Archive for: Energy

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  Energy Justice Conference discusses sustainable energy

  Sep 19, 2012comments

  The Energy Justice Conference and Tech Expo saw leading experts in the field of energy speak on campus. The Energy Justice Conference and Tech Expo at CU’s Wolf Law building, took place from Sept. 17-18 and covered a wide range of topics in... read more »

   
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  Romney son and President Obama both campaign nearby Thursday

  Sep 14, 2012comments

  Josh Romney, 37-year-old son of Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, spoke to over 100 local supporters at Geisty’s Dogg House on the Hill in Boulder Thursday afternoon, directly after President Obama gave remarks to a crowd of 8,400... read more »

   
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  New campus utility system to reduce CU’s carbon footprint

  Sep 13, 2012comments

  CU is constructing a new campus utility system that will provide heating, cooling and electricity to campus through energy efficient means. The Campus Utility System is working to conserve natural resources and significantly reduce carbon emissions... read more »

   
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  Interior Secretary Ken Salazar to visit CU Thursday afternoon

  Sep 12, 2012comments

  U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar (D), former Colo. Attorney General and Senator, will visit CU Thursday afternoon to speak on public land usage. Salazar’s speech will be a featured part of an ongoing conference, “The Nation Possessed:... read more »

   

• Initiative to launch more sustainable laboratories at CU

  Feb 14, 2011comments

  In the 400 energy-intensive laboratories across the CU campus, there exist opportunities to conserve millions of gallons of water each year, hundreds of thousands of kilowatts in electricity and a very large volume of material waste. Kathryn... read more »

   

• Xcel looking for volunteers for SmartGrid City pilot programs

  Sep 30, 2010comments

  Xcel Energy is working to modernize its power grid, which has stayed relatively unchanged over the past 100 years, even as consumption continues to rise. With the demand for energy expected to increase by 40 percent over the next 25 years, Xcel... read more »