Almost one-third of all new car sales from July through September were for EVs or plug-in hybrids…
Author: Allen Best
Allen Best publishes the e-journal Big Pivots, which chronicles the energy transition in Colorado and beyond.
BIG PIVOTS: ‘Mountain Town 2030’ Conference Has Legs… and Wheels… Part Two
“Elected officials and ski resort leaders have immense influence; with real, economic accounts of how climate change is impacting their communities and businesses…”
BIG PIVOTS: ‘Mountain Town 2030’ Conference Has Legs… and Wheels… Part One
Bill McKibben headlined this year’s summit in Breckenridge. But the diversity of other speakers testifies to the momentum this organization has…
BIG PIVOTS: Interview with the ‘Traveling Wilburys’ of the Colorado River, Part Three
The significant reductions you’ve seen in the lower basin are clearly not enough. The reservoirs are still dropping. But it shows what is possible…
BIG PIVOTS: Interview with the ‘Traveling Wilburys’ of the Colorado River, Part Two
“So I think the lesson is, even if there’s litigation, there’s going to be continued discussions and negotiations…”
BIG PIVOTS: Interview with the ‘Traveling Wilburys’ of the Colorado River, Part One
Everyone agrees that the old rules must be revised. A behind-the-curtain conversation with three of the authors who warn of dangerous proximity to the cliff’s edge…
BIG PIVOTS: A Simple Colorado River Solution? Use Less Water
The new report says the story is not near as complicated as some would have you believe…
Tiny Colorado Schools Go Underground for Heating, Cooling… Part Two
“It really was not anything about emissions. It was about options, doing something that would be sustainable for a long time for us…”
Tiny Colorado Schools Go Underground for Heating, Cooling… Part One
Liberty High School has too few students for a basketball team. But it soon will have a cutting-edge geothermal heating and cooling system…
BIG PIVOTS: Rising Tensions Over Lowering Aquifers
Colorado River rightfully gets attention. So should the groundwater depletion underway in the Republican and other basins…
BIG PIVOTS: What’s Next for Electrical Power in Pueblo? Part Three
La Plata Electric in Durango, now led by Chris Hansen, one of the architects of Colorado’s energy transition, left open the door for natural gas in its recent solicitation….
BIG PIVOTS: What’s Next for Electrical Power in Pueblo? Part Two
“Perhaps this (PUC) Commission is biased against Pueblo because it voted for President Trump twice…”
BIG PIVOTS: What’s Next for Electrical Power in Pueblo? Part One
“Only advanced nuclear will make Pueblo whole and put the community on a path to prosper…”
BIG PIVOTS: Aspen Schools Look Underground for Sustainable Energy, Part Two
Suhrbier said the district hopes the geo-exchange network can be accomplished for less than $20 million…
BIG PIVOTS: Aspen Schools Look Underground for Sustainable Energy, Part One
The School District received two grants to explore a potential geothermal well field. Some hope for an even-deeper dive…
BIG PIVOTS: Dim View of Colorado River Too Optimistic? Part Two
“Everybody’s pretty much accepted that we’ve got to come up with a new formula for dividing the river…”
BIG PIVOTS: Dim View of Colorado River Too Optimistic? Part One
How low will Lake Powell get while the states try to reach agreement about natural flow formula?…
BIG PIVOTS: Trump’s EPA Clawing Back $156 million for Solar Programs?
Renewable developer says Trump’s energy policies will impair badly needed economic development in rural communities…
BIG PIVOTS: 21st Century Realities Hit San Luis Valley Agriculture
The solutions seem fairly obvious. Executing them is another matter…