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Policy adviser at Colorado State University: Clean Power Plan will hit coal industry the hardest

Required reduction in carbon emissions will discourage future plants

DATE: Dec 2, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Heading toward net zero

DATE: Nov 19, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Mountain Middle School to use solar power

Mountain Middle School is planning to go solar in November, moving toward becoming Durango’s first net-zero school. Net zero means a facility produces as much energy as it uses. T...

DATE: Oct 23, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Big electricity is looking at your roof

Utilities don’t want to get squeezed out of residential solar market

DATE: Sep 29, 2015 | CATEGORY: Business

Solar puts county in good place

DENVER – A La Plata County energy official says the county is well-positioned to meet new carbon-pollution standards, thanks in part to renewable energy like solar. Michael Rendon...

DATE: Sep 3, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Environmental groups defend EPA plan for cleaner power

DENVER – Environmental groups are doubling down after Colorado Attorney General Cynthia Coffman announced the state will join a lawsuit to block the Obama administration’s Clean Power Plan. ...

DATE: Sep 1, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Global fire sale on stuff that’s combustible

Oil, natural gas, coal prices sink like stones

DATE: Aug 4, 2015 | CATEGORY: Business

Feds grant local electric co-ops more control

Tri-State could appeal decision favorable to renewables

DATE: Jun 22, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Batteries to the rescue

Tesla shows the coming revolution in energy storage

DATE: May 5, 2015 | CATEGORY: Business

Feds set new frack rules

Laws to affect about 100K wells

DATE: Mar 20, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Dems stop renewable-energy rollback

Senate GOP suggest implementation ‘timeout’ of previous mandates

DATE: Mar 2, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

GOP advances bill to roll back renewable-energy mandate

DENVER – Colorado Republicans pushed one of their top priorities through the Senate on Thursday – rolling back renewable-energy mandates. But the vote probably doesn’t mean that u...

DATE: Feb 5, 2015 | CATEGORY: Regional News