School of Mines wings it to Denmark for Kyoto Protocol confab
The Rocky Mountain West is representing, cowboy boots optional, at the World Wide Views on Global Warming conclave in Copenhagen, Denmark today to give ordinary people a voice in the climate change political process.
School of Mines environmental ethicist Sandy Woodson is huddling with 70 other citizen groups and non-governmental organizations from 45 countries to set the stage for the United Nations' renegotiation of the Kyoto Protocol which expires in 2012.
Shell official confirms thirsty nature of oil shale, denies push to ‘corner water market’
A Shell Oil official confirmed Friday that the “in situ” oil shale production the company is researching at its Mahogany facility near Rangely currently consumes about three barrels of water for every barrel of oil produced.
Hold your holster. Court blocks disputed national parks gun rule
A federal judge has temporarily blocked implementation of a controversial 11th-hour Bush administration rule that would allow people to carry loaded, concealed guns in national parks, wildlife refuges and historical centers, according to the Washington Post.
Oil giants have “cornered the market” on Western Slope water rights, study says
Six energy companies with plans for large-scale oil shale development on the Western Slope, led by ExxonMobil and Shell, have “cornered the market” on water in northwestern Colorado.
The study by Boulder-based Western Resource Advocates concludes that the oil shale activity envisioned by energy companies and some state and federal lawmakers would consume as much water as the entire Denver metro area on an annual basis.
Beetle-kill bills move out of committee as economics move more to the forefront
Lawmakers are increasingly banking on bugs, providing tax incentives to businesses dealing with the Colorado’s massive mountain pine beetle outbreak and at the same time trying to mitigate the epidemic’s potentially devastating economic impacts.
Enviros want Obama’s Final Four to remain roadless
Environmentalists won’t allow President Obama to sit on the bench of sports escapism for even a minute without reminding him of his obligations to reject the Bush administration’s eight-year full-court press on America’s national forests.
Ritter, Suthers set aside partisanship to fight air pollution
The only things missing from the ozone-busting tag team of Gov. Bill Ritter and Attorney General John Suthers are Mexican wrestling masks to completely shield their partisan identities.
The state's chief executive and chief lawyer have teamed up to fight the belching coal-fired Four Corners Power Plant and the planned Desert Rock plant located just over the state's southwestern border with New Mexico.
Salazar directional-drilling comments add fuel to fires of ANWR debate
Even the hint of a suggestion that Interior Secretary Ken Salazar could be considering caving in on oil drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge of Alaska has ruffled the feathers of environmentalists – and a few Arctic terns – who thought the place was bulletproof under the Obama administration.
Udall revives bill that would battle the beetle with bikes and bands
Sen. Mark Udall Monday revived a bill he first floated in the U.S. House last summer that some critics say could open up a recreational Pandora’s Box at the nation’s ski areas.
Salazar taps Shafroth for fish, wildlife and parks deputy post at Interior
Interior Secretary Ken Salazar announced Tuesday afternoon that fourth-generation Colorado resident Will Shafroth, who ran unsuccessfully for Congress last summer, will be the department's...