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Polis and Ganahl Spar Over Colorado Energy Policy 0
- October 17, 2022
A conflict of visions was on display last night at the Colorado gubernatorial debate hosted by the Colorado Springs Gazette. That conflict was readily apparent during the discussion of energy issues facing Colorado. The section on energy runs from 39:48-45:12. Some highlights: -Republican candidate Ganahl called for encouraging local oil and gas production which she said
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Criticism Mounting Against Biden Administration’s Domestic Energy Posture 0
- October 13, 2022
The political heat is starting to turn up against President Joe Biden over his approach to domestic oil and gas production, and the pressure isn’t just coming from his Republican political opponents. West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin (D.), Chair of the Senate Committee on Natural Resources, sent a letter on Tuesday lambasting the President for
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Elon Musk Calls for Boost in Oil & Gas, Nuclear 0
- August 29, 2022
The founder and CEO of one of the world’s largest electric vehicle and battery companies wants us to “drill baby drill.” According to CNBC: The world must continue to extract oil and gas in order to sustain civilization, while also developing sustainable sources of energy, Tesla founder Elon Musk told reporters at a conference in Norway on
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Guess the cost of Polis’ 100% renewable mandate 0
- December 6, 2019
Success with our Colorado Gives Day plan to give a lump of coal to politicians for Christmas! We hit our first target of $25,000, so the Speaker of the Colorado House, KC Becker, will be getting a lump of coal, literally. She gave us Prop CC, so it’s the least Santa can do for her.
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Housing Data Vindicates Extraction Companies 0
- August 16, 2019
By: Tegan Truitt Sixth blog in our series on the Colorado Green New Deal In Colorado, the number of natural gas wells tripled from about 17,000 in 2004 to around 40,000 by the end of 2017. Crude oil production also spiked in the same time frame, increasing from a meager 114,000 barrels in 2004 to
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The Cost & Impact of a 100 Percent Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard for the State of Colorado 0
- December 13, 2017
As the 2018 Colorado governor’s race intensifies, two Democrat candidates have proposed extending Colorado’s existing Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard (RPS) from 30 percent by 2020 to 100 percent by 2040. The purpose of this study is to highlight some of the main costs and impacts associated with a hypothetical 100 percent RPS in Colorado. Because few details have been released regarding the design of such a policy, this study evaluated the costs associated with two very different 100 percent RPS scenarios.
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