Sierra Club Targets Colorado Springs, Scrubber Technology In War On Coal

By: Aaron Gardner (Diary)  |  January 16th at 01:00 PM  | 

In negotiations between Colorado Springs and the Sierra Club, clean coal technology has been offered up as a casualty following the Sierra Club’s September 2012 threat of a lawsuit. The Martin Drake power plant is part of the community owned Colorado Springs Utilities (CSU), and has the net capacity to provide 254 megawatts of power generation. In addition to providing power for more than 50,000 | Read More »

Clinton-era Environmental Rules Increased Wildfire Risks in Colorado

By: Aaron Gardner (Diary)  |  July 11th at 01:00 PM  | 

Environmental regulations restricting the construction of forest access roads have limited the ability of the Forest Service to clear combustible brush and trees, adding dangerous fuel to the wildfires that have ravaged Colorado this summer. The so-called “roadless rule,” which was first implemented in 2001 by President Clinton shortly before he left office, restricts and in many cases prohibits local and federal officials from building | Read More »