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Salazar couldn’t fend off Tipton — even with ‘no’ votes on climate, energy bills

By | 11.03.10 | 8:34 pm

U.S. Rep. John Salazar, a Blue Dog Democrat in Colorado’s sprawling and largely rural 3rd Congressional District who conceded to Republican Scott Tipton earlier today, may have actually hurt himself by not voting in favor of climate change

Congress narrowly passes CLEAR Act as Salazar joins GOP opposition

By | 07.30.10 | 6:17 pm

The U.S. House Friday evening narrowly passed the Consolidated Land, Energy and Aquatic Resources (CLEAR) Act by 209-193 margin, with Colorado’s delegation split 3-3 on party lines and a crossover nay vote by blue-dog Democrat John Salazar.

Salazar, a rancher…

Colorado conservation groups push Congress for tougher drilling regs

By | 07.30.10 | 9:39 am

As Congress wrangles over what’s left of meaningful energy policy reform before the August recess, Colorado’s conservation community is watching closely to make sure onshore oil and gas drilling gets as much attention as the offshore drilling that led to BP’s Deepwater Horizon disaster.

Major Michigan oil spill hits as Congress debates drilling reforms

By | 07.28.10 | 3:12 pm

Another day, another onshore oil spill somewhere in America.

Officials in Michigan, according to our sister site, the Michigan Messenger, are streaming into the small town of Calhoun to assess the growing aquatic devastation from what may wind up…

Job rhetoric on rise as debate heats up over federal regulation of gas industry

By | 09.18.09 | 12:26 pm

From Boulder to Grand Junction, the debate over natural gas versus coal, looming federal regulation of both power sources and what it all means for energy sector jobs across Colorado is heating up.

In Grand Junction on Thursday, an energy…