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Renewing Colorado: How Green Energy is Working There
In six years, Colorado has diversified its electricity mix and built a thriving renewable energy industry while maintaining stable electricity bills. We have seen the cost of renewable energy credits for large photovoltaic solar projects decline by 75 percent, and wind in Colorado is now a least-cost energy resource. Continue reading
Governor Sam Brownback: Wind Offers Clean Path to Growth
The moment is approaching when our nation must decide how it’s going to power the future. Experience has taught us that investment in the renewable-energy economy is creating jobs across all employment sectors. The price of Kansas wind is now competitive with the traditional sources of energy, and you can get guaranteed rates for the next 20 years. Continue reading
America Needs a New Vision
By Teryn Norris for Americans for Energy Leadership Just three short years after Barack Obama’s campaign, “No We Can’t” is the new “Yes We Can,” and the vision of hope and unity that re-inspired a generation has been shattered. In … Continue reading
Missing Nixon
By Ron Cunningham, editorial to the Gainesville Sun I miss Richard Nixon. He said he wasn’t a crook, and I believed him. Paranoid, vindictive and drunk with power maybe, but not a crook. Mostly I miss Nixon because when he … Continue reading
Coal, Jobs and America’s Energy Future
By Tom Zeller Jr. for The New York Times Building new coal plants can provide much-needed jobs. But how many, and for how long? (photo from Associated Press) No one should be surprised to learn that in trying to woo … Continue reading
It’s Our Future
Recently, Physicians for Social Responsibility issued a report showing that coal emissions contribute to four of the five leading causes of death in this country. That means that although Sunflower claims this plant will be the “cleanest in the country,” if it is built, Kansans will be at an increased risk for heart disease, cancer, stroke, and lower respiratory diseases, such as chronic bronchitis and emphysema. So although Colorado is poised to get 80 percent of the energy produced by the plant, Kansas will be stuck with 100 percent of the pollution and 100 percent of the health risks. Continue reading
Solar Power Heats Up as Costs Drop, Electric Rates Rise
The prospects for solar energy in the Midwest are brightening. Surprised? You shouldn’t be. Continue reading
Colorado Shows How It’s Done
As the U.S. Senate now prepares to consider a new climate bill, Congress can consider how readiily climate action can take hold, through the example of Colorado. This politically diverse state has aggressively embraced climate action as a way to grow its economy. Continue reading
Sustainability Blowing in the Wind
The wind here is so ubiquitous that we prairie folk might fail to recognize it as our most valuable natural resource. Harnessing the wind could reshape the economic fabric of our state, and that of the entire nation along with it. Continue reading
Colorado Enacts Law Replacing Coal Power with Cleaner Energy
DENVER, Colorado, April 20, 2010 (ENS) – Colorado Governor Bill Ritter Monday signed into law the Colorado Clean Air-Clean Jobs Act, legislation that requires the utility Xcel to cut nitrogen oxide emissions by up to 80 percent from several Front Range coal plants by the end of 2017, most likely sooner. Continue reading
