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Salt Lake Chamber recognized for clean-energy initiatives	15.5.2013	Salt Lake Tribune
by Vince Horiuchi The Salt Lake Tribune Published May 14, 2013 07:10PM MDT Salt Lake City residents know that during a bad day in January the muck in the air can be so bad, it’s almost like you can’t breathe. So, the Salt Lake Chamber of Commerce put a plan into action that recognizes area businesses that help clean up the putrid smog. The chamber was recognized as one of 10 in the U.S. by the Chambers for Innovation and Clean Energy for creating initiatives that help drive business development. The list of chambers are profiled in a new report, Local Chambers as Chang... ...
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NBA playoffs: Klay Thompson fuels Warriors’ win over Spurs	9.5.2013	Salt Lake Tribune
by Raul Dominguez The Associated Press Published May 8, 2013 11:15PM MDT San Antonio • Klay Thompson scored 34 points, Stephen Curry added 22 and the Golden State Warriors withstood another furious rally by the San Antonio Spurs for a 100-91 victory Wednesday night to even their series at one game apiece and snap a 30-game skid in the Alamo City. Thompson, who scored 29 points in the first half, added 14 rebounds for Golden State, which had not won in San Antonio since Feb. 14, 1997. Harrison Barnes had 13 points, Carl Landry added 10 and Andrew Bogut had six points ... ...
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New technology propels 'old energy' boom	4.5.2013	Denver Post: Business
NEW YORK—Technology created an energy revolution over the past decade—just not the one we expected.
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No clean fossil fuels	4.5.2013	Salt Lake Tribune
Published May 4, 2013 01:01AM MDT In “Enviro ignorance” (Forum, April 30), Ray Ridge stated that “Algae diesel is at best ‘carbon neutral,’ and oil shale produced without carbon dioxide emissions, too, is ‘carbon neutral.’” If Ridge had done his research he would have discovered that no fossil fuel is carbon neutral, since the meaning of the term is to leave the atmosphere’s net carbon content the same as it was before we burned anything. No fossil fuel meets this standard, regardless of how clean it is processed. Robert Bross... ...
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Growth of renewables lags as technology finds more oil, gas	3.5.2013	azcentral.com \| business
NEW YORK Technology created an energy revolution over the past decade -- just not the one we expected. By now, cars were supposed to be running on fuel made from plant waste or algae -- or powered by hydrogen or cheap batteries that burned nothing at all. Electricity would be generated with solar panels and wind turbines. When the sun didn't shine or the wind didn't blow, power would flow from batteries the size of tractor-trailers.
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Longmont-based UQM continues to power forward, even through the challenges	28.4.2013	Denver Post: Business
Longmont-based UQM continues to power forward, even through the challenges
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Arkansas spill raises new scrutiny of Keystone pipeline	2.4.2013	Salt Lake Tribune
by Jim Snyder And Bradley Olson Bloomberg News Published Apr 1, 2013 05:46PM MDT WASHINGTON • An oil spill that polluted an Arkansas town is drawing new scrutiny to the risks of transporting fuel across a national labyrinth of pipelines as President Barack Obama weighs whether to approve Keystone XL. Environmental groups point to the rupture of the Exxon Mobil pipe on March 29 in Mayflower, Ark., about 22 miles northwest of Little Rock, as a reason why Obama should reject Keystone. Industry groups contend that pipelines remain the safest way to transport oil and other fuels... ...
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Guest Commentary: Use road taxes for our roads	22.3.2013	Denver Post: Opinion
Drivers can get more mileage from fuel taxes they already pay. But some states are considering increasing their fuel tax. It's a bad idea. Much of Colorado's existing 22 cents-per-gallon fuel tax does not maintain roads. Fuel taxes penalize less-wealthy drivers and encourage traffic congestion.
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Moms for Clean Air sponsoring Earth Day poster contest	21.3.2013	Salt Lake Tribune
the Salt Lake Tribune Published Mar 20, 2013 04:42PM MDT Utah Moms for Clean Air is hosting an Earth Day Poster Contest as an alternative to a contest sponsored by the state that encourages Utah schoolchildren to describe the benefits of fossil fuels. The Utah Division of Oil, Gas & Mining’s Earth Day poster contest theme, “Where Would We Be Without Oil, Gas, & Mining?” angered some parents at a Davis County school who called it “propaganda.” The contest is funded by donations, with a local chapter of the Society of Petroleum Engineers serving as lead... ...
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Natural gas vehicles gain traction with fleets; less so with consumers	20.3.2013	Denver Post: Business
Natural gas vehicles gain traction with fleets; less so with consumers
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Senate supports tax credits for clean-fuel cars	13.3.2013	Salt Lake Tribune
The Salt Lake Tribune Published Mar 12, 2013 07:18PM MDT The Senate voted Tuesday to extend expiring tax credits for vehicles that use cleaner fuels. It voted 19-8 to pass HB96. Because it was amended — to allow the extension for just one year — it was returned to the House for further consideration. It would provide credits of up to $2,500 for buying or converting vehicles that use cleaner-burning fuels, including hybrids or vehicles that use natural gas or electricity. Such credits would otherwise have expired this year. State figures showed 552 ve... ...
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Gov. Herbert, GOP jump on natural gas bandwagon	5.3.2013	Salt Lake Tribune
by Lee Davidson The Salt Lake Tribune Published Mar 4, 2013 05:22PM MDT After weeks of protests and criticism over pollution and inversions, Gov. Gary Herbert and legislative leaders jumped Monday on the natural gas bandwagon — literally — to promote its increased use as a motor fuel to help clean Utah’s air. They held a press conference inside a natural-gas-powered school bus — not near it, but in it — to unveil and explain several bills they say will help reduce pollution. “It’s clearly the fuel of the future,” Herbert said in the driver’s seat of both the bus an... ...
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Menendez' bill could have aided donor's investment	4.3.2013	Denver Post: National News Headlines
WASHINGTON—Sen. Robert Menendez sponsored legislation with incentives for natural gas vehicle conversions that would benefit the biggest political donor to his re-election, the same eye doctor whose private jet Menendez used for two personal trips to the Dominican Republic, an Associated Press investigation found.
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Avon's Walking Mountains school earns LEED status	2.3.2013	Vail Colorado: Business
AVON, Colorado - The Walking Mountains Science Center Thursday was acknowledged for the "sustainable" buildings on its campus. But creating those structures is more than a goal, it's a commitment. About the time the ...
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Clean air bill passes House	1.3.2013	Salt Lake Tribune
by Lee Davidson The Salt Lake Tribune Published Feb 28, 2013 04:13PM MDT The House on Thursday passed one of the few bills moving this year to help reduce air pollution — a hot topic amid many murky inversions and protesters calling for action. Representatives voted 58-13 to pass HB96, and sent it to the Senate. It would extend tax credits — which would otherwise expire this year — for buying or converting cars that use cleaner-burning fuels. “Something needs to be done. Please do something” about pollution, said Rep. Jack Draxler, R-North Logan, sponsor of the bill.... ...
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Rentech to shutter research plant in Commerce City, cutting 65 jobs	1.3.2013	Headlines: All Headlines
Rentech Inc. will mothball a research and development facility in Commerce City and eliminate 65 positions after struggling to bring its alternative fuels into commercial production, the Los
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Taxing fuel efficiency	23.2.2013	Salt Lake Tribune
Published Feb 23, 2013 01:01AM MDT I wholeheartedly support the efforts of Salt Lake City Mayor Ralph Becker, Ogden Mayor Mike Caldwell and Salt Lake County Mayor Ben McAdams to clean up our air (“Mayors join chorus seeking cleaner air imperatives from Legislature,” Tribune, Feb. 15). However, I disagree with their proposal to charge vehicle registration fees based on mileage. Instead, fees should be based on a car’s much more easily documented Environmental Protection Agency rating of miles per gallon. It is not only cumbersom... ...
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Should President Obama push for more exploration of fossil fuels for America's energy needs? No	22.2.2013	Denver Post: Opinion
Abandoning fossil fuel exploration altogether is not feasible for America. But significant further government support of oil and gas drilling in places like the Alaskan wilderness or the American heartland in the name of economic growth would be a huge mistake.
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Ford ramping up production of fuel efficient small engines	22.2.2013	Headlines: All Headlines
Ford is preparing for a day in the near future when a small four-cylinder engine will be the motor of choice in most of its vehicles, perhaps even in pickups.
Bill expanding state's alternative fuel fleet passes Colorado Senate	14.2.2013	Denver Post: All Political News
At least one bill in this year's legislative session has attracted support from both parties and it promotes using vehicles powered by alternative fuels.
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