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CLEER in the news!

These recent news articles highlight the work CLEER is doing locally and regionally on energy efficiency, renewable energy, and building a stronger clean-energy economy. For CLEER press releases, please click here.

"Revenge of the Electric Car" (Glenwood Springs Post Independent, May 11, 2012)

Amory Lovins presents "Reinventing Fire" (Glenwood Springs Post Independent, May 8, 2012)

Energy efficiency now a bigger share of business for building contractors (Glenwood Springs Post Independent, April 30, 2012)

Marilyn Gleason of KDNK interviews CLEER's Mike Ogburn about the Energy Navigator (KDNK Radio, April 24, 2012) To play audio file, click the play button below:

Trails summit brings region's leaders together (Glenwood Springs Post Independent, April 21, 2012)

Church sees new kind of light with energy upgrades(Rifle Citizen Telegram, April 19, 2012)

Main Street energy program to save regional businesses $240,000 a year (Denver Post, April 2, 2012)

Main Street energy program to save regional businesses $240,000 a year (Glenwood Springs Post Independent, April 2, 2012)

Regional 'Main Street' program lowers businesses' utility bills (Vail Daily, March 23, 2012)

Walking summit heads for Glenwood (Sopris Sun, March 22, 2012)

Garfield Clean Energy program highlighted in Department of Energy national newsletter (Glenwood Springs Post Independent, March 19, 2012)

DOE notices Garfield clean Energy (Sopris Sun, March 15, 2012)

Fairgrounds riding arena is now a net energy generator (Rifle Citizen Telegram, March 15, 2012)

Energy efficiency looks good through rosé-colored glasses (Glenwood Springs Post Independent, February 24, 2012)

RFTA Gets $365,000 grant for cleaner buses (Aspen Times, February 9, 2012)

GCEC elects Russi, McKinney (Sopris Sun, February 2, 2012)

Western Colorado could meet east in CNG efforts (Glenwood Springs Post Independent, January 10, 2012)

RFTA seeks final OK for CNG buses (Glenwood Springs Post Independent, January 5, 2012)

Banker finds energy efficiency upgrades make sense (Rifle Citizen Telegram, December 29, 2011)

Garfield Clean Energy continues to evolve (Glenwood Springs Post Independent, December 12, 2012)

Lighting upgrades save money, improve work space illumination (Glenwood Springs Post Independent, Nov. 22, 2011)

A little higher (Glenwood Springs Post Independent, Nov. 5, 2011)

Rifle Housing Authority launches energy efficiency improvement project (Rifle Citizen-Telegram, Nov. 3, 2011)

Saving money at Parachute Town Hall (Grand Valley Echo, Oct.-Nov., 2011)

Driving job creation, energy savings (Glenwood Springs Post Independent, Oct. 9, 2011)

Two towns join countywide clean energy authority (Glenwood Springs Post Independent, Oct. 5, 2011)

County commissioners give their approval to energy loan program (Glenwood Springs Post Independent, Sept. 13, 2011)

Renewable energy forum growing greener (Aspen Daily News, Aug. 21, 2011)

Beloved schoolhouse shows historic buildings can be efficient (Grand Valley Echo, Aug.-Sept., 2011)

U.S. Senator Bennet visits Rifle (Rifle Citizen-Telegram, Aug. 18, 2011)

Bennet gets firsthand look at CNG potential (Glenwood Springs Post Independent, Aug. 16, 2011)

Rivendell Sod Farm manager works to lower the energy load (Glenwood Springs Post Independent, July 30, 2011)

Garfield Clean Energy moves toward becoming free-standing clean energy authority (Glenwood Springs Post Independent, July 26, 2011)

Balcomb & Green cut energy costs in century-old building (Glenwood Springs Post Independent, July 25, 2011)

CNG fuel use needs statewide coordination (Glenwood Springs Post Independent, July 18, 2011)

Energy efficiency improvements make good sense for Good Health (Glenwood Springs Post Independent, July 9, 2011)

Juicy Lucy's energy savings bolster business expansion (Glenwood Springs Post Independent, June 27, 2011)

St. John Elementary wins the Garfield Clean Energy school challenge (Grand Valley Echo, June-July, 2011)
Marci Krivonen of KAJX interviews CLEER's Mike Ogburn about the Energy Navigator (KAJX Radio, June 20, 2011) To play audio file, click the play button below:

Garfield Re-2 reduces energy use by 73 percent during Operation Shutdown (Glenwood Springs Post Independent, May 25, 2011)

Re-2, D-16 has clean-energy schools (Rifle Citizen-Telegram, May 19, 2011)
Operation Shutdown on Aspen Public Radio, May 19, 2011
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St. John Elementary wins school energy challenge (Glenwood Springs Post Independent, May 17, 2011)

Garfield County puts 440 solar panels on grandstands roof at fairgrounds (Rifle Citizen-Telegram, April 28, 2011)

CLEER announces Clean Energy Challenge for schools (Glenwood Springs Post Independent, April 25, 2011)

Garfield County puts 440 solar panels on roof at fairgrounds (Glenwood Springs Post Independent, April 22, 2011)

New Castle adopts standards of the 2009 International Energy Conservation Code (Glenwood Springs Post Independent, April 12, 2011)

New website helps manage energy costs (Aspen Times, Feb. 28, 2011)