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New Energy Economy -- Next Steps for Colorado and the Nation

Leslie Weise | Posted 11.09.2009 | Denver

Read More: Energy, Wind Power, Governor Ritter, Energy Efficiency, Green Jobs, Fossil Fuels, Xcel, Alternative Energy, Renewable Energy, Green Energy, Bill Ritter, Green Energy Economy, Solar Power, Denver News
Leslie Weise

There are many obstacles to transition our dependency on traditional fossil fuels to cleaner energy solutions, and Ritter has demonstrated the courage to confront those obstacles.

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WildEarth Guardians, Environmental Group, Files Suit To Prevent Xcel From Opening New Coal Plant In Pueblo

AP | Posted 10.30.2009 | Denver

Read More: Coal Energy, Coal Power, Xcel, Colorado Department of Public Health, Publo Colorado, Coal Plant, Greenhouse Gases, Xcel Law Suit, Wildearth Guardians, Clean Air Act, Denver News

DENVER — An environmental group wants a judge to prevent Xcel Energy from firing up a new coal-fired plant in southern Colorado until a court ca...

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The Economic Wind for New Energy Is Stiffening

Anne Butterfield | Posted 10.28.2009 | Denver

Read More: Wind Power, New Energy Economy, Xcel, Green Jobs, Coal Industry, Comanche 3, Boulder, Renewable Energy, Wind Energy, Bill Ritter, Coal, Denver News
Anne Butterfield

Despite a new wind turbine in Boulder, the elephant in the middle of the New Energy Economy is Comanche 3, the 750 megawatt coal plant in Colorado coming online as soon as next month.

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Colorado Air Division Thumbs Nose at Governor Ritter

Jeremy Nichols | Posted 10.27.2009 | Denver

Read More: Clean Air, Valmont Power Plant, Bill Ritter, Xcel, Climate, Boulder, Air Polution, Carbon Dioxide, Clean Energy, Coal, Global Warming, Colorado, Denver News
Jeremy Nichols

The Colorado Air Pollution Control Division rejected calls to keep CO2 emission in check at the Valmont coal-fired power plant in Boulder. Are there any limits on carbon in Colorado?

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Xcel To Warn Investors About Global Warming, More Companies May Follow

New York Times, Wall Street Journal | Dave Burdick | Posted 09.28.2008 | Green

Read More: Dynegy, Energy, Energy Investing, Xcel Energy, Andrew Cuomo, Xcel, Climate Change, AES Corporation, Xcel Lawsuit, Peabody Energy, Dominion, Global Warming, Green News

New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo has been busy lately trying to keep investment banks in line. That's no small task, but if the inertia of Wall ...

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