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Sportsmen, Colorado conservationists question some aspects of climate bill

By | 05.13.10 | 8:45 am

Nearly a year after the U.S. House of Representatives narrowly passed the American Clean Energy and Security Act last June, Sens. John Kerry, D-Mass., and Joe Lieberman, I-Conn., Wednesday finally rolled out their much-anticipated American Power Act.

Notably absent…

IREA Voices touts new study on looming coal shortages

By | 10.22.09 | 3:15 pm

IREA Voices, a citizen activist group formed to combat the climate change policies of the state’s largest rural electric co-op, is pointing its members to a new study conducted by a former biochemist in Colorado who says the nation’s coal…

Colorado firms skewer U.S. Chamber for fighting climate change legislation

By | 10.22.09 | 7:42 am

Count a growing number of Colorado businesses among those deeply disenchanted with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce over its stance that climate change legislation is largely based on junk science and will further derail the American economy.

New report counters ‘jobs-killer’ rap on Waxman-Markey climate change bill

By | 09.11.09 | 9:56 am

A new report on the employment benefits of House-passed climate change legislation provides some useful ammo for conservationists looking to shoot holes in the Republican – and conservative Democrat – mantra that the so-called Waxman-Markey bill is a jobs…

Conservation group hammers Rep. Salazar for no vote on ‘cap and trade’

By | 09.03.09 | 12:00 pm

The League of Conservation Voters Thursday launched a television ad campaign in Grand Junction, Pueblo, Colorado Springs and Denver blasting U.S. Rep. John Salazar for voting against the Waxman-Markey climate change bill.

Only two of those cities – Grand…

Wirth: target coal-fired power plants with climate change cap and trade

By | 08.18.09 | 2:33 pm

Former Democratic Colorado Sen. Tim Wirth last week told Bloomberg News the cap-and-trade aspects of the House-approved climate change bill are spread too broadly across the economy instead of focusing on coal-fired power plants.

“I’m not critical of cap-and-trade,”…

Ritter fires back at U.S. Sen. Inhofe for oil shale remarks

By | 07.21.09 | 4:17 pm

Gov. Bill Ritter is calling out Republican members of the U.S. Senate’s Environment and Public Works Committee for what he called a very partisan approach to the debate on climate change legislation and new energy versus traditional energy jobs.

Rep. Salazar floats wilderness plan, reaches out to conservationists

By | 07.21.09 | 9:51 am

Rep. John Salazar looks to be offering an olive branch to environmentalists in his 3rd Congressional District on Colorado’s Western Slope, releasing a draft plan Monday to protect more than 63,000 acres of wilderness.

GOP targets Markey — and Obama — for vote on ‘national energy tax’

By | 07.01.09 | 12:04 pm

As predicted, Republicans are hitting freshman U.S. Rep. Betsy Markey for her vote Friday favoring the sweeping energy bill narrowly passed by the House. The National Republican Campaign Committee on Wednesday unveiled a robocall set to start ringing on…

Rep. Salazar takes green heat for bucking climate change bill

By | 06.27.09 | 9:43 am

Colorado environmental groups were quick to criticize Democratic Congressman John Salazar Saturday after he joined the two Republican members of the state delegation in voting against the American Clean Energy and Security Act Friday.

The landmark climate change bill, which…