Energy and Climate Change

The 82-acre SunEdison station north of Alamosa generated enough power this year to serve 1,652 homes, making it the largest plant of its kind in the nation.

A rush to develop domestic oil, gas and uranium deposits along the Colorado River and its tributaries threatens its future

Without a radically expanded and smarter electrical grid, wind and solar will remain niche power sources.

"Geothermal energy will play a key role in powering America’s energy future." Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne

It has been another productive year, and we are pleased to announce that, as of December 15, the Building Efficiency program has paid nearly $850,000 in incentives, resulting in an estimated combined savings of nearly 6.6 million kWh/year. This is enough energy to power approximately 470 average-sized homes.

More than 2 trillion tons of land ice in Greenland, Antarctica and Alaska have melted since 2003, according to new NASA satellite data that show the latest signs of what scientists say is global warming.

“It’s really low risk. There’s no investment involved. There’s minimal expense. And there’s a potential for some revenues to be generated,” said Brian Kerns, a member of the Conservation Team.

Early Conference registration deadline is January 4, 2009.
Register before the holidays and save $20 per person!

A team of energy experts in Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon and Washington operate this program for the U.S. Department of Energy.

The state air board orders a 15% cut in emissions over the next 12 years, bringing them down to 1990 levels.