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January 2012

Utah taps its Colorado River allocation for nuclear power

The surprising move shakes the water status quo and emboldens opposition

By Bart Taylor

ASU, U of New Mexico team up for world-wide Solar Decathlon

The challenge: Build affordable, beautiful solar homes

Residential retrofit programs growing in the Southwest

Utilities in six Western states spend millions

The Blueprint for Western Energy Prosperity

Secure, affordable energy impacts everyone

By Kelly de la Torre

How electricity pricing boosts solar

An examination of San Francisco

Barriers persist to low-carbon future

But energy efficiency paves the way

Stanford-Singapore study looks at energy-saving off-peak commutes

Cash will be used as a carrot

Fight over Colorado River should heat up in 2012

Water will once again be in the headlines this summer as snowpack, Bureau research closely watched

By Bart Taylor

Coal tax could cost Wyoming millions

Legislature looks at giving miners a break

Warren Buffett’s big new solar farm

Catching rays in California

Energy Secretary Stephen Chu calls for an active federal hand in innovation

He comes to Colorado to make his case

By Allen Best

The year renewable investment aced out fossil fuels

2011 will be seen as a tipping point on a global level

By Joan Melcher

The bio-based economy: A renewed and renewable vision

Goodbye to Dad’s old ethanol plant – Hello to the Bioeconomy and the new biorefinery

A Colorado builder’s bold new path

Pine beetle timber helps end the need for out-of-state lumber

By Mike Taylor

Smart grid startups to watch in 2012

Not necessarily the biggest, but definitely the hottest

The 2011 Cleantech investment wrap-up

It was a solid year

By Martha Young

China pours billions into U.S. shale

Global appetite for U.S. energy investments remains strong

The top 100 people in bioenergy

Nation's ag secretary grabs the No. 1 spot

U.S. renewable energy needs new investors and finance models to stay on track

The private sector needs to step up

Dark times fall on solar sector

At least seven solar-panel manufacturers have filed for bankruptcy in recent months