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Library of Congress, Bennet collect Colorado veterans’ stories
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Library of Congress wants to hear from Colorado’s veterans. The Veterans History Project is a collection of stories from members of the armed forces serving from World War I to the present. According to CPR, the library’s director, Karen Lloyd, received 3,400 veterans’ stories.…
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Library of Congress, Bennet collect Colorado veterans’ stories
The Library of Congress wants to hear from Colorado’s veterans. The Veterans History Project is a collection of stories from members of the armed forces serving from World War I to the present. According to CPR, the library’s director, Karen Lloyd, received 3,400 veterans’ stories. Lloyd, who is herself a veteran, said that of Colorado’s…
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Vail Resorts, New Belgium Brewing among companies calling out state’s largest electric co-op
Editor’s note: This story has been updated. Vail Resorts and New Belgium Brewing are among the companies urging the Colorado Public Utilities Commission to hold co-op utilities to rigorous renewable energy goals. “Require wholesale co-ops to conduct a more thorough analysis of the cost of existing resources and alternatives to fossil fuels, including storage and renewable…
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State’s utilities close to meeting renewable power goal
Fifteen years after Colorado voters instituted a mandate for utilities’ renewable energy generation, the companies appear close to meeting their targets. Colorado’s renewable portfolio standard, as originally passed, required the largest utilities to generate 3% of their electricity from renewable sources by 2007, and 10% by 2015. The General Assembly subsequently amended the targets, and…
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Deadline nears for public comment on cuts to food assistance
There are two more days for public comment on a proposed federal rule that could kick 33,000 Coloradans — including 11,000 children — off of food assistance. “Extending categorical eligibility to participants who have not been screened for eligibility compromises program integrity and reduces public confidence that benefits are being provided to eligible households,” reads a Trump…
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State lawmaker looking at renewable natural gas standard following report
Colorado state Rep. Chris Hansen plans to introduce a production mandate for renewable natural gas, as a newly released report shows major carbon-reduction benefits. “I think it’s a great opportunity for the ag sector. You have right now what is a waste product that has to be mitigated,” said Hansen, D-Denver. “You can get some…