CU students: Non-green rentals are ripping us off
Ed Anderson of Longs Peak Energy Conservation lifts a new furnace into a mobile home December 02, 2008 in Boulder. The new 90 percent efficient furnace is replacing one from the 1970s that was only 65...
View ArticleBoulder County Ballot Issues 1A, 1B go down
Open space and energy efficiency in homes. Boulder County Ballot Issue 1A would have extended a sales tax to pay for open space acquisition while prices are depressed. If it weren’t for the fact that...
View ArticleBoulder takes energy-efficiency cues from… Houston?
Workers apply insulation to a wall in a Boulder home | DailyCamera.com Realizing that that it would be nearly impossible for Boulder to meet its greenhouse gas reduction goals without forcing landlords...
View ArticleNet-zero home eliminates energy costs
Last year, Jeff and Rachel Hohensee’s winter energy bill was $500. Image courtesy Jeff and Rachel Hohensee This year, they don’t even have an energy bill. Jeff, a consultant on sustainable-living...
View ArticleDid WSJ just give Boulder the big green beatdown?
Even Boulder Finds It Isn't Easy Going Green, by Stephanie Simon, WSJ Last Saturday, the Wall Street Journal published a story about Boulder on its front page: “Boulder Struggles with Green Dream: Even...
View ArticleBoulder’s proposed rental rules would cut 45,000 tons of carbon
Boulder is getting tough on rentals. In its bid to actually meet the carbon-cutting goals laid out by the Kyoto Protocol (to 7 percent below 1990 levels by 2012) the city has realized that it has to...
View ArticleLongmont solar company awarded $400 million federal loan guarantee
An employee works on equipment at Abound Solar's Longmont production facility. Courtesy photo | Abound Solar President Barack Obama has recently announced a federal loan guarantee to Abound Solar, a...
View ArticleKids learn eco-tips in battle with supervillains
Katherine Lapp, left and Lindsey Jamison, right dance with Tim Hillman, as Doctor Drafty and Corrie Williams as the Kilowatt Kid as the play a song to finish the energy information visit to...
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