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Shalon Bowens with her Momentum LaFree E+ eBike outside her home in Denver s Central Park neighborhood. Bowens received the bike for free last October.
Growing up in Los Angeles, Shalon Bowens remembers looking forward to a new bicycle on Christmas morning. The gift was her ticket away from adults and out into the neighborhood, an excuse “to get outside and do something.”
Bowens, who now lives in Denver, couldn’t help but recall that moment last October when the state of Colorado gave her a brand new, ruby red electronic bike along with a pump, a helmet and a lock all for free.
With Democrats Joe Biden and Kamala Harris in the White House and slim majorities in the House Senate, Democrats hold all the levers of power in Washington for the first time in more than a decade.
For the six Democrats in Coloradoâs nine-member congressional delegation, itâs a chance to wield influence by helping to steer state and national priorities and pursue legislation, including bills that idled in the Senate for years when the chamber was under Republican control.
Members of Colorado s congressional delegation are, top row left, are Sen. Michael Bennet, Sen. John Hickenlooper, Rep. Lauren Boebert; second row from left, Rep. Ken Buck, Rep. Jason Crow, Rep. Diana DeGette; third row from left, Rep. Doug Lamborn, Rep. Joe Neguse and Rep. Ed Perlmutter.Colorado Politics file photos
Flowers and vegetation bloom at a solar farm near Carbondale with a view of Mount Sopris in May 2020. (Kelsey Brunner/The Aspen Times)
Holy Cross Energy solidified its role as an innovator in the power industry Monday with an announcement it will speed up its efforts to convert to 100% renewable sources. providing 100% carbon-free electricity by 2030.
Its previous goal was to achieve 70% clean energy by 2030.
“Make no mistake, this is an ambitious goal,” HCE president and CEO Bryan Hannegan said Monday during a video conference. “It’s one of the most aggressive renewable energy and greenhouse gas reductions goals anywhere in the country.”
by University Marketing and Communications
Today, in a special edition of Tech Today, we welcome faculty who started in the fall semester.
New faculty are listed by College.
Ricardo Eiris, PhD
Ricardo Eiris began his faculty appointment as an assistant professor of construction management for both the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and the College of Business.
Eiris earned a PhD in design, construction and planning, and an MS in construction management from the Rinker School of Construction Management at the University of Florida. In addition, he has an MS in digital arts and sciences from the Department of Computer and Information Science and Engineering at the University of Florida and an MS in civil engineering from the Engineering School of Sustainable Infrastructure and Environment at the University of Florida.