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Roan Plateau agreement: What they’re saying
The years-long legal battle over oil and gas operations on and around the Roan Plateau in western Colorado was watched closely by the oil and gas industry as well as environmental groups. A settlement...
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RTD Eagle Project rolls ahead
RTD's $2.2 billion Eagle rail construction project hit significant milestones in the days before Thanksgiving. Eagle is a portion of RTD's sprawling FasTracks program to expand rail service across the...
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Issues raised by Colorado's oil, gas and green-energy industry
Colorado's energy industry is booming due to the state's abundant resources — including oil and gas, wind and solar power. But that abundance, particularly when it comes to oil and natural gas, also...
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DIA grants ride-sharing permit to UberX days after granting it to Lyft
Denver International Airport on Monday said it's given an operating permit to Uber that will allow its ride-sharing service, UberX, to pick up and drop off passengers on the public levels of the...
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Here's your chance to check out RTD's new, bigger rail cars (Slideshow) (Video)
The Regional Transportation District's four new rail cars — which are open to the public this week on the tracks behind Denver Union Station — have a new car smell. The cars are bigger than the...
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Colorado's solar power production could go from good to great, report says
About half a million rooftops in Colorado could support solar power panels, according to a new report from Environment Colorado, which relies on information from the federal National Renewable Energy...
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Oil reserves grow in Colorado, across the U.S.
Colorado's growth in crude oil reserves ranked third behind North Dakota and Texas in the latest survey of the amount of oil buried in fields across the United States, according to the U.S. Energy...
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Simple Energy looks to European market
Simple Energy Inc., a fast-growing Boulder-based startup that helps consumers cut their energy use — and boosts the brand of the utility that serves them — has found fertile ground in the European...
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Colorado's first water plan 'a good first step'
The final draft of Colorado's first formal water plan will be delivered to Gov. John Hickenlooper this week, and it's being characterized by water experts as a "good first step" toward building...
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Xcel's new solar program denied by Colorado regulators
Colorado utility regulators on Monday shot down Xcel Energy Inc.'s quest to start a new solar power program, called Solar*Connect, that would have allowed customers to pay a premium on their monthly...
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Work on Aurora VA hospital halted after agency breaches contract
Kiewit-Turner, the construction consortium in charge of building a new hospital in Aurora for the Department of Veterans Affairs, said Tuesday it would cease all work on the more than $1 billion...
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Big solar-panel maker First Solar and Colorado's Clean Energy Collective ink...
Clean Energy Collective, a Colorado-based company that develops and builds community solar power projects in eight states, has teamed up with First Solar Inc., the biggest U.S. solar power panel...
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Colorado's 1st water plan lands in Hickenlooper's hands
Gov. John Hickenlooper on Wednesday received the first draft of Colorado's very first statewide water plan, launching another year of discussion over how the state can best meet the needs of a growing...
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NAPE oil and gas expo in Denver expected to draw more than 2,200
The North American Prospect Expo, better known as NAPE, is back in town this week, with more than 2,200 oil and gas executives expected to attend the second annual conference. The Denver expo will be...
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Noble Energy Chairman Chuck Davidson: 5 things to think about in oil and gas
Chuck Davidson, the chairman of Noble Energy Inc. (NYSE: NBL), is set to retire from his position at Noble in May 2015. He's led the Houston-based multinational, which is one of Colorado's biggest...
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Crude-by-rail a key element of nation’s energy network, IHS report says
Long trains of rail cars carrying crude oil from the field to the refinery will be a fixture on the nation's network of railways "over the long term," according to a new report from IHS Inc. (NYSE:...
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Paradise 4 Paws pet resort at DIA opens today; here's a look inside (Slideshow)
Mayor Michael Hancock joined other Denver officials Wednesday for the grand opening of a facility sure to spark the interest of people in a state known for their love of animals. Paradise 4 Paws, the...
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Activists want University of Colorado to sell off fossil-fuel stocks
About 3 or 4 percent of the University of Colorado's $1 billion endowment is invested in the "energy sector," a CU official says. And that's way too much for the students involved in the Fossil Free CU...
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Colorado files intent to sue feds over Gunnison sage-grouse protection
Colorado officials notified the federal government on Friday that the state will will sue the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, as Gov. John Hickenlooper has threatened, over the agency's November...
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Budget bill doesn't void listing Gunnison sage-grouse as threatened, feds say
The $1.1 trillion federal budget approved Saturday by the U.S. Senate doesn't void the U.S. Department of the Interior's decision in November to list the Gunnison sage-grouse as "threatened," a...
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