The declining Ogallala Aquifer
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis signed a bill into law concerning the Republican River. Where he penned his signature was in a most unusual place.
Polis seeks $1.9 million to revamp Colorado River crisis team
Colorado governor to ask lawmakers for $1.9 million to create new policy and technology team to aid negotiators as river crisis deepens
Not a Mack truck of old
Banish those thoughts of smoke-belching Mack trucks. The Mack that will soon be collecting compostables in Boulder will be all-electric.
No. 3: Righting the wrongs of Sand Creek
Looking out on Mt. Evans, Colorado Colorado Gov. Jared Polis rescinded two proclamations that helped create the atmosphere resulted in the massacre in 1864.
No cap-and-trade for Colorado, and why exactly not?
Given his business background, it would seem Colorado Gov. Jared Polis would like market-based solutions to the climate challenge. The reality is more complex.
Gov. Polis’s climate crossroads: A time for hard choices
Roger Freeman says Colorado Gov. Jared Polis should hew to the climate path described by the late S. David Freeman and sign this year’s SB 21-200 into law.
Xcel Energy stands by Comanche 3
Colorado’s newest coal plant has been a dog, but Xcel Energy says it should stay open until 2040, a crucial component of the company;’s decarbonization plan.
Can Colorado negotiate these steeps?
A gap exists between Colorado”s decarbonization goals and its clear path to achieving them. How about cap-and-trade? Too many problems, a state board decided.
A 15,000-foot view of Colorado’s legislative climate & energy landscape
Transportation and building emissions will top the energy and climate agenda as Colorado legislators seek to advance work on ambitious decarbonization goals.
What the somersaults in automotive industry mean for Colorado’s EV goals
Surely there were high-fives among navigators of Colorado’s decarbonization roadmap when General Motors announced it was all in on EVs by 2035. Then more came.
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.
Eric Blank appointed to PUC
Eric Blank has been appointed to chair the Colorado Public Utilities Commission, which has a central role in the state’s decarbonizing of its economy.
