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As Colorado officials begin their quest to decarbonize the economy at a record pace, in line with a number of new laws passed by the legislature, they could do worse than pause to consider the lessons from Germany’s recent past. In a lengthy report published this month by Der Spiegel, reporters recounted how Germany’s much-hyped transition to renewable energy (abandoning nuclear along the way) had bogged down and was facing failure. Not only has Germany fallen short of targets for reducing greenhouse gases, Der Spiegel noted (it has an English edition), but “German CO2 emissions have only slightly decreased this decade.” Green energy projects face lawsuits and local opposition, while progress on decarbonizing other sectors of the economy hardly registers at all. And the price of electricity? The highest in Europe.Perhaps the biggest lesson for Colorado officials: Don’t set yourselves up for failure with extravagant promises. Don’t convey the … [Read more...] about Carroll: Meeting Colorado’s aggressive clean air goals will take a lot of ambition, innovation and a few breakthroughs

BEL AIR, MD — Starbucks in the Tollgate Marketplace is reportedly slated to close. The coffee shop is located next to Barnes & Noble off Route 24. The Starbucks adjacent to Barnes & Noble will close on Feb. 18, The Aegis reported, citing a sign posted on the door. There was no specific reason for the closure. A sign with the exact same language announced the closure of Starbucks at the Barnes & Noble in Freehold Township, New Jersey, according to the Asbury Park Press. That store will close on Jan. 20, the newspaper reported. The sign on the door there, as in Bel Air, said: "You are at the heart of who we are at Starbucks and it's been a great pleasure to connect with you every day. We are very thankful to have played a role in your daily routine." Starbucks announced last year that it would close an estimated 150 locations by the end of 2019. It did not identify specific stores but said the criteria would be that they were underperforming in densely penetrated … [Read more...] about Tollgate Starbucks To Close: Report

The coming holiday weekend is taking shape as a prototype for summer: Blue skies, highs in the 70s at Tahoe and across the Sierra Nevada, dozens of full lakes and hundreds of campgrounds opening this week. In the Sierra, Cascade and Siskiyou ranges, the snowline is roughly 7,000 to 8,000 feet, depending on slope exposure. Above that, the high country is still loaded. At Lassen Volcanic National Park, for instance, snowplow crews reported a snow depth of 14 feet on the Lassen Park Highway at an elevation of 8,500 feet near the foot of 10,457-foot Lassen Peak. Come the weekend, campsite availability at gorgeous lakeside sites will be the best in five years. The Forest Service is opening hundreds of sites this week. It will get even better from mid-June into July as the snow melts in the high country. For camping, a phenomenon developed this past winter when roughly 15,000 Californians gamed the reservation system and locked up the sites at a relative handful of marquee campgrounds for … [Read more...] about Last-minute options for Memorial Day weekend

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