Results for keyword: energy efficiency
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Redefining "renewable" to get a clean energy bill through Congress
As his retirement looms, Sen. Jeff Bingaman, D-N.M., pushes a "clean energy" bill, one that broadens the energy mix beyond traditional "renewable" sources.
by Judith Lewis Mernit, Apr 15, 2012 -
Tips for a bright - and efficient - Christmas
LED light bulbs will light up your life -- and reduce the need for new, polluting coal power plants.
by Russ Doty and Holly Wilde, Dec 14, 2011 -
Me and my SUV
An environmentalist loves driving her SUV but welcomes the prospect of higher gas prices.
by Carla Wise, May 16, 2011 -
Power struggle
The economic numbers behind coal and wind energy -- and energy efficiency -- are compared in Montana.
by Joan Melcher, May 23, 2010 -
Counties take steps to build a new energy economy
Three forward-looking Colorado counties are helping homeowners obtain loans for greater energy efficiency.
by Peter Runyon and Jim Starr, Jan 26, 2010 -
Retooling for the next mission
Iraq war veterans find a new life in Colorado, this time fighting for the environment with the help of Veterans Green Jobs.
by Florence Williams, Jul 20, 2009 -
Government capitalism can be a very good thing
The federal government should emulate FDR’s Rural Electrification Project: Put up the money to improve energy efficiency in the West, and let the locals do the work.
by George Sibley, May 22, 2009 -
The (non)idiot’s guide to energy
In Power of the People: America’s New Electricity Choices, energy specialist Carol Sue Tombari has written a concise and remarkably readable book about the best way to tackle our nation’s energy problems.
by Allen Best, May 26, 2008 -
Welcome to Smart Grid City, Colorado
Boulder to become a test case for new power grid system
by Evelyn Schlatter, May 09, 2008 -
Fill 'er up with moonshine
Chris Myles plans to fuel his vehicles with homebrewed ethanol, made in a still he built at his home in Silverton, Colo.
by Fletcher Jacobs, Jan 22, 2007






