October 31, 2007
Local News Roundup Wed., Oct. 31, 2007
October 31, 2007 5:18 PM
UPDATE: Feds Say: Protect Preble's Mouse in Colorado, But Not Wyoming
Read more about the decision HERE
Two Homicides in Pueblo This Week
Gas Leases Suspended for Environmental Concerns
Denver High School Clinics Ponder Offering Contraceptives
Report: Immigration Raids Traumatize Legal Residents
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October 16, 2007
$13 Million Solar Project Under Construction at Ft. Carson
October 16, 2007 5:22 PM
These are the types of solar panels that will be built at Fort Carson.
Photo courtesy Orea Renewable Energies
Construction has started on one of the largest solar power projects in the state, and it's at Ft. Carson. The $13 million project got underway at the beginning of the month and, when finished, will cover nearly 12 acres at Ft. Carson with photovoltaic solar panels. At maximum capacity it will generate 2 megawatts of electricity, that's a little less than seven percent of the Army base's total electricity needs.
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Posted by Eric Whitney at 5:22 PM| Permalink | Comments (2) | TrackBacks (0) | Posted to Business , Colorado Springs , Energy , Environment , Ft. Carson , Science , Utilities
October 15, 2007
Governor Announces New Broadband Plan
October 15, 2007 6:23 PM
Governor Bill Ritter has created a new council to reform the state's technology system and help bring broadband to all parts of Colorado. He says it's crucial to keep businesses competitive and will give people in rural communities more access to telemedicine and online learning. Bente Birkeland reports from Denver.
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October 8, 2007
Local News Round-Up for October 8, 2007
October 8, 2007 5:08 PM
Affordable Housing Scarce in Colorado Springs, Pueblo
(For more details, click HERE)
Salazar Talks Expansion at Pinon Canyon, Buckley
Search Scaled Back for Calhan Man at Lake Powell
Pilot Killed in Air Ambulance Crash Was Experienced, Safe
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October 3, 2007
Counties Ask Governor to Oppose Desert Rock Power Plant
October 3, 2007 4:53 PM
Photo courtesy of democracyfornewmexico.com
Sixteen counties in western Colorado are urging Governor Ritter to oppose a proposed coal fired power plant on the Navajo Indian Reservation. They want him to do so before the October 9th deadline for comments on the project's environmental impact statement. The counties say emissions from the plant would make air quality in the four corners region worse than it already is. Bente Birkeland reports from Denver.
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September 28, 2007
Western Govs Want More Renewable Energy Access
September 28, 2007 9:39 AM
Colorado Governor Bill Ritter has been a champion of renewable energy since taking office. He recently put solar panels on the Governor's mansion and just got back from Washington DC where he asked congress to adopted national renewable energy standards for utilities. This week he's hosting the Western Governor's Association. The topic is getting more renewable energy on the electric grid across the region. Bente Birkeland reports from Denver.
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September 26, 2007
Local News Roundup, Wed., Sept. 26, 2007
September 26, 2007 4:55 PM
Paccione Drops Out of 4th CD Race
Private Developer to Build Housing on Petersen, Schreiver
Murder-Suicide in Fremont County
Cotopaxi Man Missing
Arapahoe, Douglas Counties Plan $20 Billion for Water by 2020
Boulder to Hire Urban Wildlife Coordinator
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August 30, 2007
Judge: Pueblo Can't Sue C. Springs Over Sewage Spills
August 30, 2007 5:24 PM
A federal judge says Pueblo's district attorney can't sue Colorado Springs over wastewater spills, but the Sierra Club can. On Wednesday the judge tossed out the suit Pueblo DA Bill Theibaut filed in 2005, after a pair of spills sent some 340,000 gallons of raw sewage down Fountain Creek. Fountain Creek enters the Arkansas River at Pueblo. Theibaut argued that the spills violated the federal Clean Water Act, and asked for monetary penalties. The Judge said the DA didn't demonstrate that he had jurisdiction to file suit. Theibaut says he disagrees with the ruling and that he is considering an appeal. The Clean Water Act was written to give ordinary citizens the power to call for enforcement of pollution violations. So the Sierra Club's lawsuit, which is very similar to the one Theibaut filed, is being allowed to go forward. It's scheduled for a 10-day trial starting September 17th. Colorado Springs utilities Spokesman Steve Berry says the city is ready for its day in court.
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August 24, 2007
Local News Round-up, Aug. 24
August 24, 2007 12:05 PM
Bill for universal health insurance in Colorado: $26 billion.
Pueblo County Commissioner resigns for job with John Salazar.
Copper wire thieves cost the Colorado Springs Utilities $658,000.
Power consumption in Colorado Springs sets new record, again.
Klansman to be sentenced in case Springs man helped re-open.
Marilyn Musgrave asks feds for more time to comment on a proposed uranium mine in Weld County.
Feds take control of the state's eighth-largest credit union.
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August 15, 2007
State Petroleum Industry Says Natural Gas Fights Global Warming
August 15, 2007 4:19 PM
Colorado's oil and gas industry is holding its annual conference in Denver this week. This year's theme is promoting natural gas as a way to reduce human caused global warming. Bente Birkeland reports from Denver.
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July 25, 2007
Counties Want More Money to Mitigate Oil and Gas Boom
July 25, 2007 3:21 PM
There are now some three thousand active oil and gas wells in Garfield County, a number that's projected to rise to 15-thousand by 2015.
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May 24, 2007
Ritter Signs Energy Rebate Mandate
May 24, 2007 10:21 AM
Coloradans will get rebates on their utility bills if they conserve energy under a new law. Governor Ritter signed the legislation earlier this week, it's part of a package of new renewable energy measures. Bente Birkeland reports from Denver.
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December 1, 2006
ARCHAEOLOGY, BROUGHT TO YOU BY THE ENERGY INDUSTRY
December 1, 2006 2:22 PM
archivesARCHAEOLOGY, BROUGHT TO YOU BY THE ENERGY INDUSTRY
In the last four decades, there's been an explosion in study of the Southwest's substantial archaeological resources. It's mostly due to a federal law mandating that energy companies and other industries document what they find on public land. We talk with High Country News Associate Editor Jonathan Thompson about what's been found, and a new pilot program to improve the system. [LISTEN] []
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June 21, 2006
UTILITIES PAY HOMEOWNERS TO GO SOLAR
June 21, 2006 11:23 AM
archivesUTILITIES PAY HOMEOWNERS TO GO SOLAR
As we reported recently on Western Skies, utility companies in Colorado are starting to pay homeowners to install solar panels on their houses. Here are more details. [LISTEN] []
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December 14, 2005
Heating Bill Blues
December 14, 2005 11:46 AM
archivesHEATING BILL BLUES
A study released last week by Energy Outreach Colorado says that more people are going to have trouble meeting their heating bills this year. Sam Fuqua, the news director at station KGNU in Boulder got more on that from Peggy Hofstra, communications director for Energy Outreach. [LISTEN] []
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November 16, 2005
Commentary: Utilities Shouldn't Subsidize Development
November 16, 2005 11:19 AM
archivesCOMMENTARY: UTILITIES SHOULDN'T SUBSIDIZE DEVELOPMENT
Commentator Dave Gardner of Save the Springs talks about why he thinks Colorado Springs Utilities should stop making rate payers fund new development. [LISTEN] []
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November 11, 2005
Southern Delivery System
November 11, 2005 9:08 AM
archivesSOUTHERN DELIVERY SYSTEM
Stephen Raher has some background on Colorado Springs Utilities' plan to bring water from the Arkansas River to Colorado Springs in order to accommodate future growth. [LISTEN] []
EXPANDED CONTENT--> Information about the SDS environmental impact statement process is available online at www.sdseis.com.
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October 14, 2005
Newscast
October 14, 2005 4:07 PM
archivesNEWSCAST
Stephen Raher reports on James Dobson's increasingly high-profile role in the Harriet Miers nomination, Pueblo's lawsuit against Colorado Springs Utilities, and new legal developments in the sentencing of former Forest Service employee Terry Lynn Barton. [LISTEN] []
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October 12, 2005
Springs Fined over Fountain Spills
October 12, 2005 12:24 PM
archivesSPRINGS FINED OVER FOUNTAIN SPILLS
Last week, the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment fined Colorado Springs Utilities over $110,000 for sewage spills into Fountain Creek. The utilities also have to complete several steps to avoid future problems. Stephen Raher reports. [LISTEN] []
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October 6, 2005
Newscast
October 6, 2005 6:46 PM
archivesNEWSCAST
Stephen Raher reports on two legal developments at the Air Force Academy: a lawsuit over religious intollerance, and another charge of sexual assault. Also, Colorado Springs is fined for Fountain Creek sewage spills, Colorado's senators react to the nomination of Harriet Miers, and the two Republican candidates for governor start slinging mud. [LISTEN] []
Posted by Eric Whitney at 6:46 PM| Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBacks (0) | Posted to Regional , Religion , Utilities
July 30, 2005
PUHCA Repeal
July 30, 2005 12:39 PM
archivesPUHCA REPEAL
Burried deep in the energy bill that Congress passed last week is the repeal of the seventy-year-old Public Utility Holding Company Act. Stephen Raher reports on what this repeal might mean for consumers. [LISTEN] []
EXPANDED CONTENT--> For more information on the energy bill, visit the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources' webpage.
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July 9, 2005
Amendment 37 Implementation
July 9, 2005 5:10 PM
archivesAMENDMENT 37 IMPLEMENTATION
Stephen Raher has an update on the regulations which the Colorado Public Utility Commission is trying to write concerning our state's new renewable energy requirement. [LISTEN] []
EXPANDED CONTENT--> You can find out plenty about Amendment 37 implementation by visiting the Public Utilities Commission's Amendment 37 information page.
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July 2, 2005
Springs Sewage Spill
July 2, 2005 4:21 PM
archivesSPRINGS SEWAGE SPILL
Eric Whitney reports on the June sewage spill that released 300,000 gallons of raw sewage into Sand and Fountain Creeks, much to the dismay of downstream Puebloans. [LISTEN] []
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