Obama’s Hyper-Ambitious Presidency

by Kelly Sloan | 10:04 am, April 20, 2012

When your senior advisor bemoans the current path of the economy on national television, all is not perfectly well in your campaign for a second crack at the Presidency. Nevertheless, David Axlerod’s comments on Fox News Sunday may have been more of an unintentional adumbration than a mere rhetorical faux pas. When Axlerod said that [...]

Taxpayers still on the hook for Abound employees?

by Amy Oliver | 12:00 pm, March 14, 2012

Are taxpayers still paying for Abound Solar employees despite the company’s cost saving measure of laying off 70 percent of its work force? Could be and the figure is nearly $2 million.
Late last month Colorado-based Abound Solar announced layoffs of 180 full-time and another 100 part-time employees so the thin-filmed photovoltaic manufacturer could “re-tool” to [...]

Perlmutter: Franking, my dear? I Don’t Give a Damn

by admin | 8:49 am, March 2, 2012

More from Colorado Peak Politics.

Seeing Stars: Let’s Socialize the Energy Industry

by Randall Smith | 7:00 am, February 21, 2012

So says Rep. Maxine Waters. That’s par for Democrats so I doubt you’ll see much about it. The other story making waves around the country is the rise of sex changes for kids because it’s no longer enough that kids be secure and confident with who they …

Sen. Udall: “Legitimate Argument” to build Keystone Pipeline in “National Interest”; Obama Administration Approved 2009 Pipeline for Economic, Strategic Reasons

by elpresidente | 12:34 pm, February 6, 2012

Colorado’s Democratic Sen. Mark Udall and President Barack Obama don’t appear to be on the same page when it comes to the recently sidelined Keystone XL pipeline that the Democratic administration rejected permitting for in January: “‘I think there is a legitimate argument that it’s in the national interest to build the pipeline,’ said Udall, [...]

Translating Obama’s energy policy

by Amy Oliver | 7:55 am, January 26, 2012

President Barack Obama will be in Colorado today at Buckley Air Force Base promoting his new “all-of-the-above” energy policy. He’s delivering his remarks to a “closed audience” that includes “local energy stakeholders” (translation: rent seekers). We acquired a “fact sheet” about the President’s new direction for energy on which his speech will be based. Since [...]

Questions about Baker’s ability to serve on the PUC

by Amy Oliver | 1:22 pm, January 25, 2012

Conventional wisdom in energy policy circles says that Governor John Hickenlooper will re-appoint current Public Utilities Commissioner Matt Baker to another four-year term on the PUC. His State Senate confirmation will be a mere formality, but it shouldn’t be.
Serious questions linger about his lack of honesty regarding energy costs and his ability to be an [...]

Boulder’s “Climate Action Plan”: inefficient, ineffective

by Brian T. Schwartz | 9:48 pm, January 15, 2012

This was printed in the Boulder Daily Camera on Saturday, January 14, 2012. The Boulder City Council’s website touts a “Climate Action Plan” as one of its primary goals. “The current goal is equivalent to the Kyoto Protocol target – … Continue reading →

Rate increase request exposes hypocrisy of tiered rates

by Amy Oliver | 8:16 am, January 12, 2012

Xcel Energy’s recently denied $142 million interim rate increase request exposes the hypocrisy of tiered rates, which were implemented out of fear that high demand would require the building of additional power plants. Yet, more than 37 percent or $52.6 million of Xcel’s request was to cover the cost of excess capacity. In other words, [...]

Market not keen on green energy stocks

by Amy Oliver | 6:33 pm, January 3, 2012

This article originally appeared in the Estes Park Trail-Gazette.  Author Jon Nicholas discussed it in more detail on The Amy Oliver Show on News Talk 1310 KFKA.
Vestas, Green Energy Sold Short
By Jon Nicholas
Colorado has become a leader in government subsidizing green jobs.  A major beneficiary of those state and local subsidies has been a Danish [...]

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