Washington ExaminerJared Polis is far from the only candidate running in America's midterm elections who wants to transition the U.S. electricity system away from fossil fuels.
Colorado PoliticsWhile I care deeply about education funding and reform, I cannot support Amendment 73. In fact, I am strongly opposed to this measure. Amendment 73 is being sold as a cure-all for education. It is not. Rather, Amendment 73 is a massive $1.6 billion tax increase that has absolutely no guarantee of education outcomes.
Joey BunchThe city of Fort Collins this week became Colorado's ninth local government to pledge to get all of its energy from renewable sources by 2030.
Dan NjegomirMeet the very conservative Republican state senator who got a very favorable rating from the ACLU on its latest legislative scorecard.
Miller HudsonTechnology develops in accordance with an ethos and logic impervious to ideology. Politicians on both the right and left have been badly burned in recent years by staking policy positions presuming tomorrow will look a lot like today. Whatever you may believe about evolution in the biological realm, technology changes incrementally in response to the application of human ingenuity. This all came to mind as I listened to speakers at a workshop on Colorado’s energy resilience earlier this week at the law offices of Faegre and Benson in Denver.
Ray ScottWhen the Colorado Public Utilities Commission recently approved Xcel Energy’s Colorado Energy Plan, the commissioners made a highly politicized decision that ignored economic reality, bypassed the state legislature and allowed the company to break its promise to save customers money. Coloradans should be troubled not just by the plan itself, but by how it won approval through an end-run of the democratic process.
Organizers say they have an "unprecedented coalition" of labor, environment, youth, faith and community groups behind the cause.
Julie GorteColorado’s largest electric utility, Xcel Energy, has a plan to dramatically shift the way we produce energy by increasing the amount of renewable energy produced right here in the Centennial State. Doing so would deliver substantial economic and environmental benefits to Colorado residents in the form of new jobs, increased revenue for communities, and lower utility bills for both businesses and consumers.
Mark JaffeThe quest for renewable energy and a push to cut costs are reshaping how rural Colorado keeps the lights on.
Kevin HougenAfter decades of hard work, Colorado has a diverse and growing economy. Every sector of that economy is important, but the energy sector plays a critical role. Colorado’s business community will always be ready to defend it.