CleanTechnica » Colorado http://cleantechnica.com Clean Tech News & Views: Solar Energy News. Wind Energy News. EV News. & More. Tue, 30 Dec 2014 18:48:25 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.0.1 Governor Cuomo Announces Statewide New York Fracking Ban http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/18/governor-cuomo-announces-statewide-new-york-fracking-ban/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/18/governor-cuomo-announces-statewide-new-york-fracking-ban/#comments Thu, 18 Dec 2014 10:05:31 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=76355 Yesterday (Wednesday, December 17, 2014), at a year-end cabinet meeting in Albany called by Governor Andrew M. Cuomo, New York’s acting commissioner of health stated that he could not support high-volume New York fracking (technically, hydraulic fracturing) because the health issues of the practice outweigh the benefits. [If there is anyone out there who’s unaware of

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/11/07/renewable-energy-integration-trouble-midwest/feed/ 34 2.7 Billion+ Trips Taken On Public Transportation In 2nd Quarter http://cleantechnica.com/2014/10/24/2-7-billion-trips-taken-public-transportation-2nd-quarter/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/10/24/2-7-billion-trips-taken-public-transportation-2nd-quarter/#comments Fri, 24 Oct 2014 15:55:36 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=73904 US public transportation ridership increased yet again in the second quarter of 2014. A press release report released by the American Public Transportation Association showed urban mobility increasing to over 2.7 billion trips on US public transportation in the second quarter. Urban travelers are making commonsense choices for their pockets and the environment, effecting a 1.1% increase in

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/10/08/solarcity-introducing-first-kind-mypower-solar-financing-option/feed/ 37 Sunrun Expanding, Plans To Enter New Markets + Add 800 New Employees http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/29/sunrun-expanding-plans-expand-new-markets-add-800-new-employees/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/29/sunrun-expanding-plans-expand-new-markets-add-800-new-employees/#comments Mon, 29 Sep 2014 11:20:25 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=72579 The US-based solar leasing giant Sunrun is planning a major expansion throughout the country, with the aim to enter a number of new markets and to add over 800 new employees, according to recent reports. The plans call for the expansion and opening of new offices in the Arizonan, Nevadan, Californian, and Hawaiian markets, as

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/29/sunrun-expanding-plans-expand-new-markets-add-800-new-employees/feed/ 2 Are Electric Cars Green? Of Course! And Getting Greener Every Day http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/19/electric-cars-greener-course-getting-greener-every-day/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/19/electric-cars-greener-course-getting-greener-every-day/#comments Fri, 19 Sep 2014 11:00:21 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=72164 Planetsave. Electric cars are much, much greener than gas cars (“gasmobiles,” as I like to call them). Even in the state with the dirtiest electricity grid (Colorado), electric cars charging from the grid have a miles per gallon equivalency of 34. The average new gasoline-powered compact car has a fuel economy rating of 28 mpg. (In the

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/05/76-coloradans-support-rooftop-solar-poll-finds/feed/ 5 Top 10 Solar Energy States Per Capita (US) http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/03/top-10-solar-energy-states-per-capita-us/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/03/top-10-solar-energy-states-per-capita-us/#comments Wed, 03 Sep 2014 14:34:28 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=71382 Environment America Research and Policy Center recently released Lighting the Way, a fascinating hard numbers–based take on the US solar energy boom, the top states that fostered it last year, and what the others are up to. The research organization finds that the top 10 solar energy states—Arizona, California, Colorado, Delaware, Hawaii, Massachusetts, Nevada, New Jersey, New

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/03/top-10-solar-energy-states-per-capita-us/feed/ 6 Siemens & AWEA Focus On “Sounds of the Wind” (Videos) http://cleantechnica.com/2014/08/07/siemens-awea-sounds-of-the-wind/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/08/07/siemens-awea-sounds-of-the-wind/#comments Thu, 07 Aug 2014 10:30:51 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=70291 David Ward has posted some really cool videos about wind advances on the American Wind Energy Association’s Into the Wind blog this week. First, Siemens produced a quickie a few days ago called the “Sounds of Wind.” In December 2013, the company announced its largest onshore wind power order to date. It will supply 448 wind turbines in Iowa

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/07/15/california-keeps-crushing-americas-clean-energy-and-tech-rankings/feed/ 7 4 New Energy Maps Show A Lot About Renewables http://cleantechnica.com/2014/06/30/new-energy-mapping-system-shows-lot-renewables/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/06/30/new-energy-mapping-system-shows-lot-renewables/#comments Mon, 30 Jun 2014 09:20:46 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=68807 Climate Central  By Bobby Magill When the U.S. Energy Information Administration launched its new U.S. Energy Mapping System last fall and upgraded it for use on mobile devices in early June, it powered a system allowing anyone to visualize some of the reams of data the EIA compiles on all things energy-related in the country. That mapping system has a

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/06/25/images-iorec-2014/feed/ 0 How One Town Keeps Fighting for Control of Their Energy Future http://cleantechnica.com/2014/06/16/how-one-town-keeps-fighting-for-control-of-their-energy-future/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/06/16/how-one-town-keeps-fighting-for-control-of-their-energy-future/#comments Tue, 17 Jun 2014 00:21:31 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=68236 How can a community take control of its energy future from a 100-year monopoly electric utility? Citizens of Boulder, CO, are testing answers to that question, trying to discover how a single city can do more for its economy and the environment with more power over its energy system. At the core of their efforts

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/06/16/how-one-town-keeps-fighting-for-control-of-their-energy-future/feed/ 3 Envisioning An Innovative Local Electric Utility http://cleantechnica.com/2014/06/02/envisioning-innovative-local-electric-utility/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/06/02/envisioning-innovative-local-electric-utility/#comments Mon, 02 Jun 2014 14:33:23 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=67730 Laboring to keep more of its energy dollars at home, community members in Boulder, CO, decided that they needed some numbers behind their vision of a cleaner energy utility.  Listen in to hear Ken Regelson describe how the remarkable results of Boulder’s citizen-driven energy model have given them power to stand up to the incumbent

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/05/30/coloradan-municipalities-can-choose-obtain-electricity/feed/ 1 Solar-Powered Drones Use Ascent Solar’s Flexible Solar Modules http://cleantechnica.com/2014/05/28/solar-powered-drones-ascent-solar-takes-flight-aboard-silent-falcon-unmanned-aircraft/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/05/28/solar-powered-drones-ascent-solar-takes-flight-aboard-silent-falcon-unmanned-aircraft/#comments Wed, 28 May 2014 04:30:05 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=67408 Editor’s Note: We’ve had our eye on Ascent Solar for a long time. Its flexible solar modules have been used by the Denver Broncos, on smartphones, on backpacks, on tents, and more. We also keep an eye on interesting stories about drones. Google has just bought a solar drone company, which we think is pretty cool;

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/05/28/solar-powered-drones-ascent-solar-takes-flight-aboard-silent-falcon-unmanned-aircraft/feed/ 1 Smart Windows Startup Using NREL Patents http://cleantechnica.com/2014/05/22/title-2/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/05/22/title-2/#comments Thu, 22 May 2014 09:07:18 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=67170 By James Lester Smart windows have been slow to grab a foothold in the construction and energy efficiency industry. The recent development of electrochromic (EC) windows, often called “smart windows”, promise to make a big impact on building heating and cooling costs. They are ‘smart’ because they can be programmed to absorb and reflect a different amount of

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