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Colorado energy industry could benefit from giant Texas ethane terminal
The world's largest ethane export terminal is coming to the Houston Ship Channel, and it could improve the economics of drilling for oil and gas in Colorado. Houston-based Enterprise Products Partners...
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Fracking moratorium could cost Boulder County $1 billion, study says
A ban on fracking in Boulder County could leave its taxpayers on the hook for $1 billion in compensation to owners of underground mineral rights that would be unable to access their property, according...
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Gold miner Newmont wants to drill safety into corporate mindset
Gary Goldberg — CEO of Newmont Mining Corp., the world’s second-biggest gold mining company with 30,000 employees and contractors — is serious about safety. Really serious. Serious as in, every visitor...
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Colorado Concern, Denver Chamber voice support for legislative fix of oil &...
Two business groups, the Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce and Colorado Concern, are hoping that a legislative proposal giving local governments more control over oil and gas operations can garner...
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Colorado Municipal League attorney weighs in on Hickenlooper's try at giving...
As a staff member for the Colorado Municipal League since 1987, Geoff Wilson has been through decades of battles between the oil and gas industry and local governments over where and how drilling and...
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Hickenlooper, Polis not giving up on oil and gas talks
Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper is not giving up on the possibility of passing a bill regarding local regulation of oil and gas yet, believing that continued but speedy negotiations will be enough to...
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Xcel Energy bills to go up for natural gas, down for electricity
Xcel Energy Inc. has asked state regulators to approve adjustments to the price of electricity and natural gas for the third quarter. The proposal, if approved by the Colorado Public Utilities...
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Xcel Energy seeks to raise Colorado rates by $137.7 million to cover...
Xcel Energy Inc. wants its Colorado customers to start paying for the nearly $1 billion worth of work, equipment and construction the utility says is needed to comply with the state’s Clean Air-Clean...
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Fight over local control of oil and gas hits Colorado streets; petitioning...
Signature gatherers are hitting the streets to get enough support to put at least three proposed initiatives on the November ballot that would tighten regulation on Colorado’s multibillion-dollar oil...
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Denver Union Station grand opening celebration delayed to July 26
The historic Denver Union Station building is still “on track” to open on July 12, but the official grand opening event has been moved to July 26, according to an announcement Wednesday from the...
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Xcel Energy to reopen its solar power incentive program in Colorado
State regulators have approved reopening Xcel Energy Inc.’s Solar*Rewards program that handles rebates and incentive payments for rooftop and commercial-sized solar power systems. The reopening, and...
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Dispute over drilling on Colorado’s Roan Plateau may be nearing resolution
Years of controversy over drilling for natural gas on the Roan Plateau near Rifle in western Colorado may — once again — be close to resolution. There’s a proposed deal on the table that could end...
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Denver International Airport’s fourth solar power system now producing power
Denver International Airport’s (DIA) fourth solar power system has started operations, meaning the airport’s four systems now collectively generate 10 megawatts of power on sunny days. Solar IV is on...
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Moody’s upgrades Denver International Airport’s outlook to “stable”
Moody’s Investors Service has raised its financial outlook for Denver International Airport (DIA) to “stable,” from negative a year ago. The ratings service on Thursday also gave the airport’s $4.4...
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Do-over in Colorado campaign for proposals on oil & gas local control
The campaign backed by U.S. Rep. Jared Polis to put a set of proposals tightening oil and gas regulations on the fall ballot had to restart itself Thursday, after learning that two companies it’s...
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Canada’s outpost in Denver celebrates
It’s been 10 years since the Canadian government opened its Denver consulate general office. And the office is revving up for a week-long celebration of the Canada-Denver connection in advance of...
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Pension funds pledge $10.2B to spur construction, Bill Clinton announces at...
Big pension funds that handle retirement accounts for American teachers, construction workers and city employees have pledged to invest $10.2 billion in construction projects nationwide, former...
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New compromise proposal would give Colorado local governments more control...
Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper has floated another proposal that would give local governments more control over oil and gas operations in their jurisdictions, and he finally has garnered the backing...
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RTD: Buses should have priority over rail to Denver's northwest suburbs
The Regional Transportation District's Board of Directors has adopted the recommendations of the Northwest Area Mobility Study to make building a bus system to serve Denver's northwestern suburbs a...
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Loveland voters' rejection of fracking ban is seen as victory in Colorado battle
Loveland voters voted against a measure that would have imposed a two-year moratorium on hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, within the town’s borders about an hour north of Denver. The tally was 9,942...
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