Colorado adding 80 compressed natural gas vehicles to state fleet in July
Colorado’s push to add vehicles that can run on compressed natural gas (CNG) to the state fleet will get a big boost in July, when 80 of the vehicles will be delivered to 10 state agencies. “We’re...
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Colorado case featured in report on oil and gas deals with landowners
A Bloomberg News article this week about confidentiality agreements between oil and gas companies and landowners, and how they might be silencing industry critics, included an anecdote involving...
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Adams County proposes Denver return DIA’s land to the county
Adams County officials on Friday raised the stakes in a year-long dispute between the county and Denver over proposals to build an aerotropolis (airport city) at Denver International Airport. They...
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New report ranks Colorado high for solar power
Colorado ranks eighth in the nation for the amount of solar power systems installed across the state during the first quarter, according to a report today from the Solar Energy Industries Association....
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Here's what a gallon of electricity costs in Colorado
Coloradans now have a way to compare the cost to fuel their vehicles whether they run on gasoline, diesel — or electricity — under a program unveiled today. The U.S. Department of Energy has launched...
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RTD may shift I-225 rail line to protect equipment at Anschutz campus
The Regional Transportation District staff is proposing to move its planned Interstate 225 light-rail line about half a mile to the north rather than spend $60 million to address the impact that the...
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Halcón Resources expanding Denver office to run Bakken operations
Oil and gas company Halcón Resources Corp. may be based in Houston, but the company's growing operations in North Dakota's Bakken oil field are being run out of its Denver office. That's according to...
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What city has the best tasting water? It's not Denver
I drink a lot of water, but I’ve never been asked to discern the differences between tap water from different regions of the country — until this week. Tuesday I was a guest judge at the American Water...
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Newmont Mining plans to cut Colorado workforce by 33%
Global gold miner Newmont Mining Corp. today said it plans to cut its Colorado workforce by at least a third over the next 90 days. The company (NYSE: NEM), headquartered in Greenwood Village, employs...
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Real Goods Solar gets new chairman
Real Goods Solar Inc. has a new chairman: David Belluck, who has been on the company's board of directors since June 2011. Belluck takes over the chairmanship of the Lousville-based solar installation...
View ArticleColorado, and Denver, make Top 10 in clean tech
Colorado ranks fifth among states and Denver ranks eighth among U.S. metro areas in the latest Clean Tech Leadership Index by industry research firm Clean Edge Inc. (www.cleanedge.com). “Overall,...
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Firm may have job for Google Glass
Executives from Colorado and Texas huddled in the middle of the exhibitor hallway at a recent oil and gas conference in Denver, ignoring the nearby booths as they tried on Jacob Eberhart’s new Google...
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Colorado adding 80 CNG vehicles to fleet
Colorado’s push to add vehicles that can run on compressed natural gas (CNG) to the state fleet will get a big boost in July, when 80 of the vehicles will be delivered to 10 state agencies. “We’re...
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Breslin flows Water for People into a new direction
Ned Breslin sounds more like a venture capitalist than a social do-gooder. His conversation is sprinkled with talk of five-year investment horizons, investing millions of dollars as seed money,...
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Committee named to review Colorado's latest renewable energy law
An advisory committee convened to suggest changes to the newly signed law doubling the amount of renewable energy that Colorado’s rural electric cooperatives must have by 2020 will start work on July...
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Brookfield plans passive house
Something old, new, borrowed and blue isn’t just for weddings. Brookfield Homes has all those elements in a new demonstration “passive house” under construction in its Midtown development at West 67th...
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RTD session on North rail line draws crowd
It was a standing-room only crowd Monday at the Regional Transportation District's information session on what it's looking for from a contractor to design and build FasTracks' North rail line — and...
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BLM says no to new mines in nation's solar energy zones
New mining claims will be barred from about 303,900 acres of federally owned land in six states, including Colorado, for 20 years under a decision by the Bureau of Land Management. The decision,...
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Colorado Springs seeks feedback on future of coal power plant
Colorado Springs Utilities wants public comment on whether to shut down the coal-fired Martin Drake Power Plant southwest of downtown or keep it running for another 20 years. The city department, which...
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Aurora follows Denver and relaxes water restrictions
The two biggest water providers for the Denver area — Aurora and Denver Water — are allowing customers to water their lawns three days a week, relaxing restrictions that limited watering to two days a...
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