An Open Response to David L. Eves of Xcel Energy
Mr. David L. Eves President & CEO – Public Service Company of Colorado 1800 Larimer Street, Suite 1100 Denver, CO 80202 October 24, 2011 Dear Mr. Eves – Thank you for taking the time to send...
View ArticleXcel Pumps Another $250,000 Into Anti-2B/2C Campaign
With just a few days left before ballots are due, there is no sign of Xcel letting up in its campaign to defeat Boulder’s municipalization efforts. According to campaign finance reports filed today,...
View ArticleNYTimes.com | Boulder Seeks to Take Power From the Power Company
Many Americans these days, from the huddled masses of Occupy Wall Street to the coifed confines of the presidential campaign, are talking about the future of capitalism. Here, that debate is focused...
View ArticleDenver Green Streets | Power To The People: Boulder’s Struggle for Local Control
Distributed power generation at the point of load such as solar panels on roofs minimize the need for transmission lines in contrast with huge centralized power plants. Xcel owns both transmission...
View ArticleVOTE!
Election Day is here! Tuesday, November 1 at 7:00 pm is the deadline for dropping off your mail ballot. Drop off locations in Boulder include County Clerk & Recorder Office, 1750 33rd Street...
View ArticleThe Power of GOTV
Intense, last minute, get-out-the-vote efforts led by New Era Colorado may have saved the day for proponents of Ballot Issues 2B and 2C. Early returns showed both measures failing, but as the evening...
View ArticleThe Voters’ Message
It doesn’t take a PhD to understand the outcome of Tuesday’s City Council vote, despite the Daily Camera’s (11-3-11) efforts to explain the election through a national anti-incumbency lens. I believe...
View ArticleBoulder’s New Mayor and Deputy Mayor
New Boulder City Council (photo by Pat Shanks) At a 10:00 am special City Council meeting today, newly elected council members Suzanne Jones, Lisa Morzel, Tim Plass, George Karakehian, and Ken Wilson...
View ArticlePerspectives on the 2011 Boulder Election
2011 election yard signs (Pat Shanks) Election night 2011 was full of surprises. The fact that some of the outcomes were surprising suggests many factors influenced voter behavior, and without...
View ArticleLook to the Blue Line for Election 2013 Coverage
It’s that time of year again: the municipal election. Candidates will soon be slogging through forums and questionnaires, doorsteps will be littered with fliers and advertising, ballots will be...
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