Coal miners rally in Grand Junction against clean-energy plans
September 1, 2010 - 1:47 PM
GRAND JUNCTION — Legislation aimed at cleaning up Denver's air and turning Colorado into a model state for clean energy and jobs is feared as a job killer for the Western Slope's coal country....
Moffat County miners protest coal bill
September 1, 2010 - 1:41 PM
GRAND JUNCTION — When Craig resident Matt Winey’s name was called on a speaker system Monday night in Grand Junction, he was met with applause, whistling and shouts of encouragement from the audience....
Coal vs Natural Gas? PUC Hears Both Sides
September 1, 2010 - 1:35 PM
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo -- State regulators are gathering comment on Xcel Energy's plan to use less coal to produce electricity. Xcel has proposed spending about $1.3 billion to convert coal-fired power plants to natural gas in Denver. They also want to close a coal plant in Boulder. The proposal is designed to comply with a new Colorado law aimed at cutting pollution from power plants....
Xcel Energy Plan Sparks Protest
September 1, 2010 - 1:26 PM
Xcel Energy has a new plan, but it’s heating up a lot of protest. Xcel says they want to use less coal to produce electricity. It’s part of their way to meet the requirements of a new state clean energy law. The energy company plans to to spend more than $1 billion to convert their coal fired power plants to natural gas....
HB 1365 Ad
September 1, 2010 - 10:17 AM
Xcel, natural gas and PUC ethics
August 30, 2010 - 11:06 AM
Here’s a fanciful scenario for you: When all the parties show up for the next PUC hearing on the Xcel-natural gas bill, they discover that a couple of the commissioners’ chairs are empty. It seems that, in a seizure of conscience, they disqualified themselves from the case for having a bias against one of the parties and for failing to avoid the appearance of impropriety....
Carroll: Wheeling and dealing with the PUC
August 26, 2010 - 3:43 PM
Last winter and spring, state officials quietly hammered out the details of a bill benefiting natural gas producers and Xcel Energy with representatives from those industries. This morning at a hearing scheduled in district court, the Colorado Mining Association is asking a judge to force the state to release documents that could tell us how much the state caved in to industry demands at the expense of consumers and to what extent regulators may be compromised by the talks....
KEY POINTS REGARDING AUGUST 30 HEARING
August 25, 2010 - 12:04 PM
This legislation was rammed through the legislature after being negotiated behind closed doors. I had a lot of questions about it then. Now, I have even more questions about how it is being implemented:...
Industry Responds to Xcel Secret Fuel Switch Strategy
August 24, 2010 - 10:04 AM
The Colorado Mining Association (CMA) strongly challenges Xcel's assertion that rates will not rise significantly if the Public Utilities Commission approves its plan, developed in secrecy, to switch from affordable coal to high priced natural gas at its Front Range power plants. ...
Xcel offers 1 percent solution
August 23, 2010 - 2:12 PM
Possibly the least believed, and least believable, claim made by Xcel Energy regarding its $1.3 billion plan to retire 900 megawatts of coal generation and build new natural gas plants is that it will cost the electric consumer no more than an extra 1 percent a year....
Xcel smart grid costs blow up, PUC orders more transparency
August 23, 2010 - 2:09 PM
Xcel Energy has begun charging customers across the state to recoup some of the skyrocketing costs the company has incurred building its smart grid project in Boulder....
Cripple Creek & Victor Gold Mine ad
August 23, 2010 - 11:59 AM
July 2010 Rock & Coal Newsletter
August 19, 2010 - 2:35 PM
Colorado Regulators and Xcel Energy Craft Fuel Switching Strategy - In Secret!
July 12, 2010 - 11:00 AM
Consumers, workers, businesses, and local governments are up in arms over Xcel Energy’s cozy relationship with state regulators, as witnessed by the events unfolding before the Colorado Air Quality Control Division. House Bill 1365 requires state regulators to consult in good faith with Public Service Company (Xcel) to design an emissions reduction plan to “meet the current and reasonably foreseeable requirements of the Clean Air Act and state law in a cost-effective and flexible manner.”...
Study finds $700B in costs for switching from coal to gas generation
July 7, 2010 - 4:22 PM
The American Public Power Association released a study July 7 that examines the infrastructure and investment impediments to switching from coal-fired power plants to natural gas-fired plants....
New Baseload Power TV Ad (Video)
June 24, 2010 - 10:02 AM
Watch the New Baseload Power TV Ad ...
2009 Coal Production and Employment
June 22, 2010 - 10:43 AM
Dianna's Legislative Report May 2010
May 7, 2010 - 8:31 AM
Coal Matters TV ad
May 3, 2010 - 3:41 PM
Current Coal Matters TV ad (Video), co-sponsored with RMCMI...
New Blog - Energy Bill is a Trojan Horse for Higher Rates. Employment
April 19, 2010 - 2:29 PM
New Blog from Stuart Sanderson on HB 1365...
GOVERNOR SIGNS NATURAL GAS GIVEAWAY
April 19, 2010 - 12:06 PM
In a signing ceremony today, Governor Bill Ritter signed into law HB 1365, which will result in lost jobs, higher electricity rates and a windfall for natural gas interests. ...
Dianna's Legislative Report April 2010
April 14, 2010 - 3:25 PM
Sentis Safety Symposium
April 6, 2010 - 10:00 AM
Clean energy bill a bust - By Stuart Sanderson
April 1, 2010 - 5:05 PM
House Bill 1365, erroneously called the Clean Energy-Clean Jobs Act, speedily moved through the Colorado legislature under a plan engineered by Gov. Bill Ritter, Xcel Energy, the natural gas industry and some environmentalists....
See the Study That Shows HB 1365 Will Cost Colorado Energy Consumers 2 Billion Dollars
April 1, 2010 - 2:45 PM
Study by Energy Ventures Analysis, Inc....
Natural Gas Giveaway Will Cause Higher Rates and Lost Jobs
April 1, 2010 - 2:35 PM
HB 1365, the secret deal that resulted in a giveaway to natural gas lobbyists and industry, passed the Senate. In a press release, CMA condemned the closed door bargain, saying it would cost more than 500 jobs and cause electricity rates to sky rocket. ...
Food Bank Study - Poor Must Choose Between Food and Paying for Utilities
March 19, 2010 - 4:25 PM
US air quality is improving
March 19, 2010 - 1:50 PM
A recently release EPA study shows air quality for six pollutants continues to improve. ...
Carbon Capture and Storage Technologies
March 19, 2010 - 1:24 PM
Clean Coal Technology
March 19, 2010 - 1:23 PM
