- Xcel Energy has struck a deal to close Colorado’s largest coal-fired power plant before 2035, a move that could slash the utility’s carbon dioxide emissions by nearly 90 percent this decade.
- A public information officer said a preliminary investigation found the fire was likely sparked after a tree fell onto an electric distribution line amid high winds.
- The state sees an electric future for its energy efficiency program.
- It’s been called a potential turning point for the planet. World leaders are meeting in Scotland for the UN Climate Change Conference -- it’s a chance for nations to double down on their commitments to reduce emissions -- and young people around the world are pushing them. Including some from Colorado.
- The announcement comes after residents in the Front Range experienced the worst ozone season in decades.
- Methane packs 80 times more heat-trapping power than carbon dioxide over two decades. It also disappears in years rather than centuries.
- While some residents see renewable energy projects as rare economic opportunities, others fear industrial development could spoil a region known for wheat, corn and cattle.
- Colorado’s top air regulator has been reassigned to a new position after a state-backed investigation found potential conflicts of interest with a mining company seeking an air pollution permit.
- One conservationist worries wolf reintroduction will fail without a greater acceptance of wolves arriving on their own.
- Ground-level ozone doesn’t just threaten human health. It makes plants into less powerful allies in the race to slow greenhouse gas emissions.
- Congressman Joe Neguse recently won a place for his $10 billion climate corps plan in the federal budget reconciliation package.
- Some Xcel customers now qualify for a $5,500 rebate for new electric cars under $50,000.
- The plan could be an example for other coal towns to preserve jobs and taxes.
- Wildfire smoke is a problem unto itself, but the main contributors to ozone pollution are homegrown.
- Meati Foods, a Boulder-based startup, has developed a meat alternative it hopes will help take a bite out of climate change.
- One Colorado project costs $2,500 and $3,000 an acre.
