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Powerful Poo; Denver Zoo using animal waste to create energy
December 12, 2010 7:13 PM
The Denver Zoo has come up with a way to convert animal waste and trash from visitors, into energy. "A gasifier actually takes fuel and makes energy, fuel in our case is actually going to be poo and trash," explains George Pond, Vice President for Planning and Capital Projects. ... more » -
Green signs power big buck savings for Colorado Springs
November 15, 2010 12:57 AM
Solar energy helps power almost all Colorado Springs public schools flashing speed zone signs...and the savings are big. Simply in the initial installation costs, the money saved approaches $1 million dollars. "You don't have the boring, you don't have the excavation [both tasked needed to hook-up to a... more » -
Turning to geothermal in Colorado
May 28, 2010 9:42 AM
Colorado has been ramping-up its solar and wind energy projects over the past several years--geothermal could be next. The Bureau of Land Management is giving the public until June 24 to submit comments on a proposal to lease land in southeastern Gunnison County for geothermal energy development. The... more »
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