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Clean-energy advocates challenge status quo electric co-op election

By | 06.01.09 | 7:24 am

Despite significant strides in the renewable energy arena, Holy Cross Energy on Colorado’s Western Slope is not immune to the wave of environmental activism sweeping rural electric co-ops across the state.

Vail Resorts, 25th in the nation, tops list of state’s renewable-energy credit buyers

By | 04.30.09 | 9:00 am

Colorado-based ski industry leader Vail Resorts is the state’s top purchaser of renewable-energy credits (RECs), according to a recent report released by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and the company ranks 25th in the nation.

Tree IVs Inject Controversy Into Battle Over Beetle Kill

By | 04.23.08 | 1:21 pm

A tree injection technique being touted by a Massachusetts firm as a potential silver bullet in the battle against the mountain pine bark beetle has sparked debate among the product’s proponents and Forest Service and ski resort officials over its