/tags/inside-energy Inside Energy 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