C-470 to see toll lanes as part of $269 million expansion plan
New express toll lanes will be added to C-470 through Denver’s southern suburbs under a $269 million plan to expand the congested highway being finalized by state and federal officials. The Colorado...
View ArticleHickenlooper says Oregon natural gas project is a big deal for Colorado
Gov. John Hickenlooper says a proposed liquefied natural gas terminal in Coos Bay, Oregon, could help western Colorado’s economy, and he’s asked federal officials to approve it quickly. The Jordan Cove...
View ArticleMore solar panels are going on rooftops, but most homeowners don't own them
Thousands of solar power panels were installed on home rooftops in 2014, but very few of them were owned by the homeowners, according to a new study by GTM Research. About 72 percent of the 1.2...
View ArticlePrices at the pump are low — and could go lower if export ban is lifted,...
Gasoline prices have been dropping, and are far below last year’s levels — but they could be lower still if the United States lifted the ban on exporting crude oil, according to a new study from IHS...
View ArticleDenver's EnerCom event brings together oil and gas investors, executives
Greg Barnett, CEO and founder of EnerCom Inc., is a huge baseball fan. So he made sure to include a Colorado Rockies baseball game on the itinerary of the first EnerCon Conference for oil and gas oil...
View ArticleHow Obama's greenhouse-gas rules will impact Colorado (Video)
Colorado already is well on its way toward cutting carbon dioxide emissions in the state, the objective of the Obama administration's sweeping plan to cut greenhouse gas pollution across the nation....
View ArticleColorado reaction to Obama's 'Clean Power Plan' is swift, passionate
President Barack Obama’s “Clean Power Plan” — designed to slash the nation’s carbon dioxide production by 32 percent by 2030, compared to 2005 levels — drew responses from across the spectrum in...
View ArticleNewmont seals deal for Colorado mine
Newmont Mining Corp. said Monday it’s finalized its purchase of the storied Cripple Creek & Victor gold mine from AngloGold Ashanti Ltd for $820 million. The deal, announced in June, also includes...
View ArticleColorado must cut carbon emissions by 40% under Obama's Clean Power Plan
Colorado will have to cut its carbon dioxide emissions by up to 40 percent by 2030 compared to 2012 levels to comply with President Barack Obama’s new “Clean Power Plan,” state officials confirmed....
View Article5 things to know in Colorado energy this week
Here’s your five things to know about Colorado’s energy sector for this week, short and sweet: This week was busy for Colorado’s energy sector, with activities that went far beyond the official,...
View ArticleColorado already 75% toward meeting Obama's Clean Power Plan goals, some say
Colorado environmental advocates aren’t sweating a federal mandate to cut the state’s carbon dioxide emissions by 40 percent by 2030, compared to 2012 levels. The state is about 75 percent toward the...
View ArticleDenver's new city auditor signs off on I-70 agreement with CDOT
Denver’s new auditor, Timothy O’Brien, has signed the intergovernmental agreement between the city and the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) to help pay for the $1.17 billion expansion of...
View ArticleColorado manufacturer-entrepreneur files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection...
Entrepreneur Craig Walker, the owner of ranches, a bank, and a manufacturing company in Colorado, has filed for voluntary Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection from creditors. Walker and his wife, Susan...
View ArticleColorado pot growers face sky-high power bills
In the warehouses growing marijuana for Colorado’s cannabis industry, rows of plants, thousands of them, bask under bright lights. The blazing lights are essential to the business — and also one of its...
View ArticleCU Denver's Wirth Chair to honor energy luminaries
This year’s luncheon organized by the University of Colorado Denver’s Wirth Chair in Sustainable Development will feature certifiable stars on the local and national energy scene. On the national...
View Article5 things to know in Colorado energy this week
Here’s your five things to know about Colorado’s energy sector for this week, short and sweet: 1) Gov. John Hickenlooper declared a “ state of disaster emergency” after the Gold King Mine toxic waters...
View ArticleColorado energy company builds Canadian operations
Meritage Midstream Services said Tuesday that its Canadian affiliate, Meritage Midstream Services III LP, will build natural gas and crude oil gathering pipelines as well as natural gas compression and...
View ArticleLawmakers from 2 states ask Obama for help in Gold King mine spill
Members of the congressional delegations from Colorado and New Mexico are asking President Barack Obama to send additional help in the wake of the spill of 3 million gallons of mining wastewater into...
View ArticleBusiness groups warn of coming EPA ozone limits' impact
If the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency clamps down on ozone levels, cutting acceptable limits to 65 parts per billion, 15 counties representing about 90 percent of the state’s economic activity...
View ArticleNew Community College of Denver facility impresses industry veterans
A soon-to-open 33,000-square-foot building in north Denver is the centerpiece of the Community College of Denver’s push to match people who want jobs with manufacturers who desperately need them. The...
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