Tag: Gov. Polis
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EDITORIAL: Polis plays games with utility rates
It was only a couple weeks ago when tens of thousands of Coloradans lost power — many for days — because of deliberate, preemptive blackouts ordered by Xcel Energy. It took Gov. Jared Polis about a week, it seems, to forget their pain and declare victory over utility bills. “Colorado is #1 when it comes…
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New state board meets to create Colorado’s first statewide building codes
A new 21-member Energy Code Board that will develop statewide construction codes convened for the first time Monday to get acquainted, discuss bylaws and select chairpersons. The board’s inaugural director is Rick Garcia, the executive director of the state’s Department of Local Affairs. The other 20 board members are listed on the Energy Code Board Website. …
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Colorado office mentions equity over 500 times in new study of vehicle electrification
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Colorado Energy Office called for equity in transportation electrification in a new report, insisting it must be a priority in eliminating gasoline and diesel cars and trucks from highways. Gov. Jared Polis has called for putting at least 940,000 electric vehicles on the highways…
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EDITORIAL: Second-guessing Gov. Polis as COVID wanes
It was inevitable that ruling Democrats in the legislature would dismiss protests from minority Republicans about gubernatorial overreach in the time of COVID. The loyal opposition has expressed various concerns about COVID restrictions ordered by the state’s chief exec. The gripes were muted at first when the virus set in last spring but grew louder…