The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today is releasing its final Clean Power Plan, which will cut carbon pollution from existing power plants by more than 30% in part through increasing renewable energy and energy efficiency. “This is the most significant environmental policy we’ve seen in recent years, and also a huge catalyst for economic…
E2: growing Colorado wind industry at crossroads
Smart energy policies at the state and federal levels have turned Colorado’s wind industry into a national powerhouse that now employs nearly 10 percent of the entire nation’s wind industry workforce – but new policies will be needed to keep the state on top, according to a new report from Environmental Entrepreneurs (E2). The report “Winds…