Tag: Coal
Front Range Change
The story of the transition away from coal toward natural gas and renewable energy in Colorado.
A short film by DG+Design
The energy landscape in Colorado...
The surprisingly sustainable case for coal
The following excerpt is from Peabody President and Chief Executive Officer Glenn Kellow’s presentation at CERAWeek in Houston, Texas on March 14, 2019.
Amid a...
CMA Coal, Hardrock, and Uranium Committees
Jim Stark updated the committees on coal activities at the
division. The division has hired a new Environmental Protection Specialist,
Jarrod Ebert. Jim stated that the...
More Colorado coal-fired power plants could be closing, but the timing...
A plan by PacifiCorp to retire its coal-fired power plant assets to save money and speed its transition to wind and solar sources...
The Legislative session ended – regulatory agencies and interim committees are...
Following major climate legislation enacted by the Colorado
General Assembly in 2019, the Colorado Air Quality Control Commission began
moving toward the legislature’s goal of aggressive...
In coal we trust: the need for coal power in Asia
The reigning narrative of impending global environmental catastrophe dominates the airwaves and print media. Short of a drastic reduction in the use of fossil...
Michael Bloomberg pledges $500 million to shut down coal plants, block...
Billionaire Michael Bloomberg has pledged to spend $500 million to shut down coal-fired plants by 2030 — and prevent natural gas from replacing it...
Legislative News – June 2019
The legislature adjourned and left town while the Governor
continued to sign bills in order to meet the June 2 deadline (30 days following
sine die),...
All About Mining: 21st Century Mining for K-12 Educators
Summer is almost here
and so is the All About Mining course,
which runs June 13-21, 2019
For
course and registration details, visit allaboutmining.org
Well,
June is here and so...
A warning not to be ignored
How valuable is a balanced, diverse mix of energy sources? Just ask the Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO), the grid operator that manages the...