Phil Castle, The Business Times Robert Bryce compares various sources of energy in part by density — how much power can be produced in a given amount of space. Such low-density renewable energy sources as wind and solar power simply require too much space to keep pace on a global scale with an increasingly power-hungry […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times As research and development proceeds in efforts to economically extract oil from shale, issues related to the social and environmental effects, not to mention water use, of commercial-scale production, remain. But so does the promise of a vast resource whose richest formations of all lie beneath Western Colorado. “Stopping now […]
Kelly Sloan, The Business Times Grand Junction voters will have a say in a lengthy zoning dispute that has implications for private property rights as well as recreational development along the Colorado River. Referred Measure A on the mail-in ballot asks voters whether or not to uphold light industrial and industrial office zoning for two […]
Four candidates seeking election to the Grand Junction City Council have received endorsements from the Grand Junction Area Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors. The board endorsed Phyllis Norris in the race in Council District A, Martin Chazen in District D, Duncan McArthur in District E and Rick Brainard in the race for an at-large […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times Coal will continue to play a leading role in meeting growing energy demand if not in the United States, then elsewhere in the world. “The rest of the world is going to use coal,” said Frank Clemente, professor emeritus of social sciences and energy policy at Pennsylvania State University. The […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times Technological advancements in producing oil and natural gas have positioned North America to achieve energy independence within perhaps a dozen years. But that prospect still depends on an energy policy based on facts, not assertions or myths, said John Felmy, chief economist for the American Petroleum Institute. “If there’s anything […]
While United Way of Mesa County fell short of its latest campaign goal, more than $1 million still was raised to help fund health and human service programs. As of Feb. 28, the 2012 and 2013 United Way campaign total stood at $1,002,102. That’s about 7 percent less than what was raised by this time […]
Applications will be accepted through March 18 for an annual conference designed to give 100 Colorado residents a better understanding of federal legislative processes. U.S. Sen. Mark Udall, a Democrat from Colorado, hosts will the Colorado Capital Conference along with Colorado Mesa University and the University of Colorado. The 2013 conference is set for June […]
Colorado ranks among the top 10 states for new wind power installations, part of a nationwide surge in electric generation from the renewable energy source. Wind power grew 28 percent in the United States in 2012 alone and became the top new source for electric generating capacity, according to the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA), […]
Renewable energy development proceeds on public lands, according to Interior Secretary Ken Salazar. Dozens of renewable energy projects have been authorized and an auction for commercial wind development along the Atlantic coast is planned for later this year, Salazar said in his keynote address at the recent Offshore Wind Power USA Conference in Boston. “We […]