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The northern skies of the Navajo Nation are clearer after the closure of the coal-powered Navajo Generating Station. But the region also lost jobs and tax revenue. A proposed pumped storage hydropower plant that uses the generating station’s transmission lines could help area transition. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission issued a preliminary permit for the project last year. Justin Higginbottom reports on the legacy of coal-fired power on the Navajo Nation and what comes next.
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In an effort to provide access to solar energy for mobile home residents, the City of Boulder came up with a unique solution: a Solar Garden. KGNU’s Rossana Longo-Better reports for Rocky Mountain Community Radio as part of our collaborative series on transitioning away from fossil fuels.
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As the US transitions away from coal, many communities are looking to tourism to fill the economic gap left behind by a shuttered industry. Many other communities, began that transition decades ago, and now are facing new challenges. As KBUT’s Christopher Biddle reports, there's a new initiative in the Colorado Legislature to rewrite some of the rules of the post-coal economy.
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The Ute Mountain Ute tribe is moving towards an economy driven by renewable energy production after historically relying on fossil fuels. For instance, the tribe already supplements its electricity with solar power. And now, the tribe is also looking into hydroelectric projects too.
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The Ute Mountain Ute tribe is moving towards an economy driven by renewable energy production after historically relying on fossil fuels. For instance, the tribe already supplements its electricity with solar power. And now, the tribe is also looking into hydroelectric projects too.
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It’s hard to imagine a carbon neutral world without considering airplanes. Commercial aviation contributes about 2.5% of annual global CO2 emissions from fossil fuel use. But, as KOTO’s Matt Hoisch explains, some airports are starting to find ways to bring down that number.
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The people of Crested Butte want their local government to be a leader in Climate change resilience. But some residents were not happy with the purchase of a new electric vehicle - a Tesla - for the local police. KBUT’s Christopher Biddle has this story on what might have caused the backlash.
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Mining has been an economic driver in Southwest Colorado since the late 1800s. But when a local mine and power plant closed in 2017, a number of communities were forced to reimagine. KOTO’s Julia Caulfield has more on the region’s effort to create a new economic future. This story is part of a collaborative reporting project with Rocky Mountain Community Radio looking at fossil fuel transitions in the West.
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169 low-income essential workers in Colorado are using eBikes paid for by the state through the Can Do Colorado eBike pilot program. And the program appears to be a hit with participants and a positive step in the transition away from fossil fuels. KGNU’s Hannah Leigh Myers reports.
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Coal-producing Emery County is one of the only regions in Utah to have seen a drop in population in the last decade. And those that remain have lost good paying jobs as the state transitions away from coal. A new research facility wants to bring back revenue and jobs by experimenting with a number of new technologies. From KZMU in Moab, Justin Higginbottom looks at one of those projects: a type of nuclear reactor some think could be the future of power.