Editorial: Renewable law good for state on many fronts

A boost for family farmers.
Environmental activism.
Independence from foreign energy sources.
The effort to require power companies in Colorado to increase their
use of renewable energy sources – including wind, solar, biomass and
hydroelectric – has something for everybody.
A nonpartisan coalition that includes Colorado House Speaker Lola
Spradley, R-Beulah, and U.S. Rep. Mark Udall, D-Colo., has
petitioned to put the Renewable Energy Initiative on the state’s Nov.
2 ballot.
Their agendas may be different – Spradley sees economic development
in rural Colorado, Udall sees environmental causes. But the alliance
across…