What’s the emergency?
The U.S. already leads the world in export of natural gas and produces oil like no other country before. So why the rush to make drilling on public lands easier?
Stories stick. Facts fade
Graphs and charts have their place, says Aaron Nichols, but the human brain responds to compelling stories
For waste and inefficiency, you can’t beat corn ethanol
Colorado has two corn ethanol plants. What good can be said about them? Not much
Climate change lawsuit gets green light
Colorado Supreme Court sways Boulder/Boulder County lawsuit can be heard by a state court and is not pre-empted by federal laws. But, there was dissent
Going electric with Fred and Wilma
A Boulder County couple — we’ll call them Fred and Wilma — decided to live their values and reduce the carbon footprint of their house. This is what they did.
Does no in Pueblo really mean no?
History rhymed in Pueblo’s municipalization vote this week. But will Boulder sing a new tune?
It snowed again, but to what effect?
Colorado’s southern mountains had another miserable snowpack. This is not good for the Colorado or Rio Grande rivers. It fits in with a theme.
Speaking about Colorado’s just transition…
Xcel wants a massive outlay of new generation to meet projected demand. State regulators got an earful of testimony in response.
Sorting through Wyoming’s energy transition
Wyoming looks at energy differently than Colorado. A conference in Jackson Hole during May will dive into some of those perspectives.
Tri-State plans for life after coal
Lots of wind, solar and storage. But does it also need new natural gas plant as it prepares for 2030?
Dire wolf or a dire situation?
“De-extinction” is a fool’s errand. What we need is habitat preserved for endangered species.
An assault on climate change action
Phil Nelson examined Project 2025 to better understand what we might expect from the Trump administration. Did it cause his skin to crawl?
A tale of two legislative bills in Colorado
Nuclear bill got gobs of attention – and will mean nothing. Transmission bill will have results but has been mostly ignored.
Solar panels have more than proven themselves
And that’s why Colorado and other states with net-metering policies rewarding roof-top solar should stay the course
Tons of questions about data center bill
Late bill being heard by Colorado legislators is big and complex. And exactly what problem is it solving?
No surprise in slower EV sales in early 2025
Meanwhile, Nissan overtakes Tesla as most popular brand among EVs sold in Colorado
A spring thaw in federal funding
Late March brought the spring thaw to Colorado and most of the federal funds for climate change-related work
Getting ready for wildfire
Marathon runner Shawna Legarza has had nearly a lifetime of experiences in wildfire. Now she’s helping the Durango area prepare for the inevitable.
Friction in Colorado about 2035 and 2040 goals
Letter objects strongly to bill being readied for late-session introduction. Most surprising was all who signed it — including one organization, Holy Cross Energy, which now has a “neutral” stance.
Trump administration thaws frozen IRA money
But will Colorado’s electric cooperatives get all the money they were promised? The answer remains unclear.
