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Colorado under the microscope on oil, gas, fracking fight, says former Gov....
A lot of people are watching how Colorado balances its history as a center of oil and gas production with the current push at the ballot box to make it harder for energy companies to operate in the...
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Boulder city council to consider creating new electric utility
Boulder’s city council says it's not ready yet to sever ties with Xcel Energy Inc. and launch a new, city-owned electric utility — but council members will vote on an ordinance to create one next week...
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Yancey takes reins at PCL U.S.
Shaun Yancey, the new Denver-based U.S. head for PCL Construction Enterprises Inc., has worked in the happiest place on earth. Yancey, 55, was named Edmonton, Canada-based PCL’s president and COO of...
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Where does Denver rank in the top 10 U.S. cities for solar power?
Denver ranks tenth in the country when it comes to the amount of electricity the city can produce from solar power systems within its borders, according to a report released Friday by Environment...
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Colorado breaks record for annual oil production
Colorado energy companies produced nearly 64.1 million barrels of oil during 2013, breaking a record for full-year production that’s stood for nearly 60 years, according to state regulators. The 2013...
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Project to lower I-70 in northeast Denver moving ahead
A $1.8 billion proposal to sink Interstate 70 for a few miles through northeast Denver, just east of Interstate 25, will be formally reviewed by Colorado’s top transportation officials, according to...
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Noble Energy's CEO to step down
Noble Energy Inc. said Tuesday that Charles Davidson, the oil and gas company’s chairman and CEO, will retire May 1, 2015, and leave the board at the same time. Noble (NYSE: NBL) is based in Houston,...
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Wind powers Xcel Energy to top of the charts — again
Xcel Energy Inc. is at the top of the list for the amount of wind-based energy the eight-state utility has on its system, according to a new report from the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA)....
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Alternative-fuel company Blue Sun Energy comes out of recession with a new focus
Lakewood's Blue Sun Energy Inc. has worked in the alternative fuels industry since 2001, but when the recession hit, the company changed its focus — a change that appears to be paying off. Blue Sun...
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Colorado House approves study of oil and gas impacts
A wide-ranging study of analyze the health and quality-of-life impacts of oil and gas production along Colorado’s Front Range has passed the state House of Representatives. It now goes to the Senate...
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People are the critical element in cutting energy use in buildings
Teaching people how their actions affect the energy efficiency of their homes and workplaces is critical, according to experts gathered at "Rocky Mountain Green," a two-day Denver meeting of the...
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Blue Sun sees shining future in diesel
Blue Sun Energy Inc.’s Lakewood office holds just 13 employees, and the company is so small that its name isn’t even on the door. But Blue Sun, which started in 2001, is making big waves in the...
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Colorado bill to increase oil and gas fines passes the House
A proposal to hike Colorado’s fines on oil and gas companies that violate the state’s regulations on Monday passed the state’s House of Representatives in a bipartisan, 40-22 vote. The bill, HB 1356,...
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Aurora's VA hospital can be finished in May 2015, officials say, but...
Officials from the Department of Veterans Affairs insisted Tuesday that construction of the new VA hospital in Aurora will be finished in May 2015, an assertion greeted with skepticism at a...
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Colorado's Meagher to broker sale of historic Teapot Dome oil field in Wyoming
The U.S. Department of Energy has hired Meagher Energy Advisors Inc. to sell off the federal government’s rights, title and interest in the Teapot Dome Oilfield in Wyoming, officially known as the...
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Denver International Airport to bring more solar power online
Denver International Airport, the nation’s fifth busiest, expects its fourth solar power system to start operations this summer. The system, referred to as Solar IV, will capable of generating up to 2...
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Denver airplane service firm Ross Aviation snapped up by Houston company
Denver’s Ross Aviation LLC, which operates fixed-base operations at 20 airports around the country, is being bought by Houston’s Landmark Aviation Inc., part of global asset manager The Carlyle Group....
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Colorado’s oil and gas industry is booming. Now, about those taxes?
A bill creating a study group to look at Colorado’s severance tax rate, structure and spending, died this week in the Legislature — but its spirit will live on as a panel convened by the Hickenlooper...
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Electric bills plummet as repair shop goes solar
Four years ago, Steve Mancinelli, owner of Mancinelli’s Auto Repair in Denver, grew tired of the ever-growing size of his monthly bills from Xcel Energy Inc. So in 2010 he did something about it. “I...
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Here's a sneak peek at the Denver Union Station transit hub
Denver Union Station, 95 percent complete, is in its final spit-and-polish mode before its public unveiling on May 9. That’s the day the Regional Transportation District will celebrate the completion...
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