Posts Tagged ‘natural gas’
The Colorado Independent | State’s draft fracking disclosure rule skewered for ‘trade secret loophole’
A Boulder-based conservation group is pushing for much stronger language in a draft rule by the state of Colorado requiring oil and gas companies to disclose chemicals used in the controversial drilling practice called hydraulic fracturing, or [...]
Amateur Earthling | Boulder’s Energy Future Is Bright
We’re going to be exposed to future fuel price volatility one way or another. If we stick with Xcel, it’ll be coal prices which seem low today, but are difficult to hedge against. If we strike out on our own, it’ll be gas prices, which are [...]
Colorado Independent | Heated coal vs. gas battle comes to a head with key PUC decision
Both Xcel Energy and environmental groups cautiously praised Thursday’s unanimous decision by the Colorado Public Utilities Commission (PUC) to convert the Cherokee 4 coal-fired power plant unit to natural gas. But both sides are clearly still [...]
