Study shows warming, drying climate causing fires to climb uphill in Western states
Wildfires can climb higher on mountain slopes because of increasing warmth, increasing Western forests vulnerable to wildfire by 11% new research shows.
Colorado’s oil and gas industry thrives today, but how about a decade from now?
Can Colorado’s oil and gas sector survive the energy transition better than has coal? At a recent industry meeting, speakers seemed to think it would.
How an oil-and-gas man became a leading advocate for capture of a potent greenhouse gas
Tom Vessels spent his life with methane, first trying to get it out of the ground and then trying to make sure it didn’t pollute the sky and warm the planet.
State senator says climate change demands Colorado elevate its decarbonization goals
A Colorado state senator sees a new opening in conservative circles for ideas to decarbonize the state’s economy at an even more brisk pace.
Water building rapidly taking shape on CSU’s new Spur campus in Denver
On the site of former meat-packing plate, a three-story building called Hydro has arisen on Colorado State University’s new Denver campus. The focus: water.
How Kevin Priola became a reliable vote for climate & energy legislation in Colorado
This Colorado legislator plans to remain a Republican. But in climate and energy matters, he stands with Democrats. He traces that to a January morning in 2015.
A moderate Republican’s take on what constitutes sensible climate policy for Colorado
State Sen. Don Coram often crosses the aisle to work with Democrats but says Colorado’s decarbonization goals cannot be achieved. He calls them asinine.
Rocky Mountain energy gleanings
New Mexico oil and gas industry pushes back on regulations to reduce emissions, PacifiCorp plans to get out of Wyoming coal by 2039, and Farmington hopes for hydrogen research
Colorado energy gleanings
Comanche 3 lawsuit, Guzman solar farm near Cortez, new owner of Vestas wind tower factory, hyperloop test track in Pueblo, fleet electrification, Bye Aerospace, broadened mission for state agency, and more gleanings from Colorado
Hydrogen fueling station in works for metro Denver
by Allen Best A partnership has been struck that is expected to yield a hydrogen fueling station along Interstate 25 in Denver’s southern suburbs by late 2022 or early 2023. AAA Colorado has promised to have a tow truck and two support vehicles, such as are used for...
No more mountain and no more rural in the name of Colorado’s largest electrical cooperative
Colorado’s largest electrical cooperative has a new name, Core, reflecting its enlarged turf and expanded mission. Formerly it was Intermountain Rural Electric Association.
After a century, no more coal burning in downtown Colorado Springs. But what comes next?
Coal-burning will end at Colorado Springs’s Drake coal plant, the first of many in Colroado this decade. But how exactly will utilities get to 100% renewables?
