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Colorado State Publications Blog

Solar heating for the summer solstice

Now that we’ve reached the summer solstice, Coloradans can get over 14 hours of sunlight…

Miranda Doran-Myers, June 26, 2023
Colorado State Publications Blog

What is the Office of Consumer Counsel?

Did you know that there is a state office whose mission is to advocate for…

Amy Zimmer, January 20, 2021
Colorado State Publications Blog

Time Machine Tuesday: Colorado in the Cold War

Seventy-five years ago this week, on July 16, 1945, the United States conducted its first…

Amy Zimmer, July 14, 2020
Colorado State Publications Blog

Home Energy Tips

Looking for ways to improve your home’s energy efficiency? Take a look at Your Energy…

Amy Zimmer, June 15, 2020
Colorado State Publications Blog

New Reports from the Colorado Energy Office

The mission of the Colorado Energy Office is to “deliver cost effective energy services and…

Amy Zimmer, June 26, 2017
Colorado State Publications Blog

Time Machine Tuesday: Oil Shale

In 1921 the Colorado Geological Survey published a bulletin entitled Oil Shales of Colorado.  According…

Amy Zimmer, November 15, 2016
Colorado State Publications Blog

Fracking: Risk to Homes and the Environment

Today’s Denver Post headlined “Colorado residents push to protect homes, river from fracking,” which discusses…

Amy Zimmer, May 23, 2016
Colorado State Publications Blog

Time Machine Tuesday: Oil and Gas Fields of Colorado

Most Coloradans know that oil and gas production has skyrocketed in Colorado, but a 1975…

Amy Zimmer, March 1, 2016
Colorado State Publications Blog

Time Machine Tuesday: The Electric Power Industry in Colorado

Back in 1938 the Colorado State Planning Commission and the Works Progress Administration undertook a…

Amy Zimmer, January 19, 2016
Colorado State Publications Blog

Save Money by Reducing Energy Use

The Colorado Office of Consumer Counsel (OCC) has just released 10 tips on how you…

Amy Zimmer, January 11, 2016
Colorado State Publications Blog

Oil and Gas Health Information and Response Program

If you’re concerned about the health impacts of oil and gas drilling, fracking, etc., the…

Amy Zimmer, November 2, 2015
Colorado State Publications Blog

Power Up Colorado: Jobs in the Energy Sector

The Colorado Department of Higher Education and College in Colorado have teamed up to create…

Amy Zimmer, August 17, 2015
Colorado State Publications Blog

Time Machine Tuesday: Oil and Gas in Colorado, 1925

Where was oil found in Colorado in the early days of the automobile?  How do…

Amy Zimmer, July 28, 2015
Colorado State Publications Blog

Alternative Fuel Vehicles

The Colorado Energy Office, Colorado Department of Local Affairs, Colorado Department of Public Health &…

Amy Zimmer, August 12, 2014
Colorado State Publications Blog

Plug-In Electric Motor Vehicles

Laws are changing for plug-in electric motor vehicles in Colorado.  Starting January 1, 2014, owners…

Amy Zimmer, December 2, 2013
Colorado State Publications Blog

Energy and Sustainability at the Capitol

Earlier this month the CU Denver Business School hosted a forum on energy sustainability in…

Amy Zimmer, July 29, 2013
Colorado State Publications Blog

Oil and Gas Resources

One of the specialties of the University of Colorado Law School is natural resources law,…

Amy Zimmer, July 18, 2013
Colorado State Publications Blog

Colorado Energy Office Audit

You may have read of the recent audit of the Colorado Energy Office, which has…

Amy Zimmer, February 5, 2013
Colorado State Publications Blog

Energy-Efficient Lighting

If you have a lamp that requires 75 Watt incandescent bulbs, you’d better stock up…

Amy Zimmer, December 20, 2012
Colorado State Publications Blog

Alternative Fuel: Compressed Natural Gas

In 2007 Colorado began it’s “Greening Government” initiative, one of the goals being that 50%…

Samantha Hager, October 23, 2012
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