Tag: Polis
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Historic Denver opposes proposed Lincoln Street pedestrian walkway
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Just over a day after Gov. Jared Polis posted renderings of a plan to build a pedestrian walkway over Lincoln Street in front of the Capitol in honor of Colorado’s 150th birthday, Denver’s leading historical society formally opposed it. In a written news release issued Friday…
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Will Gov. Jared Polis sign bill counting nuclear power as ‘clean energy’?
Gov. Jared Polis this week publicly indicated he is open to the idea of officially designating nuclear power as “clean energy” as groups ramped up their efforts to persuade him to either embrace or reject the proposal that swiftly gained traction at the state Capitol after years of going nowhere. The measure, if enacted…
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Reintroduction of wolves takes toll on ranchers
Gov. Jared Polis recently blamed ranchers for the $5 million spent reintroducing 10 wolves to Colorado by forcing wildlife officials to look farther afield for donations of wolves when several states and an Indian tribe refused to do so. Polis responded to requests to pause the next release of 10 to 15 wolves, saying, “It’s…
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Gov. Polis, other leaders unveil new fast-charging electric vehicle station
While consumer concerns surrounding electric vehicles’ viability on long road trips may remain, Colorado officials are doing their best to assuage them. Gov. Jared Polis, alongside the Colorado Energy Office’s Will Toor, CDOT’s Shoshana Lew and ChargePoint’s Justin Wilson, on Monday unveiled a new station in a Wheat Ridge Target shopping center parking lot that…
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Officials: Moving electricity by train can help reduce carbon pollution from power plants
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis and Xcel Energy Colorado CEO Robert Kenney announced a pilot project on Wednesday to move electricity much slower than the speed of light — at perhaps 60 mph. By train, that is. The Wireless Alternative by Train Transport (WATT) project is testing the viability of shipping up to two gigawatt-hours of renewable…
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Gov. Polis pardons four turkeys, highlighting Colorado ag
For the second year running, Gov. Jared Polis pardoned several turkeys raised in the state in a small ceremony at the historic Governor’s Residence at the Boettcher Mansion. The four birds pardoned, Lady Riketa Featherington, Dinger, Rockette and Fred, were named, “in a fair and free election,” among the Governor’s staff, Polis joked. Polis, flanked…
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Colorado oil production sees uptick since COVID19 pandemic, but industry is wary of regulations
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Though oil production in Colorado has inched up this year, the state has still not recovered from the COVID-19 pandemic — and the industry is blaming regulations as the culprit. Colorado oil producers said changing regulations has whipsawed the industry and they are struggling to cope…
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50 cents more per gallon? EPA mandate for gas to hit Denver motorists this summer
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Gasoline in the metro Denver area is about to get a lot more expensive come June 1 — as much as 51 cents to $1 more per gallon, depending on who is asked. And Gov. Jared Polis said that threatens Colorado’s fuel supply and might result…
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Lower-income Coloradans face skyrocketing utility bills now have a one-stop place to go to find help
Lower-income Coloradans facing skyrocketing utility bills now have a one-stop place to find help. The Colorado Public Utilities Commission announced a pilot program to connect people who are rejected by the federal Low-Income Energy Assistance Program (LEAP) with utility energy assistance programs, all in one place. “Until now, the primary way to access utility-run energy…
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Colorado, Wyoming governors host carbon capture summit in Denver
The governors of Colorado and Wyoming said carbon management in Colorado and the West requires more than just controlling emissions — it also needs active carbon removal to help meet goals. The governors spoke at a workshop this week, the third of four hosted by the Western Governors Association. The group’s chair, Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon, has…