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CBS Local

Republicans Join Trade Groups in Faulting U.S. Tar-Sands Plan Bloomberg The US Interior Department is planning a fresh study on the impact of oil production on the environment before letting companies start commercial-scale operations on federal land in Colorado, Utah and Wyoming, according to a statement today. Obama proposes rollback of shale plans for Rocky Mountain WestEnvironment & Energy Publishing New oil shale plan limits Western research landCBS News Federal officials scale back plan to open Rocky Mountain land to shale developmentDenver Post all 37 news articles »

Moneycontrol.com

COSEIA all set for 2012 Solar Power Colorado conference and expo Clean Energy Authority The 2012 Solar Power Colorado conference and expo, hosted by the Colorado Solar Energy Industries Association, gets underway next week at the Embassy Suites Conference Center in Loveland, Colo. And there are a few notable changes from last year's event ... Four Policy Questions For Solar Advocate Bill Ritter, Former Colo. GovernorSolar Industry National Solar Energy Plan Close to Completion, Conservation Groups Support ItCleanTechnica California solar plans exceed state goals: regulatorInternational Business Times all 152 news articles »

Albert Lea Tribune

Wind energy: Milloy misses mark on bipartisan support for PTC REVE Steve Milloy's recent Washington Times piece on the national energy policy issues currently before Congress tries to paint wind power as something Republicans don't care about. Mr. Milloy cites “vital wind-industry tax credits” that are soon to expire ... American Wind Energy Is Surging, But for How Long?Justmeans all 12 news articles »

Governor Hickenlooper to Deliver Remarks at Inaugural Vail Global Energy Forum Sacramento Bee The Vail Valley Foundation, in conjunction with Stanford University's Precourt Institute for Energy (PIE) and Precourt Energy Efficiency Center (PEEC), are hosting the event to address the world's energy challenges and solutions. and more »

CES pulls out of plan for Mason City plant Mason City Globe Gazette CLEAR LAKE - Creative Energy Systems, the Colorado company that sought to build a $35 million waste-to-energy plant in Mason City, withdrew its consideration of the city Friday. Mayor Eric Bookmeyer said he was informed of the company's decision Friday ... and more »

US army fires off $60m contracts for green energy Business Green By Leslie Guevarra, GreenBiz.com Siemens and Johnson Controls Inc. have won energy performance contracts from the US Army totaling more than $60m for solar, wind and retrofit projects to improve efficiency. The Army announced the deals last week, ... and more »

Hays Daily News

Counties hope to develop wind energy in NW Kansas -2/3/2012, 10:12 AM Hays Daily News As far as counties and developers are concerned in the wind-rich region of northwest Kansas, it's more of a question of which needs to come first, the wind farms or the transmission line to move the electricity produced by the spinning turbine blades?

ORNL, Partners Earn FLC Honor for Cookstove Technology Lab Manager Magazine The story began in 2007 when Envirofit and Colorado State approached ORNL in search of guidance for selecting a commercially available low-cost metal combustor alloy able to withstand harsh operating conditions. The combustor component in the Envirofit ... Colorado State University, Envirofit, Oak Ridge National Laboratory Share ...Colorado State University News (press release) all 2 news articles »

Colorado's future in renewable energy dims after years of growth Denver Post By Mark Jaffe Jerry Marizza, new-new energy coordinator for United Power, stands at Colorado's first "solar farm" in Brighton last week. (Joe Amon, The Denver Post) About 1200 wind turbines are spinning on Colorado's Eastern Plains, hundreds of acres ... and more »

Nuclear Costs Are Going Up U.S. News & World Report By Edward J. Markey Representative Edward J. Markey, a national leader on energy and the environment, is the Ranking Member of the Natural Resources Committee. He has served on the Committee since his election to the House of Representatives in 1976. and more »