Study Areas, would be fully evaluated for their environmental and resource suitability for large-scale solar energy production. Other actions include the opening of new solar permitting offices and faster reviews of industry proposals.

30Jun2009 | admin | 1 comment | Continued
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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
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New Energy Threat

Everyone agrees that some form of regional or national program for building - and, equally importantly, locating - new transmission facilities is critical to creating new and sustainable sources of power in the next decade. Just how to get there, however, remains a matter of argument.

18Mar2009 | admin | 1 comment | Continued
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Thorny Issue of Power-Line Siting Threatens
Energy Progress

The dispute over power-line siting authority surfaced in Washington, D.C. last week. And it has the potential to derail all of the well-intentioned renewable-energy programs now underway in Colorado and the West.

16Mar2009 | admin | 0 comments | Continued


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