NEWS
Colorado Mesa nets nearly $400,000 in geothermal funding
May 31, 2024
The Colorado Energy Office is providing the funding as part of $7.7 million in grant awards announced last week to advance the use of geothermal technology in the state. The funding will go to 35 projects involving things such as installing geothermal heat pumps in buildings, studying and developing interconnected geothermal systems known as thermal energy networks between buildings, and testing and confirming geothermal resources for electricity generation.
SKYHOOK SOLAR CELEBRATES ACCEPTANCE INTO RURAL JUMP START PROGRAM AND ESTABLISHES HEADQUARTERS IN GRAND JUNCTION
November 1st, 2023
The Grand Junction Economic Partnership is pleased to announce that Skyhook Solar, a manufacturer of transportable, industrial-grade solar generators has selected Grand Junction as its new home and was accepted into the Rural Jump Start Program.
Climate Frenemies?
October 10th, 2023
At first glance, it is bewildering that after decades of knowledge about accelerating global warming and climate chaos, humans continue to fuel the process by sending unsustainable amounts of greenhouse gases (GHG) into the atmosphere while simultaneously destroying nature’s carbon balance systems.
Stronger clean car standards would be a boon for business, health and air quality
October 4th, 2023
Western Colorado prides itself on clean air for much of the year, a diverse economy, and unmatched quality of life. There’s an opportunity to help ensure this continues with Colorado Clean Cars standards.
Clean Economy Works | IRA One-Year Review
August 14th, 2023
E2 released its latest report, finding 210 major new clean energy and clean vehicle projects were announced across 38 states in the year after the Inflation Reduction Act was signed into law on August 16, 2022.
New study reveals a startling fact about America’s coal-based power plants: ‘All but one’
July 10th, 2023
A recent study comparing the costs and benefits of coal-based power plants to those of wind and solar energy projects found a clear answer surrounding the future of our power grids.
Feedback loops accelerate climate change
July 2nd, 2023
Explanations of just some of the best-known positive feedback loops, and there are more being uncovered all the time. Collectively, they accelerate the rate of global warming and its consequences beyond what would otherwise be predicted.
US Goes Bonkers Over Floating Solar Power Plants
June 15th, 2023
The Garden State is emerging as a floating solar powerhouse, and there’s plenty more where that came from.