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The Challenges of Constructing Eco-Friendly Communities

January 16, 2024 Like 0 Kristen Richard

Why aren’t more builders making simple changes, like a house’s orientation, that can cut energy demand by 30%? Walk through Arvada’s Geos community and you’ll see townhouses and single-family homes lining the streets. Neighbors walk by with dogs or bags…

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City of Boulder says no to Xcel Energy rate case settlement

June 24, 2023 Like 0 Guest Contributor

City seeks to elevate voices of already energy burdened community members with opposition.

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Help Available for Higher-than-Usual Utility Bills

February 26, 2023 Like 0 Guest Contributor

Coloradans continue to struggle to pay higher-than-usual utility bills, but help is available through Energy Outreach Colorado's toll-free helpline, 866-432-8435. Xcel Energy points to rising natural-gas prices as the main driver of increased costs, yet its gross profits in 2022…

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Rising Utility Bills Unsustainable for Many Colorado Households

January 14, 2023 Like 0 Guest Contributor

Rising fuel costs are causing a rising number of Colorado’s struggling families to face steeply increased utility bills, and those oversized bills are expected to keep coming through winter months. Help is available through Energy Outreach Colorado’s helpline: (866) 432-8435.…

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Court Ruling Adds to Challenges Facing Coal Industry

September 2, 2022 Like 0 Guest Contributor

A federal district court in Montana has reinstated a moratorium halting all coal leasing on federal lands until the Bureau of Land Management completes a more sufficient analysis on the environmental and health impacts of extracting coal. Comments from Connie…

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The True Cost of Staying Cool | Home & Hood

August 22, 2019 Like 0 Natasha Winkler

When things heat up in the summer, many Coloradans turn on the A/C, plug in the swamp coolers, and run their fans. As summer peaks and the temperatures remain high, many locals seeks the comfort of a well cooled indoor…

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Tales of the Northern Coal Field

August 27, 2018 Like 0 Nicholas Bernhard

Lafayette was the first city in the region to have electric lights, provided by the abundant coal from the Simpson Mine. Houses with electricity had a single light bulb in the ceiling. The lightbulb operated from 5 AM to sunrise,…

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Colorado Green Products

July 1, 2017 Like 0 De La Vaca

Growing your own food and preserving the life cycle of your outdoors is critical for those eager to adapt into an active green state of mind. Making the effort to start practicing sustainable gardening begins with utilizing organic methods for…

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Reclaiming Sustainability

July 1, 2017 Like 0 Chris Bjork

In 2013, an alarming piece of released governmental data revealed how Colorado had become a central target in contributing to the threat of climate change. Between the years of 2000 and 2010, the state was recorded having one of the…

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