The state of Colorado is growing more bullish on electric vehicles as it launches a plan to build more charging stations and “electrify” more of the state’s transportation sector.
Colorado state regulators have given a green light to a plan by Xcel Energy that will phase out two coal-fired power plants and dramatically boost its portfolio of renewable energy.
Former Interior Secretary Ken Salazar predicted the courts would throw out a ballot initiative to increase the setback on new oil and gas wells if it won a majority of votes in November.
They cite a tradition of 'balancing' interests, short of ensuring protection of health and the environment as a precondition that must be met before allowing more drilling.
Tony Tooke, chief of the U.S. Forest Service since last fall, visited the Outdoor Retailer Snow Show seeking to broaden the coalition of people working to improve recreation on public lands.
Husk Power Systems is using a mix of solar energy, battery and a biomass gasifier that uses rice husks as fuel. Each decentralized micro energy grid can power 250 to 300 users at time.
To make consumers more comfortable with owning electric cars, more public charging stations are needed in more locations in Colorado, especially the kind that can charge batteries quickly.
