Colorado governor touts state’s ‘new energy economy’ at peak oil conference

October 13th, 2009 In Iowa, Vilsack touts local food, regulationDES MOINES, Iowa — Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack returned to Iowa on Tuesday to promote locally grown food and urge that states be given a key role in tighter regulation of the financial services industry. Vilsack, the state's governor for eight years, spoke Tuesday morning at a food security conference, saying his agency supported local food production that keeps consumers closer to the food supply.

October 13th, 2009 Colo. law opens way for solar-energy leasesDENVER — Colorado homeowners who want to go solar now have a chance to lease the equipment rather than buy it. San Francisco-based SunRun announced Tuesday that it will start offering leases in Colorado following approval of a law allowing loans for solar equipment to be made to a third party.

October 12th, 2009 Analyst: Gas shale may be next bubble to burstDENVER — The promise of enough natural gas to last the United States more than 100 years based on discoveries of vast shale formations could be the country's next speculative bubble to burst, a speaker warned Monday at a conference exploring the notion that the world's oil and gas are diminishing rapidly. Arthur Berman, a Texas-based geological consultant, likened the optimistic projections for production from gas shale fields across the country to banks buying into mortgage securitizations, which spurred the housing market crisis and economic meltdown.

October 11th, 2009 'Peak oil' conference taking place in DenverDENVER — Proponents of the "peak oil" theory are in Denver to discuss the impacts of what they say is the quickly fading supply of the world's oil. Subscribers of the peak oil theory say the world is at or near its maximum oil production and that demand will soon eclipse supply levels.

October 1st, 2009 Llama on the loose on Colorado's Pikes PeakCOLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — A llama is loose near the summit of Colorado's Pikes Peak, and a rescue group says it's probably a domesticated escapee that has little chance of surviving in the wild.

October 1st, 2009 Colo. Gov. declares 'Rocktober' after Rockies' winDENVER — Colorado's governor has made official what Colorado Rockies fans already decided: "Rocktober" has arrived. It didn't take Gov.

September 18th, 2009 Summary Box: 42 states lose jobs in AugustSTATE OF UNEMPLOYMENT: Forty-two states suffered net job losses last month, up from 29 in July, the Labor Department said. Twenty-seven states saw their unemployment rates rise in August; 16 reported a drop.

September 14th, 2009 Schwarzenegger to issue renewable energy orderSACRAMENTO, Calif. — Administration officials say Gov.

August 21st, 2009 Solar, wind industries head to WashingtonTHE PRIZE: States have access to $11 billion in federal subsidies for renewable energy projects. THE PLAN: Solar and wind energy industries have been lobbying heavily this year, educating lawmakers about what they can do for the environment and the economy.

August 20th, 2009 Military helicopter crashes in ColoradoLEADVILLE, Colo. — Authorities say a military helicopter has crashed on Mount Massive, a 14,200-foot peak near Leadville, in central Colorado.

August 15th, 2009 Wind-turbine maker moving to DenverDENVER — A wind-turbine maker lured by Colorado's tax incentives will relocate it headquarters to Denver from Portland, Ore., Gov. Bill Ritter and Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper said Friday.

July 31st, 2009 Biden touts recovery act at Chicago conferenceCHICAGO — Vice President Joe Biden touted the $787 billion federal stimulus effort on Friday, saying he sees signs that the recession could end soon, but also called the package "the most misunderstood" piece of legislation. "What part of this act is about was not keeping people from falling through the cracks, but keeping them from falling in a deep black hole," he said in a speech at the National Urban League conference.

July 19th, 2009 Japanese driver wins Pikes Peak climbCOLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Japan's Nobuhiro Tajima won his fourth consecutive Pikes Peak International Hill Climb, but a loose track kept him from achieving his goal of breaking the 10-minute mark.

July 6th, 2009 Big Western power generator plans Colo wind farmDENVER — A major regional power supplier has reached a deal to buy electricity from a new wind farm in Colorado. Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association formally signed a 20-year deal on Monday to buy power from a wind farm that Duke Energy will build near Burlington in eastern Colorado.

February 17th, 2009 WASHINGTON - US President Barack Obama Tuesday signed the the $787-billion economic stimulus bill into law in Denver, Colorado, calling it the first step to pave way for long-term growth. The sweeping economic rescue package, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, is designed to jolt the ailing US economy by providing government spending and tax cuts for both individuals and businesses.