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August 17, 2010 | Vol. 3, No. 8
- Lighting, cooling upgrades cut The Pit Stop’s energy bills
- Efficiency upgrades equal comfort at Glenwood Sewing Center
- Garfield NECI proposes energy efficiency and economic development goals
- Grand Opening Celebrations for Parachute and Silt solar arrays
- Parachute’s completely unique I-70 Rest Area solar flowers
- CNG Conversions offers vehicle upgrades in Rifle
- New GEO report profiles Colorado's 65 electric and gas utilities
- Colorado Utilities Quiz
- CU issues report on how Colorado can deploy a smart electrical grid
- Trainings
- 8/20 to 9/2: GEO Air Sealing Technician Trainings, 6 venues
- 8/18: ENERGY STAR webinar for lodging owners
- 8/18: Designed to earn ENERGY STAR
- Ongoing: Solar Energy International workshops
- Ongoing: Colorado Mountain College Green Building Academy
- Events
- 8/18: Aspen Green Drinks
- 8/19: Carbondale Green Drinks
- 8/19-21: AREDAY, Aspen
- 8/22: Sustainable Settings Harvest Potluck
- 8/27: Grand Opening Parachute Rest Area Solar Flowers
- 9/2: Grand Opening Silt solar arrays
- 9/11: Grand Opening Parachute Branch Library & solar array
- 9/18-19: Natural Building Conference, Gunnison
- 10/2: Garfield County Solar Home Tour
- 10/7: 2010 Green Building Summit and Expo, Denver
- In the news
- Clean Energy Bits ‘n Bobs
July 20, 2010 | Vol. 3, No. 7
- Clean Energy Challenge draws businesses eager to save money on utilities
- Taking a closer look saves dollars and energy at Carbondale wastewater plant
- City of Rifle to pursue efficient fleet policy
- Solar electric and hot water systems installed at Carbondale Senior Housing
- Clean Energy Collective breaks ground on nation's first community-owned solar garden
- Pressure builds on federal agency to lift roadblock to clean energy financing
- GEO wins $1 million for weatherization job training
- GEO teams with Holy Cross to quantify benefits of rooftop solar, small hydro
- Existing Holy Cross election policy mirrors House Bill 10-1098
- Roaring Fork teachers learn solar skills, become energy champions
- Colorado Geological Survey maps geothermal hotspots
- Trainings
- 7/27: GEO webinar, Commissioning, Measurement and Verification 201
- 7/29: GEO workshop, High Performance Building Workshop 101 & 102
- Previous High Performance Building Program webinar and workshop presentations available online
- Events
- 7/21: Screening of Tapped, Eagle-Vail
- 7/22: Green Drinks, Carbondale
- 7/23: Crystal Valley Trail ribbon-cutting, Carbondale
- 7/25-28: Aspen Institute Environmental Forum, Aspen
- 7/29: Eye on the Economy, Glenwood Springs
- 8/14: EverGreen Ball, Beaver Creek
- 8/19-22: American Renewable Energy Day, Aspen
- 8/22: Harvest Festival, Carbondale
- 10/7: Green Building Summit and Expo, Denver
- Clean Energy Bits ‘n Bobs
June 15, 2010 | Vol. 3, No. 6
- Garfield county-wide 2009 energy bills add up to $219 million
- Garfield County businesses offered tools to save energy and save money
- Clean Energy Collective puts Mid-Valley Solar Farm on market to Holy Cross customers
- Garfield NECI applauds passage of statewide clean energy financing bill
- Holy Cross members elect Glass, Munk to board; Board increases renewable energy portfolio
- JC Penney Glenwood Springs store earns ENERGY STAR award
- DOE grants to fund weatherization, efficiency projects in Colorado
- FERC to ease development of small hydropower projects
- Colorado agency offers grants and low-interest loans for small hydropower
- Smart strips, energy monitors make for smart energy savings
- Trainings
- 6/15: GEO Webinar: Evaporative Cooling 201
- 6/22: GEO Webinar: Geoexchange and Ground-Source Systems 201
- 6/22: DOE Webinar: Triple Pane and Low-e windows
- 6/24: E-STAR workshop: I Want to Be an ENERGY STAR Builder, but What Will It Cost?
- 6/30: GEO Webinar: Appraising ENERGY STAR buildings
- Events
- 6/17: Clean Energy Collective solar array groundbreaking, El Jebel
- 6/17: Green Drinks, Carbondale
- 6/18-20: Colorado Renewable Energy Society conference, Montrose
- 6/19: Third Street Center grand opening, Carbondale
- 6/26: GreenLeaf Run 2010, Carbondale
- 7/9: Carbondale Senior Housing solar grand opening
- 7/9: Bill McKibben “Get To Work” Party, Aspen
- 7/11: Bill McKibben presentation at Aspen Ideas Festival
- Clean Energy Bits ‘n Bobs
May 18, 2010 | Vol. 3, No. 5
- Garfield NECI solar installations pass halfway point
- Photo finish for two winning schools in Transportation Challenge
- Clean Energy Collective to install 900 kW at Garfield Co. Airport
- Gov. Ritter signs clean multi-county energy finance bill in Aspen
- Garfield Commissioners to hold public hearing on clean energy finance district
- GEO grant to fund Rifle, Grand Junction CNG fueling stations
- Kerry and Lieberman introduce Senate climate and energy bill
- Check out a Kill-A-Watt to learn more about energy use
- Aspen CAR TO GO car-share adds four hybrids to fleet
- Compost from Glenwood’s South Canyon Landfill for sale to gardeners
- Building E2 News: DOE’s new quarterly building energy efficiency newsletter
- DOE updates Commercial Lighting Solutions web tool
- Trainings
- 5/25: USDA energy grant training, Grand Junction
- 5/27: GEO High Performance Building Program webinar
- Events
- 5/21-22: Discounted electronics recycling, Aspen
- 5/26: Regional Sustainability Roundtable, Rifle
- 5/27: Sustainable Communities Grants and Planning Workshop, Carbondale
- 6/18-20: Colorado Renewable Energy Society conference, Montrose
- In the news
- Clean Energy Bits ‘n Bobs
May 3, 2010 | Special issue
- Gov. Ritter to sign clean energy finance bill in Aspen on Wednesday
- Crystal River Elementary selected for EPA National Building Competition
- Garfield County included in DOE Colorado Retrofit Ramp-Up grant
- Recharge Colorado sparks economic boost for retailers, contractors
- Garfield teachers offered School Energy Champion scholarship
- Garfield Commissioners to hold clean energy financing work session
- Garfield Clean Energy hosts booth at EnCana Energy Expo
- EPA ENERGY STAR Homes webinars
- Alliance for Sustainable Colorado Regional Sustainability Roundtable
- Garfield Clean Energy now on Facebook
- EPA creates web site to track BP oil spill
April 20, 2010 | Vol. 3, No. 4
- Garfield residents, businesses offered free online energy tracker
- Students compete in Clean, Green, Healthy Transportation Challenge
- Garfield Commissioners to hold clean energy financing work session
- $18 million 'Recharge Colorado' campaign launched Monday
- CORE announces 2010 rebates for efficiency and renewable energy
- Active Communications enjoys immediate savings from CARD retrofits
- Carbondale students launch building energy saving plan
- Legislature moving forward on 17 bills related to clean energy
- Sustainability nonprofit merges with CLEER
- RFTA makes off-season schedule adjustments
- Colorado Mountain College gets active for Earth Day
- Trainings
- 4/22: DOE Webinar: Calculating Energy Savings of Cool Roofs
- 5/1: Sustainable Settings Heritage Fruit Tree Pruning workshop
- 5/15 or 5/16: Sustainable Setting Organic Bee Guardianship workshops
- 5/17-21: SEI Solar Hot Water workshop
- 6/8: Hybrid, Electrification, Idle-Reduction Workshop
- 7/17-30: Sustainable Settings Permaculture Design Certificate Course
- Events: Earth Day Roundup
- 4/20: “Tapped” screens at CMC Spring Valley
- 4/21: “Food, Inc.” screens at CMC Glenwood Center
- 4/21: CMC environmental ethics discussion
- 4/22: CMC Spring Valley xeriscaping and cleanup
- 4/22: Family Earth Day at ACES
- 4/22: Dialogue with Tom Cardamone at ACES
- 4/22: Sustainable Settings Earth Day Potluck
- 4/22: EVAS Acoustic Green Drinks
- 4/24: Roaring Fork Conservancy Fryingpan Clean-up
- 4/24-25: EVAS “Get the Lead Out” e-waste recycling
- 4/24-25: Aspen Eco-Fest
- Events
- 5/8: EVAS Party for the Planet
- 5/8: Dandelion Day
- 5/8 and 5/10: Two grand openings for Rifle facilities and solar arrays
- 5/18: The Compelling Case for Natural Gas Vehicles
- 5/26: Alliance for Sustainable Colorado Regional Sustainability Roundtable
- 6/19: Third Street Center Grand Opening
- In the news
- Clean Energy Bits ‘n Bobs
March 17, 2010 | Vol. 3, No. 3
- Xcel Energy and Holy Cross Energy introduce tiered rates this summer
- Colorado boosts renewable energy standard to 30% by 2020
- Legislature considering 16 more bills related to clean energy
- Energy inventory will add up use and spending across Garfield County
- Clean Energy Collective proposal offers solar PV ownership to Holy Cross customers
- GEO offers sneak preview of 2010 rebate program
- New Castle initiates auto idling reduction efforts
- Garfield clean energy board elects new officers
- EPA names Governor’s Energy Office a 2010 Energy Star Partner of the Year
- EIA Energy in Brief: What is the role of coal in the United States?
- TRAININGS
- 3/16 to 3/19: GEO webinars for industry professionals on 2010 rebates
- 3/18: DOE webinar: Getting to Net Zero Today
- 3/18: GEO High Performance Building Program Energy 101 Webinar
- 3/26: High Performance Building Program Energy 101 Workshop
- 4/5-10 or 4/23-26: CMC Green Building Academy: BPI Building Analyst Training
- 4/6: USDA energy grant application workshop
- EVENTS
- 3/18 and 3/24: Building Trades in the Clean Energy Economy
- ENERGY STAR Open House at Coryell Ranch
- 3/27: Earth Hour
- 4/8: GEO workshop on clean energy financing
- 5/8 and 5/10: Two grand openings for Rifle facilities and solar arrays
- 5/18: The Compelling Case for Natural Gas Vehicles
- Clean Energy Bits ‘n Bobs
Feb. 16, 2010 | Vol. 3, No. 2
- Fleet workshop provides tools for fuel, cost savings
- Compressed Natural Gas: Hatching the egg on the Western Slope
- Retrofitted school buses save fuel, electricity, time, emissions
- The VelociRFTA: a whole new animal is coming to the Roaring Fork Valley
- Statewide clean energy financing bill introduced
- GEO pilot program attempts to streamline federal hydropower regulations
- Flux Farm, City of Rifle, CMC and CSU form biofuel R&D consortium
- Xcel Energy offers energy-efficient bulbs for as low as $1
- Xcel Energy and GridPoint deploy online home energy management
- What’s the fuss about LEED certification?
- EIA Energy in Brief: What is cap-and-trade?
- Trainings
- NAHB Certified Green Professional at CMC
- Events
- Starting today: RFTA Bus Rapid Transit public meetings
- 3/3, 3/4 & 3/11: Local Jobs and Clean Energy Programs lunch meetings
- 4/5-7: Garfield Comprehensive Plan community meetings
- 5/18: The Compelling Case for Natural Gas Vehicles
- In the news
- Pitkin County adopts 2009 IECC
- NASA confirms 2000-09 was warmest decade on record
- Clean Energy Bits ‘n Bobs
Jan. 20, 2010 | Vol. 3, No. 1
- New Castle celebrates grand opening of public works facility and solar array
- CARD energy audits project $13,000 a year in electrical savings
- Northwest COG weatherization program upgrades 200 homes in 6 months
- Nitrogen is nifty for holding tire pressure
- Garfield County launches air quality campaign
- New Castle launches Recycle Rewards program
- Glenwood Springs firm wins low-head hydro research grant
- First bill of 2010 session would raise renewable energy portfolio standard
- Green Jobs Pipeline for Women project launches across Colorado
- New Energy Economy successes outlined in GEO 2009 annual report
- EIA projects rising oil and natural gas prices through 2011
- Trainings
- 1/27 to 3/3: Blueprint Reading & Construction Estimating
- 2/5: Vehicle Fleets in the Clean Energy Economy
- 2/5: USDA offers renewable energy grant-writing training
- 2/19-20: LEED Green Associate Prep Course
- 4/5-10: BPI Building Analyst Training
- Events
- 4/24-25: Aspen EcoFest
- 6/18-20: Colorado Renewable Energy Conference
- Clean Energy Bits ‘n Bobs
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