Senator Bill Cadman represents Colorado State Senate District 12 which includes North Eastern Colorado Springs and rural El Paso County. He...
New senator focused again on late registration fees, methane as energy
January
31,
2013
DENVER — Settled into a new chamber at the state Capitol this month, Republican Randy Baumgardner is resuming his work on bills that didn't survive during his last term.
Among them is SB-003, a measure that would extend the state renewable energy tax credit to projects that capture methane, a greenhouse gas estimated to be approximately 23 times more potent than carbon, from coal mines to generate electricity.
“This was a win-win for the state of Colorado,” Baumgardner said.
In 2012, the bill encountered opposition from environmentalists and Democrats, who said methane didn't qualify as a renewable-energy source.
The measure garnered support in the House last year, but was postponed repeatedly when it went to the Democratically controlled Senate and died on the calendar.
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Among them is SB-003, a measure that would extend the state renewable energy tax credit to projects that capture methane, a greenhouse gas estimated to be approximately 23 times more potent than carbon, from coal mines to generate electricity.
“This was a win-win for the state of Colorado,” Baumgardner said.
In 2012, the bill encountered opposition from environmentalists and Democrats, who said methane didn't qualify as a renewable-energy source.
The measure garnered support in the House last year, but was postponed repeatedly when it went to the Democratically controlled Senate and died on the calendar.
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