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DENVER — The head of one of the country's largest conservation groups is warning that Colorado is in the "bull's eye of climate change" and says the state's hunters and anglers are seeing firsthand the effects of warmer temperatures. more...
02/07/2010 7:05pm
GLENWOOD SPRINGS — Converting a government or private vehicle fleet to become more green isn't a move that can be made overnight, according to clean energy vehicle technology consultant Michael Ogburn.
  02/06/2010 7:10am
Legislation requiring large utilities to generate an even greater amount of electricity from renewable sources could be introduced as soon as this week in the Colorado Statehouse, but the bill is not expected to affect the dominant electricity supplier...
  02/01/2010 4:12am
ASPEN — A new, stricter energy code in Pitkin County will bump up the requirements for energy efficiency in residential and commercial buildings and, for the first time, force commercial construction to comply with a ground-breaking energy program...
  01/28/2010 4:51am
GLENWOOD SPRINGS — Garfield County may lend some public money to an effort aimed at encouraging up to 30 rural households to increase the energy efficiency of their homes next year.
  12/17/2009 4:18am
ASPEN — “Climategate” has spurred some nasty letters to at least one Aspen environmentalist, but local groups working on climate change said Wednesday they won't let the controversy alter their actions.
  12/10/2009 4:46am
DENVER — Federal officials, responding to a complaint by environmentalists, have agreed to review air pollution standards for oil and gas operations to decide if they need to be updated.
  12/09/2009 4:12am
BOULDER, Colo. — What it means to be zero energy: Ultimately, a zero-energy home should create as much electricity as it uses over a year.
  12/06/2009 7:23am
ASPEN — Aspen's air quality experienced one of the cleanest years on record in 2008, according to the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment. The agency recently released its annual report of air quality levels in towns throughout...
  12/04/2009 4:45am
RIFLE, Colo. — Natural gas-powered vehicles may soon be a more common sight around the Western Slope, if government and industry efforts bear fruit.
  12/04/2009 4:43am
SALT LAKE CITY — Ski resorts across the country used the Thanksgiving weekend to jump start their winter seasons, but with every passing year comes a frightening realization: If global temperatures continue to rise, fewer and fewer resorts will be...
  12/03/2009 12:15pm
ASPEN — The height limit for free-standing solar panels in Pitkin County will remain at 10 feet, for now.
  12/03/2009 5:14am
ASPEN — The Aspen Skiing Co. has three of the 10 greenest ski areas in the western United States, an environmental coalition that scrutinizes the industry said Monday.
  12/01/2009 4:40am
ASPEN — Pitkin County is overhauling its rules on erecting solar panels just in time to deal with an anticipated surge of investment in renewable energy.
  11/20/2009 9:13am
GLENWOOD SPRINGS — The residents of Garfield County soon will become the residents of a Clean Energy Finance District.
  11/17/2009 2:44pm
ASPEN — Aspenite Ruthie Brown is building off of her great-grandfather's foresight to create a model renewable energy project in south-central Colorado.
  10/31/2009 8:21am
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