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Eighteen states, including Colorado, signed a declaration committing themselves to action together.
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The central theme of the conference was that states have moved far out in front on the issue, and the federal government needs to work with them when developing climate policy.
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Thousands of Bay Area businesses are poised to pay some of the nation’s first fees tied to greenhouse gas emissions under a plan proposed by regional air pollution regulators.
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The Simple + Green blog reports on greenhouse gas fees soon to be be paid by Bay Area businesses, but notes that Boulder, Colo., was ahead of the curve with its carbon tax.
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The Colorado River may shrink in this century to its lowest level in at least 500 years because of global warming, threatening water supplies in seven states, including Colorado.
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House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman John Dingell (D-Mich.) said that he is no longer contemplating a “carbon tax” as a way to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
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“The next president should start a $20 billion-a-year program (financed by a pullout from Iraq) to develop new energy technologies, backed by a carbon tax and cap-and-trade system.”
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A recently released Pew Center report delves into how businesses can adapt to the physical effects of climate change.
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One way China is trying to reach ambitious global warming reduction goals is by focusing on its buildings. A nine-story, modern-looking office building in Beijing is one example.
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While the federal government dithers on the country’s climate-change strategy, the City of Toronto has pledged to slash greenhouse gas emissions by six per cent in five years, 30 per cent in the next 13 years and 80 per cent by 2050.
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Steamboat Springs may join a new state program designed help to Coloradans buy carbon offsets to counter greenhouse-gas pollution, and to make sure they really get what they pay for.
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More background on the Xcel Energy Smart Grid project, which is being piloted in Boulder.
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Looks like Conoco Phillips is going to use the old StorageTek site in Louisville to perpetuate the fossil fuel business: “extraction methods for heavy oil (i.e., tar sands); new coal technology; seismic imaging of reservoirs; carbon-capture & storage.”
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A growing chorus of economists, scientists and students of energy policy are saying that whatever benefits the cap approach yields, it will be too little and come too late.
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A team of researchers at the University of Colorado law school have completed a new study that lays out the authority the next president could use to introduce global-warming policies without waiting for legislation.
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The Colorado River Basin is heating up faster than nearly any other part of North America, with potentially serious consequences for the region’s economy and environment.
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Two local politicians ask: “As Colorado strives to do its part to address global warming, why would we opt for a “solution” that puts more development in areas where there are no transportation choices but driving, and has no public transit?”
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A very different municipal approach to saving energy and $ locally. This show examines the Cambridge Energy Alliance, which focuses on energy efficiency building retrofit projects and offers low-interest loans. Maybe Boulder should be doing more of this?
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Recently, a Kansas Republican suggested levying a carbon tax on large utilities, but the House defeated the proposal on a final vote.
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Former U.S. vice president Al Gore on Saturday lauded Quebec’s environmental policies - especially the enactment of CO2 tax, which he says, puts the region farther than any other in world.
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A piece about the launch of an ambitious $100 million marketing campaign on climate change includes a profile of a Colorado man who’s taken the message to heart.
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Across the country, thousands of communities are trying to fight urban sprawl and global warming from the ground up.
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Residential solar energy has become an increasingly viable option among environmentally proactive Coloradans. See how a Boulder-based firm, Bella Energy, has benefited.
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Colorado ranks fourth in the nation in solar resources. Several bills in this legislative session will put an “Open for Business” sign on these resources.
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A new study predicts how electric utilities and consumers would react to a tax on the greenhouse gas.
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California Gov. Schwarzenegger is working on a “cap-and-trade” plan to cut the state’s greenhouse gases … But some environmentalists are skeptical of a market-based approach.
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Former U.S. Vice President Al Gore says adopting a carbon tax is one of the best things governments can do to fight climate change.
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Rundown of current CO state legislation on energy policy.
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“Quick summary of some of the most important dockets before the PUC this year, and the groups who support Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency who are intervening, and whom you can support or contact for more information about their activities. “
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