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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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Don’t Get Used to the Recent Drop in Gas Prices 0
- Energy
- September 29, 2022
Despite Governor Polis’s last minute hand-wringing, the EPA has announced that expensive new gasoline requirements will absolutely be coming to the Denver Metro area. According to the Colorado Sun: The Environmental Protection Agency can’t let Colorado off the hook for imposing more expensive reformulated gas to fight ozone pollution beginning in 2024, the agency said in
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