Colorado Water Center’s John Tracy said we’re in a new phase of understanding water. It’s not building dams or canals. It’s not new technology. It’s something else.
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For a change, farmers find sweet deals
Agricultural interests found prices at Northern Water’s water auction in Longmont to their liking, a sharp contrast to the long-term trend
Thank you Big Pivots donors and sponsors
Big Pivots surpassed our November-December 2023 goal. This surely can be read as a vote of confidence by our readers!
Fear, excitement over wolves in Colorado
In 2004, a wolf was smacked on I-70, the first known native wolf in Colorado in more than 50 years. Now, as we near reintroduction, we have reported cattle loss.
New Mexico’s belated community solar
New Mexico has finally authorized community solar as a business model. Why so much longer for New Mexico than neighboring Colorado?
Xcel Energy on path to 35.3% wind generation in Colorado by end of 2021
Xcel Energy boasts of wind energy milestone in its eight-save service territory, and says 35.3% of its power in Colorado will be wind by end fo 2021.
Time to think beyond oil and gas?
A BlueGreen Alliance report documents the giant growth of the oil and gas sectors in Colorado and New Mexico—and why it’s time to plan for the inevitable bust.
How can Platte River hit 2030 goal?
Platte River Power Authority has is currently the decarbonization frontrunner among Colorado’s larger electrical utilities. But how can it get to 100% by 2030?
The next energy frontier
After successes as a wind and then solar developer Eric Blank sees electrifying buildings as the next frontier. “It’s crazy to build 40,000 houses a year” in Colorado with natural gas infrastructure, he says.
What to make of June snowstorms amidst this rapidly warming climate?
It snowed hard in Aspen and other places in Colorado last week. How do you reconcile that with the reality of rapidly warming temperatures?
