Tag: Renewable Energy
State’s largest electric co-op sees heated election debate on climate change,...
Mike Kempe has been an embattled figure on the board of the Intermountain Rural Electric Association the last four years. He’s arguably the only green-minded board member for a rural electric co-op famous for casting doubt on climate-change science and tenaciously resisting former Gov. Bill Ritter’s “New Energy Economy.”
Bipartisan phone survey: Majority of Westerners prefer renewable energy
A phone survey of 2,200 registered voters in five western states, including 600 in Colorado, found that a majority of western voters think the amount of their state’s electricity being produced by renewable energy sources should “dramatically increase,” even if it means paying more on their utility bill.
Hickenlooper names wind energy executive as new head of GEO
The administration of governor-elect John Hickenlooper Friday named Denver-based wind energy executive Tanuj “TJ” Deora the new director of the Governor’s Energy Office, created by Gov. Bill Ritter in 2007 to facilitate the state’s burgeoning “New Energy Economy.”
Boulderites launch 2B campaign to replace city revenue, explore clean energy...
Citizens for Boulder’s Clean Energy Future launched the YES on 2B Campaign over the weekend with a party at the Ribhouse in Boulder, where...
Markey gets award from farming group Cory Gardner belongs to
The Colorado Independent got a press release today from Democratic Congresswoman Betsy Markey announcing that she had won the 2010 Golden Triangle Award from...
Aspen, Vail electric co-op ‘flips’ to majority green board members
The board of directors of Holy Cross Energy (pdf), a rural electric cooperative with more than 40,000 members between Vail and Aspen, has officially...
Americans resist burning trash for power despite Euro success
In 2008, according to the EPA (pdf), Americans generated about 250 million tons of trash and only recycled about 83 million tons, or just...
IREA’s Kempe blasts co-op board resistance to election reform
One is indeed the loneliest number, especially when it comes to reforming a rural electric co-op board bent on quashing clean-energy and conservation initiatives in the name of dirtier-burning coal.
Rural electric co-op quits state group in support of Levy board...
A rift over legislation aimed at making rural electric association (REA) board elections more transparent and fair for challengers has in part spurred one co-op to part ways with the statewide association representing Colorado’s 21 REAs.
Udall: Rockefeller air pollution bill a Supreme Court end-around
Democrats differ widely on whether the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency should be able to regulate greenhouse gas emissions as a form of air pollution under the Clean Air Act, and the rift seems to be mostly geographical and based on how much coal a state contains.