Author: Scott Weiser
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Colorado’s 2040 ‘renewable’ energy goal faces cost challenges
A new state report outlined how Colorado plans to reach 100% “renewable” electricity by 2040, a goal that supporters argued is crucial to achieving “net zero” carbon in a few decades but which critics countered is happening too quickly at a significant cost to consumers. The report examined a buildout of wind, solar, batteries and…
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Colorado State Land Board approves carbon lease to restore San Luis Valley rangeland
480-acre project will rehabilitate trust land near Alamosa, sequester carbon and increase school revenues The Colorado State Land Board approved a new partnership that aims to restore degraded rangeland while opening a new revenue stream for public schools. The board authorized a 15-year grassland carbon lease on 480 acres northwest of Alamosa to Land and…
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Self-Driving CDOT crash truck protects highway workers
Highway work zone crashes kill hundreds of people nationwide each year — two Colorado workers last year — but a new driverless, autonomous highway maintenance truck in Colorado aims to shield workers from deadly rear-end collisions by taking the hit itself. At a press event in Falcon on Monday, the Colorado Department of Transportation demonstrated…
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End of federal EV subsidies will hurt Colorado sales
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save With a ticking clock on Gov. Jared Polis’ 2019 aspirations to put 940,000 electric vehicles on Colorado highways by 2030, his plan hit a major pothole when President Donald Trump ordered cancellation of the Biden…
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What you need to know about DIA’s quest for nuclear power
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Will Denver International Airport be the site of Colorado’s first nuclear power station in the 36 years since the shutdown of the Ft. Saint Vrain reactor in 1989? That’s what airport officials want to find out. The airport has announced the start of a $1.25…
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Appliance trade group appeals Colorado gas stove warning label law in federal court
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A trade organization representing gas stove manufacturers filed a request for a temporary restraining order against the state over a requirement that gas stoves sold at retail have a yellow sticker warning buyers of the purported health risks of using natural gas for cooking. The…
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Colorado’s coal plant closures not affected by EPA proposal
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Environmental Protection Agency is proposing to disapprove parts of Colorado’s air pollution implementation plan regarding the state’s compliance with the federal Regional Haze Rule. The rule requires that facilities that emit potential haze-producing substances show continuing reasonable progress every 10 years towards the ultimate…
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Nuclear power to fuel Denver International Airport?
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Denver International Airport officials announced on Wednesday that they are soliciting a study on the feasibility of building a nuclear power plant to take the airport to energy independence using a small modular reactor on its 34,000-acre facility. The study will examine questions about nuclear…
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Where are the upcoming Colorado DUI checkpoints?
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Colorado State Patrol announced DUI checkpoints are scheduled for August 15 through August 23 in four counties across the state. CSP is working with local law enforcement in El Paso, Gilpin, Ouray and Archuleta counties during the patrol’s “100 Deadliest Days of Summer” campaign…
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Colorado’s Chris Wright, Trump’s energy secretary pick, promises to ‘unleash American energy at home and abroad’
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Chris Wright, a Denver businessman and President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for Energy secretary, told U.S. senators on Wednesday that, if confirmed, he would use the position to “unleash American energy at home and abroad.” That message and others like it drew universal praise from the…