A campaign to get universities to stop investing in fossil fuels has come to energy-rich Colorado. Students asked the University of Colorado Board of Regents on Friday to divest from coal and petroleum companies. The board isn’t expected to decide any time soon. Getting CU to shun those industries would be a prize for the “fossil-free” Continue reading
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Students Drive Campaign to get CU to Stop Investing in Fossil Fuels
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Tipton Reintroduces Energy Bill
Citing the need for a long-term domestic energy plan to ensure reliable production and stable prices, Congressman Scott Tipton (R-CO), yesterday, reintroduced the Planning for American Energy Act for the 114th Congress. Tipton says the all-of-the-above energy legislation would unleash the potential for thousands of new jobs as well as establish a reliable, affordable and secure source of Continue reading
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Harvard Professor Asks EPA To Withdraw Carbon Proposal
Laurence Tribe, the Harvard law professor who was a mentor to President Obama, is calling on the Obama administration to withdraw its plan that Continue reading
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McConnell Pushes For A Vote To Restrain EPA Carbon Regulations
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Forum Makes Clear Where Candidates Stand on Coal
Colorado’s gubernatorial and senatorial candidates got together for a forum today on the future of energy in the state. The forum, heard live this morning on 93-7 and 102-3 KRAI, 55 Country and online at krai.com, allowed the candidates in Colorado’s hottest races to give voters their vision of the future of the state’s Continue reading
Beauprez, Hickenlooper to Debate Energy Policies
A debate still to come in Colorado is one of the most anticipated of this election season. Governor John Hickenlooper and his challenger, Republican Bob Beauprez, will debate energy policies next week. Continue reading
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EPA Meeting on Carbon Emissions Rules in Craig is Tonight
The Environmental Protection Agency’s Regional Director, Shaun McGrath will be in Craig tonight to hear from citizens, business leaders, elected officials and others about the agency’s new carbon emissions rules. The rules are unpopular to coal counties as they are projected to raise the cost of electricity, cost coal mining jobs, and Continue reading
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Meteorologists Predict Tough Winter Without Coal
Energy consumers are in for a hard winter. That’s according to meteorologists at WeatherBELL Analytics. The forecasters say current weather patterns are “flowing along right now into the type of El Niño situation that is notorious for giving the United States cold, snowy winters, especially in the southern Continue reading
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Thousands Attend Rally Against EPA Rules in Denver
The Environmental Protection Agency’s hearings on Proposed Carbon Emissions Rules continue today in Denver. Yesterday, thousands showed up for a rally against the new rules at Lincoln Park, across from the capitol in Denver. Speeches were made promoting the use of coal as a clean and cost effective way to produce electricity. Some Continue reading
EPA Hearings Begin Today in Denver
The Environmental Protection Agency begins their Denver hearings on new carbon emissions standards today. The EPA was asked by numerous parties, including the mining associations of several states, Americans For Prosperity, state and federal lawmakers, local officials and others to hold their hearings in a part of the state where Continue reading
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Gardner Calls on Udall to Change Stance on EPA Rules
As the EPA hearings begin in Denver today on the agency’s new carbon emissions rules, Congressman Cory Gardner is calling on Senator Mark Udall to change his stance on the rules. Senator Udall praised the new rules as “a good start,” indicating that he wants the federal government to go even further Continue reading
Coal Supplies 64% of Colorado’s Electricity
The Energy Information Administration says 19 states got more than half their electricity from coal-fired power plants in 2013. Colorado, which generated 64% of its electricity from coal, was one of them. The industry also provides coal miners in the Centennial State with Continue reading
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