As it turns out, there’s a bit of irony in the timing of the bill moving this week.  The Colorado Mining Association (who testified against the bill) is holding their national western mining conference in Denver this week.  While legislators are moving Colorado forward as a leader in renewable energy, coal mining execs will be railing against the New Energy Economy and arguing we just need to chase down the elusive fix of “clean coal” to better protect our planet.  I’m not buying it…