Oh Christmas tree, oh Christmas tree — opportunities abound to recycle ye
What to do with Ol' Tannenbaum once the holiday is past? Colorado Recycles rounds up more than 100 Christmas tree recycling programs across the state. Last year, the nonprofit group estimated roughly 550,000 Christmas trees -- out of 615,000 live trees displayed in Colorado -- found their way to recyclers. Many local trash haulers offer curbside recycling for the trees, while other municipalities and groups offer drop-off points.
Top 10 international stories that never made the front page in 2008
It’s time for the annual parade of top stories of the year to come marching through. Just in Colorado we had a doozy of a year, with an historic national election roosting right in our backyard, not to mention a huge ballot and further Democratic gains in what was just a few short years ago a decidedly red state. But what of the rest of the world?
Penry says new regs are killing Colorado’s oil and gas industry
State Sen. Josh Penry was sounding the death knell for the Colorado oil and gas industry in the Wall Street Journal Tuesday, complaining new regs put forth by the state Oil and Gas Conservation Commission will drive drilling to other states.
Rulison residents sue over natural-gas drilling near nuclear blast site
Is there anything worse than a natural-gas drilling rig cropping up in your backyard or near your home? How about a rig that uses fracturing technology to stimulate higher gas production but might also release radioactive contaminants from a nuclear bomb test 40 years ago?
Denver waiter serves up veggie-oil ski shuttle
Denver waiter and avid skier Kristopher Klain is expanding on the time-honored ski-area tradition of charging huge sums for greasy food by propelling a vehicle with that grease and transporting skiers to the slopes.
50,000 Watts of Hate: Santa vs. global-warming deniers
Mike Rosen may think he has a friend in Santa and the polar bears but climate scientists? Eh, not so much.
From our friends at Colorado Media Matters, Newsradio 850 KOA talker Mike Rosen's gone off a polar ice cap once again when it comes to global warming.
Utah oil-and-gas auction marked by bogus bidder, Robert Redford and heated protest
More than 100 protesters outside a U.S. Bureau of Land Management oil-and-gas drilling lease auction Friday in Salt Lake City charged the federal government with selling off 164,000 acres of public land for private profit, potentially defiling some of the state’s most treasured national parks.
LaHood could be good for Colorado train backers
The pending appointment by the Obama administration of Republican Illinois Congressman Ray LaHood as Secretary of Transportation could be a positive sign for public transportation buffs in Colorado who would love to see light rail expanded on the Front Range and a high-speed train into the mountains.
Farmer and listener, Salazar is a good choice for Interior
On Wednesday morning, President-elect Obama announced that Colorado Sen. Ken Salazar will lead the Department of Interior in the new administration.
Poll: Trust in Republicans tumbles to new low
Fewer than one in four Americans trusts Republicans more than Democrats to deal with serious national problems, according to a Washington Post-ABC News poll released Thursday. The 23 percent confidence level for the GOP is the lowest rating for either party in at least 26 years, the Post reports.