Colorado tops nation in electric vehicle sales
Almost one-third of all new car sales from July through September were for EVs or plug-in hybrids
On Pikes Peak, earlier wildflowers and confused pollinators
University of Colorado team finds wildflowers blooming 17 days earlier than a century ago. Not all pollinators have kept up.
Old: sustainability. New: resilience
Yampa Valley group tilting emphasis somewhat in rebranding
Mountain Town 2030 has legs! It has wheels!
Bill McKibben headlined this year’s summit in Breckenridge. But the diversity of other speakers testifies to the momentum this organization has.
What’s the ‘hub-bub’ about at the CSU Spur campus?
We heard about Colorado’s warming but uncertain climate. We heard about research projects. But what exactly is this new Climate Hub all about?
What exactly is Nebraska’s dispute with Colorado about?
Colorado say this is really an effort by Nebraska to renegotiate the 1923 South Platte River Compact. But is the core of this story about water for metropolitan Denver?
Another piece in the United Power jigsaw puzzle
Solar+storage project near Brush part of hyper-localization strategy of Colorado’s largest electrical cooperative
What would it take to stitch together the West’s power grid?
A regional electricity market could provide benefits, but state leaders say the details matter.
Can these coal-fired units be relied upon for power?
The Trump administration maintains we need fossil fuels for reliable electricity. But records tell a story of frequent unplanned outages at Colorado’s largest coal plant.
A simple Colorado River story: use less water
New report says the story is not near as complicated as some would have you believe. It identifies nine areas of focus for using less water.
Holy Cross Energy on track to achieve its 2025 goal
Electrical cooperative through August had achieved 87% clean energy for the year.
These ‘Traveling Wilburys’ of the Colorado River are being heard
Everyone agrees that the old rules must be revised. A behind-the-curtain conversation with three of the authors who warn of dangerous proximity to the cliff’s edge.
Xcel to pay $640 in Marshall Fire settlement
Electric utility admits to no fault in causing December 2021 fire
A stormy meeting in Yuma about water
Republican River district sees need for changes to keep Colorado in compliance with an interstate compact. Some say, what problem?
Why these tiny schools in Colorado are going underground
Liberty High School has a storied basketball history, a splendid gym — and too few students for a team. But it soon will have a cutting-edge geothermal heating and cooling system.
Xcel saves 7 months and PUC chair’s response to Pueblo County
Eric Blank says he hears county’s complaints but warns about trying to keep coal plants operating in violation of 2022 agreement. Was he out of line in where he responded? Environmental groups think so.
Why declining aquifers in Colorado matter
Colorado River rightfully gets attention. So should the groundwater depletion underway in the Republican and other basins
What readers had to say ….
Some thoughts about beavers in rivers, panic about solar panels, and the politics of Pueblo energy
Pueblo County refuses to repudiate plea to Trump
Two county commissioners spar on what had been agreed to in filing with PUC and third commissioner is silent in the matter
Will Trump try to keep coal burning in Pueblo?
PUC commissioners wrap-up 19 hours of “just transition” deliberations that became more about data centers than Pueblo’s future. A miffed Pueblo County says it has asked President Donald Trump to intercede.
