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Natural gas price slump bodes ill for Colorado

November 19, 2008

The price of natural gas continues to slump in the Rockies, and that's bad news for Colorado.

Energy companies catch break with new oil shale rules

November 18, 2008

The Bush administration gave energy companies steep discounts in the royalties they will be required to pay as it established the groundwork Monday for commercial oil-shale development on federal land.

Xcel expects big rise in gas bills in December

November 17, 2008

Xcel Energy announced that customers' natural gas bills are expected to rise significantly in December from November with the onset of winter and higher demand.

U.S. sets rules for oil shale development

November 17, 2008

The Bush administration established the groundwork today for commercial oil shale development on federal land.

Energy lab eyes growth

Energy lab eyes growth

November 15, 2008

Campus of the Future is a $500 million makeover plan. When completed, it will have more than a dozen new research buildings and employ 2,500, almost double NREL's current size. But some wonder if the falling price of oil will make wind power, solar energy and biofuels less attractive to investors, pulling the rug out from under NREL - as happened in the 1970s.

Xcel seeks electricity rate increase

November 14, 2008

Xcel Energy has asked Colorado regulators for an electricity rate increase that would add more than $5 a month, or 8.4 percent, to a typical residential customer’s bill.

Investors give $15.5 million to CSU spinoff to build facility that will turn algae into oil

November 12, 2008

A 3-year-old Colorado State University spinoff that makes fuel by squeezing green, slimy algae is set to showcase its research on a commercial scale. Solix Biofuels has secured $15.5 million from investors to build a demonstration plant on the Southern Ute Indian Reservation in the southern part of the state.

Gas prices dip below $2 a gallon

November 12, 2008

Retail gasoline prices dipped for a 17th week since July 4, falling below $2 a gallon in a number of states and approaching $1.50 at some service stations.

Mine shuttered again near Leadville

Mine shuttered again near Leadville

November 11, 2008

Three weeks ago, Ken Olsen stood in the cheering crowd as a truck made its way through Leadville, pulling a 50-ton mill used to crush molybdenum ore at the Climax mine.

Price drop, financial crisis spur bankruptcy filing

November 11, 2008

Storm Cat Energy, burdened by more than $100 million of debt, said its U.S. subsidiaries have sought bankruptcy protection.

Feds urged to delay final Colorado oil shale regulations

November 8, 2008

Colorado officials say an analysis of the effects of commercial oil shale development in the Rockies is "greatly deficient" and that the federal government should hold off on final regulations instead of issuing them before year's end as planned.

'Green jobs' touted as boon for economy

November 8, 2008

Calls for a clean-energy system in the U.S. have long met with sticker shock. Now, the cost of making the transition - hundreds of billions of dollars - is being touted as a selling point.

ConocoPhillips' R&D campus project a go

November 8, 2008

ConocoPhillips' plan for a sprawling campus in Louisville that would research hydrogen fuel cells, solar and wind power, and clean diesel fuel is progressing despite the energy giant's decision to scale back investment in renewable fuels.

Veteran oil exec takes helm at Range Fuels

November 7, 2008

Range Fuels this week bolstered its position to take on the nation's energy challenge by hiring new Chief Executive David C. Aldous, a veteran executive at energy giant Royal Dutch Shell.

GAO: Oil leases going unused

November 4, 2008

The government isn't doing enough to expedite drilling in federal waters and on public lands, according to a report issued Tuesday by congressional investigators.

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