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Tuesday, November 6, 2007
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From The Aspen Times "reg", "Pitkin County commissioners could make it easier to build small-scale hydroelectric plants on local rivers and streams. Woody Creek resident Bruce Fabrizio hopes to put a small hydroelectric plant along Brush Creek near his home at the intersection of Highway 82 and Smith Way, county officials said. But the current land-use code forbids any construction in delicate riverside riparian areas, so Fabrizio proposed a land-use code amendment that would allow for micro-hydroplants. The amendment will come before the Pitkin County commissioners in coming weeks and calls for design specifications -- intake pipes no larger than 12 inches, for example -- as well as a 'site-specific analysis' for any proposed plant."
"2008 pres"
6:00:04 AM 
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From The Pueblo Chieftain, "Gov. Bill Ritter on Monday unveiled a plan relying heavily on voluntary participation to reduce the state's greenhouse gas emissions. Ritter's plan, which he announced at Coors Field before several hundred people, calls for goals to reduce the state's so-called "carbon footprint" by as much as 80 percent over the next three decades. Exactly how the state would would achieve that was not fully explained. The plan calls for reducing greenhouse gas emissions 20 percent by 2020 and 80 percent by 2050. The governor said those goals would be achieved primarily through voluntary programs by those industries that create the most emissions, such as power companies."
"2008 pres"
5:46:56 AM
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