$15 million just start of what Colorado will need for just transition from coal
A bill would put $15 million into just transition of Colorado’s coal dependent workers and communities, but an AFL-CIO official says much more will be needed.
No ‘just’ transition yet after 2019 closing of coal plant and mine in western Colorado
Western Colorado’s Nucla and Naturita hope state aid will help them transition from loss of good-paying jobs after a coal plant and mine closed in 2019.
No more closed doors at Tri-State G&T
A new law in Colorado gives electrical cooperatives some to-do’s and can-do’s. It also tells Tri-State G&T that meetings must be open to members, news media.
Better ozone ranking, but still nothing to brag about
Metropolitan Denver in 2020 improved ozone levels over the previous three years but remained the 8th most ozone-polluted metro area in the United States.
United Mine Workers says it’s time to accept that change has come
United Mine Workers says change has come, but it wants a just transition for coal workers and investment in research into carbon capture technology.
Sequestering CO2 emissions in concrete
Two teams have split $15 million in XPrize money for creating ways to sequester carbon dioxide emissions in concrete. One used Wyoming’s Integrated Test Center.
If methane were at a dinner party….
A bill introduced by a Colorado legislator seeks to gently begin escorting methane to the door of buildings, a move that a new UN report says is badly needed.
21st Century Energy Transition Symposium
Biden climate advisor Gina McCarthy will launch the 21st Century Energy Transition Symposium on May 4-5. There’s something to interest almost everyone.
Two regional cooperatives call for a federal clean electricity standard
A letter signed by electrical coops in Colorado and New Mexico calls for a clean electricity standard among a broad suite of regulatory and legislative policies.
Fear along the Colorado River
George Sibley says worried debate in Colorado and other upper-basin states about how to avoid a Colorado River Compact curtailment is badly misplaced.
Colorado on cusp of market transformation in buildings
A survey conducted by an energy advocacy group found evidence that Colorado may soon see widespread adoption of all-electric homes in new construction.
It’s not drought, but what do we call it?
Drought, as we understand the word, doesn’t explain the diminished Colorado River flows. But what word better describes this steady disappointment in snowpack?
Why S&P knocked down its rating for Tri-State from A- to BBB-plus
Tri-State G&T gets another rating slip, this time by an analyst who cites the requests by 7 member cooperatives for buy-out numbers. Two coops have already left.
Kit Carson Electric announces milestone in solar plus storage
Taos-based Kit Carson Electric went out on its own in 2016 and has never looked back. The latest deal will give it 100% daytime solar by 2022—and storage, too.
Southern Utes involved in carbon capture venture in Southwest Colorado
Southern Ute Indian Tribe Growth Fund is involved in $500 million carbon-capture venture in southwest Colorado. If it goes forward, it will be a big, big deal.
Are sustainability folks in businesses complicit with evil fossil fuel?
Corporate sustainability efforts sound good but are actually guilty of complicity with fossil fuel companies, says “Getting Green Done” author Auden Schendler.
Will Colorado pioneer new metric for hurrying up beneficial electrification?
Demand for natural gas in buildings would be further crimped if a bill considered in Colorado gets passed. One provision puts a social cost on methane.
Holy Cross Energy takes a small but strategic step toward decarbonization and resilience with solar-plus-storage
Holy Cross Energy takes a small but strategic step on its journey toward resilience and 100% decarbonization with a deal for a solar-plus-storage project.
How a meat-less proclamation showed the urban-rural divide is alive and well
In Colorado, agriculture is often conflated with cows. The meatless day proclaimed by Gov. Jared Polis predictably drew loud protests. Was he onto something?
Wyoming seeks to stall Colorado’s exit from coal-generated electricity
Wyoming legislators take aim at Colorado’s decarbonization with a $1.2 million legal fund. The nexus for this potential lawsuit will be Laramie River Station.
