Posts Tagged ‘energy’
NPR | Calif. Leads In Clean Energy, But Challenges Loom
California has always been ahead of the curve when it comes to renewable power, and the state's clean energy business is flourishing. One of the first large-scale wind farms in the country was built just outside the Bay Area at the Altamont Pass, [...]
Partnering with Xcel
As Boulder considers the Xcel franchise agreement it is important to look at their past record and attitude. Consider Boulder’s Carbon Action Program. While Xcel offers a range of energy efficiency programs they are primarily concerned with the [...]
ConocoPhillips’ Plans Remain Vague, But Its Impact Is Already Big
Although final plans for ConocoPhillips’ research and training facility in Louisville have not even been submitted to the City, the project has already lifted housing prices in Louisville and is predicted to also buoy them in the cities of [...]
Popular Science | The Solar Roadrunner
The road ahead is paved with photovoltaics. That’s how Scott Brusaw sees it, anyway. His company, Solar Roadways, is embedding PV cells and LED lights into panels engineered to withstand the forces of traffic. The lights would allow for [...]
Boulder Tops the Century Mark
After 150 years, the population of the City of Boulder has finally surpassed one hundred thousand, according to a recent estimate by the U. S. Census Bureau. The report indicated that the city’s growth rate since 2000 was 6 percent, well below the [...]
Blue Line Poll: Smart Regs
Landlords clashed over the likely effects of the City of Boulder’s proposed SmartRegs (which will be debated by the City Council at a second reading on July 6) at a PLAN-Boulder County forum on the subject on June 21. Francoise Poinsatte, a [...]
Are Fossil Fuels in Your Future?
As you may already be aware, the 20-year franchise agreement, a contract with Xcel Energy to provide electricity to the City of Boulder, expires on August 3rd. With the planet warming up and the economy cooling down, this contract window gives [...]
Mobilize for Boulder’s Clean Energy Future
Boulder's energy future is being decided right now - and community involvement in the decision-making process is crucial. Xcel's 20-year franchise agreement with the City of Boulder is set to expire on August 3rd, 2010. With negotiations [...]
City Council Gives Xcel Another Chance – Updated
The bold attitude City Council brandished toward Xcel Energy at its April 13, 2010 study session fizzled somewhat during Tuesday night's City Council meeting. Following Council member Ken Wilson's lead, the City Council moved the 20-year [...]
Dithering Against Climate Change
In the US, buildings are responsible for almost half (48%) of annual greenhouse gas emissions; globally, the percentage is even greater. Since all of the buildings in the entire world are existing, if we do not make significant reductions to [...]
