/inside-energy Coverage of energy that moves beyond polarized arguments and emotional debate to explore the points of tension, the tradeoffs and opportunities, and the very human consequences of energy policy, production, use and innovation.Inside Energy is a collaboration of seven public media outlets in the nation's energy epicenter: Colorado, Wyoming and North Dakota. en-US Copyright KUNC/Community Radio for Northern Colorado 2020 Tue, 29 Oct 2019 23:09:44 GMT /oil-and-gas/2019-10-29/what-a-federal-investigation-into-the-firestone-home-explosion-found Federal investigators released a highly-anticipated summary of the 2017 explosion in Firestone on Tuesday, prompting statements of frustration from the… Tue, 29 Oct 2019 23:09:44 GMT /oil-and-gas/2019-10-29/what-a-federal-investigation-into-the-firestone-home-explosion-found Matt Bloom /business/2017-11-29/living-with-oil-gas-an-inside-energy-podcast-special In Northern Colorado, two massive industries are colliding: home development and energy development. At the intersection of the two are serious and… Wed, 29 Nov 2017 13:30:00 GMT /business/2017-11-29/living-with-oil-gas-an-inside-energy-podcast-special Leigh Paterson /politics/2017-11-02/oil-and-gas-dollars-pour-into-broomfield-ballot-fight Pro-drilling groups are pouring hundreds of thousands of dollars into the local election in Broomfield, fighting a measure that could give the town more… Thu, 02 Nov 2017 11:30:00 GMT /politics/2017-11-02/oil-and-gas-dollars-pour-into-broomfield-ballot-fight Leigh Paterson /environment/2017-10-10/clean-power-plan-rollback-five-things-to-know The Environmental Protection Agency on Tuesday signed a proposal to repeal the Clean Power Plan — President Obama’s signature climate change legislation.… Tue, 10 Oct 2017 22:39:31 GMT /environment/2017-10-10/clean-power-plan-rollback-five-things-to-know Alisa Barba /community/2017-08-15/coal-under-trump-one-miners-perspective At 11 p.m. on a recent Friday night, the West Elk Mine outside Somerset opened its gates. Cars and trucks started rolling out, signaling the end of a coal… Tue, 15 Aug 2017 10:45:00 GMT /community/2017-08-15/coal-under-trump-one-miners-perspective Dan Boyce /environment/2017-08-09/what-a-west-coast-gas-terminal-could-mean-for-the-rockies Before heading out for its August recess, the U.S. Senate confirmed two Trump administration nominees for open seats on the Federal Energy Regulatory… Wed, 09 Aug 2017 20:41:43 GMT /environment/2017-08-09/what-a-west-coast-gas-terminal-could-mean-for-the-rockies Dan Boyce /environment/2017-07-27/spills-fires-and-explosions-a-look-at-pipelines-by-the-numbers A home explosion in a Denver suburb in April that has been linked to energy development has left Colorado communities wondering: are we safe? To give some… Thu, 27 Jul 2017 10:00:00 GMT /environment/2017-07-27/spills-fires-and-explosions-a-look-at-pipelines-by-the-numbers Leigh Paterson /environment/2017-07-25/growing-pains-for-the-rooftop-solar-industry Solar energy has had a great decade. One estimate puts the industry’s growth at 1,600-percent over the last eight years. However, this past year has not… Tue, 25 Jul 2017 18:37:43 GMT /environment/2017-07-25/growing-pains-for-the-rooftop-solar-industry Dan Boyce /environment/2017-07-18/are-there-oil-and-gas-flowlines-in-your-neighborhood A one-inch pipeline running just feet below a home in Firestone, Colorado, leaked odorless gas into the basement this spring, causing an explosion that… Tue, 18 Jul 2017 15:29:45 GMT /environment/2017-07-18/are-there-oil-and-gas-flowlines-in-your-neighborhood Leigh Paterson /environment/2017-06-20/after-firestone-explosion-residents-worry-about-home-values When a home went up in flames on Twilight Avenue in April, in a subdivision north of Denver, two people died. Now, the investigation into what happened is… Tue, 20 Jun 2017 18:45:44 GMT /environment/2017-06-20/after-firestone-explosion-residents-worry-about-home-values Leigh Paterson