Author: Christopher Kenrick

Water, Water Everywhere? The Significance of the Colorado Continental Divide in the 2012 Colorado Water and Wastewater Rates Dashboard

Chris Kenrick is a Research Assistant at the Environmental Finance Center and is pursuing dual master’s degrees in information science and public administration.

Have you ever spent hours upon end gathering information from government websites? Some websites have the information you are looking for right on the home page, and then there are others that you can spend half a day on without success. Now, have you ever had the privilege of searching a local government website for an easy explanation of their water and wastewater rates? Well if you have, we feel your pain, but we are about to become your new best friend.

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State Green Banks: Funding a Greener Tomorrow, Today

Chris Kenrick is a Research Assistant at the Environmental Finance Center and is pursuing dual master’s degrees in information science and public administration.

If any of you are like me, then you probably spent a good portion of last Monday waiting to hear what President Obama would make the centerpiece of his second inaugural address. After a few incredible performances, and a couple glimpses of funny looking hats, we heard, among other priorities:

 “The path towards sustainable energy sources will be long and sometimes difficult. But America cannot resist this transition; we must lead it.”

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