Like it or not, "old energy" is still economy's lifeblood

Rocky Mountain News Editorial 

...The latest maneuvers to stall production of natural gas from public lands atop the Roan Plateau could make Coloradans unwilling subjects in a broader experiment to determine whether the "new energy economy" touted by Gov. Bill Ritter and others is already viable.

In their public statements, backers of "clean" or renewable energy are often modest about the potential these power sources offer today's consumers. Even the most ambitious legislation, for instance, usually provides for a decade or longer for renewables to make up 15 percent or 20 percent of a utility's energy portfolio...

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