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The only issue I have with Bob Greenlee’s editorial taking Boulder City Council to task regarding their electric power municipalization is that the ‘g’ in god should be capitalized –  Bob Greenlee: It’s time to re-think Boulder’s muni scheme – Boulder … Continue reading

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LEAVE BOCO OUT – Received the email below today and according to the authors, the City of Boulder will take over all Xcel property in both the City and County. I have quickly browsed through Boulder’s PUC petition, Proceeding No. 15A-0589E, … Continue reading

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Boulder Energy Future propaganda website: Energy Future  In the technology world they have a saying, “Good, Fast, Cheap, you can only pick two.” But when it comes to municipalization in the People’s Republic of Boulder, there are no tradeoffs. From … Continue reading

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SEATTLE’S MINIMUM WAGE CRASH: $15 to ZERO! Profits Tumble!

Is Seattle more stoopid than Boulder? SEATTLE’S MINIMUM WAGE CRASH: $15 to ZERO! Profits Tumble!. Socialist Council-member Kshama Sawant was the main proponent of the $15 ordinance. She and her supporters denied that the policy change would hurt businesses in … Continue reading

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The Green Corruption Files : Not Enough Sun Shining at California Ivanpah Solar Plant

No cost too high for a green project – The Green Corruption Files : Not Enough Sun Shining at California Ivanpah Solar Plant: $1.6 billion shady stimulus deal tied to numerous wealthy Obama cronies now expect $539 million of free … Continue reading

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Boulder municipalization fantasy continues

Boulder moves to acquire Xcel Energy distribution network through condemnation – Boulder Daily Camera. Boulder officials argued that a city-run utility could produce greener power than Xcel at similar or lower rates and with similar or better reliability. These idiots … Continue reading

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Boulder Muni, Xcel and condemnation

Boulder appeals PUC ruling, argues city doesn’t need OK to condemn Xcel system – Boulder Daily Camera. It’s funny how Boulder doesn’t want any outside government agencies regulating what they do, but both the City and the County delight in creating thousands … Continue reading

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DOE Plugs Energy Rating for Homes

Boulderites, just so you know, this is coming to a city near you! – DOE Plugs Energy Rating for Homes, Similar to MPG Rating for Cars | CNS News.  

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Fracking Gets a Clean Bill of Health

Fracking Gets a Clean Bill of Health | Via Meadia. The British government’s health agency is the latest body to give fracking a clean bill of health, in a move that should galvanize the country to act on its considerable … Continue reading

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Eagle slaughter: Wind farms kill 67 eagles in 5 years

Eagle slaughter: Wind farms kill 67 eagles in 5 years – Washington Times. A new study by government scientists says wind energy facilities have killed at  least 67 golden and bald eagles in the last five years, but the  number … Continue reading

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Wind industry seeking still more special treatment in the form of unpunished eagle slayings

So Boulder, So Progressive: Wind industry seeking still more special treatment in the form of unpunished eagle slayings « Hot Air. Take, take, take, wind industry — I have few doubts that what started as a five year exemption will … Continue reading

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The Democrats’ ‘Smart Power’ Lies in Ruins

The Democrats’ ‘Smart Power’ Lies in Ruins | National Review Online. …They looked out at the world at the end of the Bush years, and didn’t see tough decisions, unsolvable problems, unstable institutions, restless populations, technology enabling the impulse to … Continue reading

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The Big Picture case against Boulder Municipalization

Anita Oswald: How deep do our pockets go in Boulder? – Boulder Daily Camera. I feel like the kid in The Emperor’s New Clothes every time I read a new and outrageously, expensive proposal for municipalization or the civic center … Continue reading

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Boulder to ask voters for $214 million debt limit to buy Xcel system

Boulder to ask voters for $214 million debt limit to buy Xcel system – Boulder Daily Camera. That debt limit is not intended to represent Boulder’s estimates of the actual acquisition costs — city officials hinted they believe those costs … Continue reading

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The parallel track: Keep exploring municipalization

The parallel track: Keep exploring municipalization – Boulder Daily Camera. It was clear when the slim majority of Boulder voters approved the exploration of forming a municipal energy utility in 2011 that the fight wasn’t over. Wow Erika, if it … Continue reading

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“I think they have a very romanticized vision of running a utility,”

Ya think? Boulder adds high-power loop to Xcel acquisition plan – Boulder Daily Camera.

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Europe’s Renewable Romance Fades

Coming to a stoopid progressive city near you: David Garman and Samuel Thermstrom: Europe’s Renewable Romance Fades – WSJ.com. The subtitle is High energy bills and threats of blackouts ended the honeymoon. America, take note. As the blogmaster of Boulder … Continue reading

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‘Decline to sign’ campaign launched to fight bid for new Boulder municipalization vote

‘Decline to sign’ campaign launched to fight bid for new Boulder municipalization vote – Boulder Daily Camera. “People say, ‘Why not have another election? It’s no big deal,’” said John Spitzer, a board member of PLAN-Boulder County and treasurer of … Continue reading

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Boulder residents launch effort to bring 2nd vote on municipalization

Boulder residents launch effort to bring 2nd vote on municipalization – Boulder Daily Camera. The amendment would require that before a city-run electric utility could issue any debt, voters would have have to approve the amount of the debt limit … Continue reading

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Susan Osborne: Xcel’s tactics to hold onto city are unethical – Boulder Daily Camera

What a waste of space from former Boulder Mayor Susan Osborne: Xcel’s tactics to hold onto city are unethical – Boulder Daily Camera. No mention of the potential 5000 county residents that would be annexed by the City that got … Continue reading

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