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Colorado Policymakers Looking to Crack Down on Oil & Gas Industry Once Again 0
- Energy, ENERGY - Governing Bodies / Agencies, Issues
- March 16, 2023
Colorado lawmakers and regulators are set to turn their attention back toward a familiar target: the state’s oil and gas industry. On Thursday, Governor Jared Polis announced that he was directing regulators at the Colorado Oil and Gas Commission (COGCC), the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE), and the Air Quality Control Commission
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EIA: Coal Still King in Colorado 0
- Energy
- December 7, 2022
Colorado often fancies itself as a leader in the so-called clean energy transition. And in some ways it has earned that reputation. The state became the first in the nation to enact a renewable portfolio standard by citizen’s initiative, for example, all the way back in 2004. And the Colorado General Assembly routinely passes new
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New PUC Report Points to Future Reliability Risks to Colorado’s Grid 0
- ENERGY - Governing Bodies / Agencies, ENERGY - Renewable Energy, Issues
- December 5, 2022
A new report from the Colorado Public Utilities Commission is sounding alarm bells on the reliability risks posed to the state’s grid as wind and solar continue to replace fossil fuel plants. According to Colorado Public Radio: Heat waves and freezing temperatures won’t be the only risks for Colorado’s power grid in the future, state regulators
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The ‘progressive’ Democrat who pretends he’s a libertarian 0
- Constitution
- October 16, 2022
It is difficult to imagine a more anti-libertarian step than moving small children away from their parents and turning them over to the state.
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Virginia Governor Offers Leadership on Nuclear Energy Innovation, A Balanced Approach to Decarbonization 0
- Energy
- October 10, 2022
Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin (R.) released his 2022 energy plan early last week, and it offers a refreshing vision of sobriety on energy policy. The plan, designed to reevaluate that of his Democratic predecessor released in 2020, calls for an “all of the above” energy strategy using a variety of generation sources, from hydrogen to
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Joe Biden’s Charge of ‘Semi-Fascism’0
- Constitution
- October 6, 2022
A long list of Biden’s actions could be classified as “semifascist.”
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