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Solar power prices are dropping fast, NREL says
The price of solar power panels dropped as much as 19 percent nationwide in 2013 and are expected to drop by as much as 12 percent in 2014, according to a new report from the National Renewable Energy...
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Noble Energy makes changes in the corner office
Noble Energy Inc., one of Colorado's biggest oil and gas companies, is moving ahead with changes at the top of the organizational chart. David Stover was elected president and CEO, the Dallas-based...
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$1 million fine levied in deaths of 2 silver miners in Ouray
The 2013 deaths of two silver miners at the Revenue Mine in Ouray has led to a fine of more than $1 million by the U.S. Department of Labor's Mine, Safety and Health Administration (MSHA). The...
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Proposed Roan Plateau oil and gas deal nets support from Colorado officials
Colorado local and state officials have asked Interior Secretary Sally Jewell to help settle years of litigation over oil and gas drilling on the Roan Plateau. Those officials include Gov. John...
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Xcel builds pipeline from Weld County to deliver gas for Cherokee
Xcel Energy Inc. has passed a critical milestone in its $1 billion effort to shut down coal-fired power plants in the Denver area and use more natural gas to generate electricity. The power utility...
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DIA's bid process for retail concessions is raising concerns
Allegations of bid rigging for a contract to run duty-free shops at Denver International Airport are swirling at a crucial time, with the airport preparing to launch 11 requests for proposals seeking...
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RTD’s parking program brings in about $1 million a year, expands to W line
The honeymoon is over for parkers at five lots along the West rail line of the Regional Transportation District. The West line, which opened in April 2013, is RTD's newest rail line. RTD, which...
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Pipeline deal brings Denver's south suburbs closer to new water supply
Denver Water and other water utilities in the city's southern suburbs have reached a critical agreement over a pipeline that will carry renewable surface water to the growing communities, reducing...
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Want to know about Anadarko? Company has an app for that
With controversy over Colorado's booming oil and gas industry swelling, one of the biggest energy companies operating in the state, Anadarko Petroleum Corp., decided two years ago to make it easier for...
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Front Range Airport east of Denver gets new manager
The Front Range Airport east of Denver has a new manager: Dave Ruppel, who has been the airport manager for the Yampa Valley Regional Airport in Hayden for nine years. "Dave brings a comprehensive...
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FasTracks at 10: RTD's sprawling rail-transit construction project is still...
Ten years ago, Denver area voters approved by a 58-42 percent margin the Regional Transportation District's ambitious plan to build 122 miles of passenger rail line to link the metro area together — in...
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Layoffs at Colorado coal mine hit 150
The Kentucky owners of the Bowie #2 coal mine in western Colorado will eliminate 150 jobs at the mine, or 40 percent of the workforce, according to the state's figures. Bowie Resources Partners LLC,...
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Election 2014: Colorado voters reject GMO labeling of food
While statewide election contests for governor and the U.S. Senate have dominated Colorado headlines, voters also decided how much information they want about their foods, via Proposition 105. The...
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Election 2014: Colorado candidates helped by oil and gas stands, says API chief
The president and CEO of the American Petroleum Institute, Jack Gerard, on Wednesday credited voter support for candidates with an "all of the above" energy policy for carrying some elections across...
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Colorado lands in top 10 nationwide for new clean energy jobs
Colorado ranked fourth in new clean energy and clean transportation jobs during the third quarter, according to a new report from Environmental Entrepreneurs, a nonpartisan business group based in...
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Sprawling FasTracks project still rolling 10 years after its start
Ten years ago, Denver-area voters approved by a 58-42 percent margin the Regional Transportation District's ambitious plan to build 122 miles of passenger rail line to link the metro area together — in...
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RTD official charged with accepting bribes
The senior manager of the Regional Transportation District's Civil Right Division has been indicted by a federal grand jury on four counts of bribery concerning programs that used federal money, U.S....
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Halliburton worker killed, 2 injured at fracking site in Weld County
One man died and two more were taken to the hospital Thursday following an accident at a hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, site near Mead in Weld County, about 35 miles north of downtown Denver,...
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Boulder County extends 'temporary' oil and gas ban until 2018
Boulder County commissioners on Thursday voted unanimously, 3-0, to extend the county's existing ban on new oil and gas operations, including fracking, to June 30, 2018. The county's existing...
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Cover story: Life on the rigs, the complete report in print and online...
Colorado's $23 billion a year oil and gas industry touches many people across the state, but in different ways. At dozens of drilling sites across Colorado, crews are doing the dirty jobs that make...
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