renewable energy

Fried Birds: Green Energy Involves Tradeoffs Too 0
- February 17, 2014
The Ivanpah solar plant went online last week, but the cost to wildlife–particularly birds–won’t be known for at least two more years. Reports that the giant solar thermal array featuring more than 300,000 reflective panels and steam-driven turbine towers have been “killing and singeing” birds by heating the air to around 1,000 degrees Fahrenheit near
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CO electric rates rise along with increase in preferred energy mandate 0
- February 7, 2014
In 1999 Colorado enjoyed some of the lowest electricity rates in the United States and the Mountain West. In 2004, Colorado voters approved Amendment 37, requiring investor owned utilities to provide 10 percent of the electricity sold to end users to come from the preferred sources wind and solar. Since 2004, the Colorado state legislature
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Legislative Preview: 2014 Energy Bills 0
- January 24, 2014
Current through January 24, 2014 Reform defeated: SB14-035 Renewable Energy Standard Repeal *postponed indefinitely* Senate Bill 35, introduced by State Sen. Ted Harvey, would have repealed “substantially all of the provision enacted by Senate Bill 13-252” by returning the renewable portfolio standard to 10 percent from 20 percent for rural cooperative electric associations, among other
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Progressive criticism of PUC nominee Vaad is about ALEC rather than energy 0
- January 8, 2014
Progressive left logic: Progressives want to destroy ALEC. Moderate Republican PUC nominee Glenn Vaad has been a member of ALEC. Therefore progressives want to destroy Glenn Vaad even though he has supported increasing Colorado’s renewable energy mandate and fuel switching. The progressive left’s criticism of Governor John Hickenlooper’s appointment of former State Representative Glenn Vaad
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Obama Administration Ramps Up Renewables, Extends Wind Energy 'Takings' On Eagles 0
- December 10, 2013
A pair of energy policy moves made by the Obama administration at the end of 2013 could have an impact far beyond the end of second term, drawing criticism from natural resource proponents and environmentalists alike. Last week, the White House issued a memorandum targeting a requirement of 20 percent of all energy consumed by
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Obama Administration Ramps Up Renewables, Extends Wind Energy ‘Takings’ On Eagles 0
- December 10, 2013
A pair of energy policy moves made by the Obama administration at the end of 2013 could have an impact far beyond the end of second term, drawing criticism from natural resource proponents and environmentalists alike. Last week, the White House issued a memorandum targeting a requirement of 20 percent of all energy consumed by
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