Tag: Greenhouse Gas Pollution Reduction Roadmap
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Colorado PUC slates January hearings on natural gas plan, transmission line appeal, railroad rules
The Colorado Public Utilities Commission announced January public comment opportunities on railroad safety rules, natural gas infrastructure, and a major transmission line siting appeal. The hearings form part of expanded outreach efforts the commission launched to increase public participation in regulatory proceedings. NATURAL GAS INFRASTRUCTURE Xcel Energy seeks approval for two projects in its proposed…
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Converting Colorado coal plants to nuclear? Fed report shows benefits
Hundreds of decommissioned or soon-to-be-shut-down coal-fired power plants — including at least five in Colorado — can be saved by converting them to nuclear power with small modular nuclear reactors. That’s according to a report from the U.S Department of Energy, which also notes installing small modular nuclear reactors in place of the coal-fired boilers could…
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Colorado spends $550,000 in campaign to promote electric vehicle sales
A Colorado state agency spent more than half a million dollars to tout the benefits of electric vehicles in an educational campaign that promotes the EV industry. The campaign, which the state launched Monday, seeks to inform Coloradans about how, among other things, “seamlessly EVs can fit into your life and find answers to all…
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Proposed new rules to curb Colorado commuters rile businesses
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The state of Colorado wants all large businesses in the metro Denver area to track what their employees do before and after work when it comes to commuting. It wants those employers to “increase parking charges” for gas-powered vehicles, appoint an “Employee Transportation Coordinator” to…
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Gov. Polis released a road map for reducing the state’s greenhouse gas pollution
Gov. Jared Polis has released a road map for reducing Colorado’s greenhouse gas pollution by 90% before 2050. The Colorado Greenhouse Gas Pollution Reduction road map, released on Thursday, shows that the state is on the trajectory to achieve almost half of the emissions reductions needed to achieve its 2025 and 2023 goals. The ultimate target…
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Looking back, look ahead on the Polis agenda
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save At the end of October, the Friday before Election Day, Gov. Jared Polis stood amid a vast swath of southern Colorado evergreens pocked by a masked, socially distanced cadre of politicians and bureaucrats. Of the hundreds of bills he’s signed in the last two years,…