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Colorado on track to reopen flood-damaged roads by Dec. 1 (Video)
About 93 percent of Colorado highway mileage destroyed or damaged by September's devastating floods has reopened, leaving the state on track to meet its Dec. 1 of reopening all roads, officials say....
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Colorado’s new frack bans may be on shaky legal ground
Even as the final votes are tallied in Broomfield, one oil and gas attorney says he thinks the frack bans voters approved in at least three Colorado towns are on shaky legal ground under state law....
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New $415M wastewater treatment plant will support north metro Denver growth...
What do wastewater treatment and economic development have in common? You can't have growth without the capacity to treat the wastewater that comes with it, according to the Metro Wastewater...
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Young entrepreneur shines in Xcel's solar-garden program
A Colorado Springs solar power company led by a 26-year-old Colorado College graduate has won contracts to develop three community solar garden projects from Xcel Energy Inc. SunShare LLC will build...
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Colorado fracking vote could trigger more activism
Voter support for multi-year bans on hydraulic fracturing in at least three Colorado cities has drawn national attention, with many expecting more activism — both for and against the technique, better...
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Fracking ban approved in Broomfield after vote flip, but a recount is planned
Broomfield voters have approved a ban on hydraulic fracturing by a razor-thin margin of 17 votes out of 20,683 cast, according to the latest tallies by city officials. But the margin is so narrow that...
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Colorado unveils proposed oil and gas air quality rules
Colorado’s proposed regulations to cut pollution from oil and gas operations will be the tightest in the nation and lead to cleaner air across the state, according to Gov. John Hickenlooper and...
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Demolition begins at Denver's Gates Rubber plant
Gates Corp. has begun tearing down the aging Gates Rubber manufacturing plant south of downtown Denver. The Denver Business Journal broke the story in September that the company had obtained permits...
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What they're saying about Colorado's proposed air quality rules for the...
Colorado’s proposed regulations to cut pollution from oil and gas operations drew lots of reaction from environmental groups and energy companies. The regulations, unveiled on Monday by Gov. John...
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Broomfield launching recount on fracking-ban vote
Two weeks after Colorado's fall election ended on Nov. 5, Broomfield officials are set to begin a final tally of votes cast on whether to approve a five-year moratorium on hydraulic fracturing in the...
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Real Goods Solar raises $20 million
Real Goods Solar Inc. has raised $20 million from the sale of 5.9 million units of stock and warrants for stock that were sold a price of $3.40 per unit. “These funds substantially strengthen our...
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Future’s bright for SunShare
SunShare LLC, a two-year-old Colorado Springs solar power company led by a Colorado College graduate, recently won three contracts from Xcel Energy Inc. to develop 4.5 megawatts worth of community...
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Colorado Energy Office eyes resources, business help
The Colorado Energy Office’s website touts the agency’s singular mission: To improve the effective use of all of Colorado’s energy resources and the efficient consumption of energy in all economic...
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Colorado’s energy resources reflect the “all of the above” strategy: Wind 5,200,322 megawatt-hours, amount of electricity from wind in 201110th — Colorado’s rank for amount of wind-based power the...
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Where does Colorado get its electricity?
Want to know where Colorado gets its energy? See the graphic at the right.
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Whiting’s electron microscopes help company find drill sites
Denver’s Whiting Petroleum Corp. may seem like a wildcatter because it looks for, and finds, oil where others see nothing but rock. But the company — one of the biggest producers in North Dakota’s...
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Former Colorado oil and gas regulator is now a globetrotter (Video)
Colorado's oil and gas regulations are a model for nations around the world seeking to develop their own resources while protecting their people and environment. So says David Neslin, an energy...
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Colorado's oil and gas rules seen as a model worldwide
David Neslin, an attorney at Davis Graham & Stubbs LLP, was at the helm of the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission when the agency rewrote the state’s regulations in 2008. Since Neslin...
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Going solar? Panels aren’t the biggest cost of the systems, NREL says
Two new reports from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory say financing and other “soft costs” make up 64 percent of the total price of residential solar power systems. Researchers at the federal...
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Pump is primed for Lightning Hybrids' fuel-efficient hydraulic hybrids (Video)
Lightning Hybrids LLC started out in 2008 chasing a $10 million prize for building a fuel-efficient vehicle that people would want to buy. These days, the sleek, black sports car sits covered with dust...
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