Desde 2010, Garfield Clean Energy estima que ha ayudado a los residentes, las empresas y las instalaciones gubernamentales del condado a ahorrar más de $2 millones en facturas de energía y ha estimulado $17 millones en nuevas inversiones. La colaboración gubernamental es una asociación entre el condado de Garfield y los seis municipios que lo […]
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Carbondale Report: Rates increasing and public infrastructure improving
All Carbondale trustees were present for their final meeting of September, addressing several items indicative of an evolving town. First, a consent agenda was approved that included approval of minutes, special event permits for the Carbondale Historical Society (Membership Drive, Oct. 3 at True Nature) and English In Action (Fiesta de Tamales, Oct. 25 at […]
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Letters – Sept. 18, 2025
‘Here Comes the Sun’On Sunday, Sept. 21, 350 Roaring Fork invites the public to celebrate solar power and learn how to take advantage of existing financial incentives to make your home more energy efficient! This informational, fun gathering will be in Chacos Park at 4th and Main from 11am to 1pm as part of nationwide […]
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Help reduce traffic and get rewarded with Two Rivers Connect
It’s no secret that traffic in the Valley has steadily increased. That’s why Clean Energy Economy for the Region (CLEER) launched Two Rivers Connect earlier this month. In partnership with the City of Glenwood Springs, Garfield Clean Energy, the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT), the Roaring Fork Transportation Authority (RFTA), Garfield County Libraries, chambers of […]
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Colorado’s geothermal aspirations persist
A thermal energy network (TEN) is a geothermal heating and cooling system that uses shallow wells and pumps to circulate water between buildings and the earth. Using the earth’s consistent temperature as a heat sink, water is pumped from underground into buildings for cooling in the summer and heating in the winter. After absorbing or […]
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Basalt embodies Earth Day every day, and joins the worldwide celebration on April 22
On Tuesday, April 22, from 2 to 6pm, the Town of Basalt is hosting “Our Power, Our Planet” — an Earth Day celebration — at Basalt River Park. The event will showcase Basalt’s renewable energy initiatives and include giveaways from local organizations, family-friendly crafting and other activities. Starting at 2:30pm, Basalt Elementary School students will […]
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Las viviendas preparadas para un consumo neto cero podrían ayudar a reducir la huella de carbono, pero se necesitan más trabajadores cualificados para construirlas
Con el fin de reducir las emisiones de carbono de las viviendas, una opción es construirlas o modernizarlas para que sean más eficientes desde el punto de vista energético, y prepararlas para que sean de consumo neto cero, es decir, que generen más energía renovable de la que consumen.
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Salt under Carbondale is no reason to sweat
We have an intimate relationship with geology in the Roaring Fork Valley. A glance at contemporary place names is telling: Basalt, Redstone, Marble, even Glenwood Springs. This closeness to the physical foundations of the region has played a role in energy production and economy, from silver mines to stone quarries and midvalley charcoal and ore […]
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Carbondale geothermal project awarded $312K
On Friday, May 24, Governor Jared Polis and the Colorado Energy Office (CEO) announced $7.7 million in grant awards to 35 geothermal projects statewide. Among those recipients was Carbondale-based nonprofit Clean Energy Economy for the Region (CLEER), which received two grant awards for the design and installation of a geothermal energy network underneath the Third […]
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Scuttlebutt & Calendar
I Am MeVOICES and Stepping Stones are teaming up to offer Youth Queer VOICES Summer Residency, a program “that explores questions of identity and belonging in a supportive, creative and validating environment with peers” featuring teachers from various artistic backgrounds. This is a free, eight-week program designed for students, ages 12 to 18, who are […]