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Renewable energy program to continue in Colorado

Colo. renewable energy rules survive GOP offensive –  Bloomberg,  12 Feb 2011, DENVERColorado Democrats slammed the door Wednesday on Republican plans to undo clean-energy policies adopted in recent years.A Democrat-controlled Senate committee narrowly rejected three Republican proposals to lower consumer utility bills.Democrats said they sympathized with residents paying steeper power bills but insisted the proposed changes would be short-sighted……
The hearing dealt a blow to Republican campaign promises to try rolling back Colorado’s turn toward clean energy in recent years….
Sen. Bob Bacon, D-Fort Collins, said he could not support changes that wouldn’t confront the prospect of irreversible climate change.

“What is the stewardship of this generation at this time to make sure that doesn’t happen?” Bacon asked. Colo. renewable energy rules survive GOP offensive – BusinessWeek

February 12, 2011 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | politics, renewable, USA