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Environment/Energy

Who would you buy with a $4.13 million oil salary every year?

 On Friday the Denver Post published a report detailing how ExxonMobil pulled in $11.7 billion last quarter, the largest quarterly profit of any American corporation in history. The piece,...

Denver swelters, media gyrates, oil rigs keep flying up

The days of Denver's being a low- or no-air-conditioning town appear to be a distant, heat-hazy memory. The cow town that used to have only...

‘Green’ push overshadowed by blue bear

Even Denver’s big blue bear statue is getting a “green” makeover in time for August’s Democratic National Convention, according to the city. The 40-foot tall...

Tax-exempt group funds massive attack ad buy against Udall

Well-known Republican operatives in Denver are behind a shadowy 501c(4) group called Coloradans for Economic Growth that launched a $670,562 negative ad blitz against...

Roan lawsuit rally a good excuse for a mountain road trip

If you just can’t wait for the Democratic National Convention for a good, old-fashioned protest — complete with bullhorns and over-the-top signs — and...

Lynx terrorized by car; Dam Road deemed safe

It was the best of times on Summit County roads Friday, and it was the worst of times. The good times were enjoyed by...

Heartless hikers fail to help injured man

If a tree falls in the forest and lands on a guy, shouldn't you call for help? A 37-year-old-man from Austin, Texas, was airlifted...

PACs, special interests and Colorado’s 4th CD

Our Common Values, National Leadership and Rocky Mountain. The Freedom Project, Every Republican is Crucial, Rely on Your Beliefs. It may sound like an assortment of...

Udall accused of opening recreational Pandora’s box

Coming soon to a ski area near you: water parks, carnival rides, go-kart tracks and an overall urban sense of what constitutes recreation. Not exactly, said a spokesman for U.S. Rep. Mark Udall, D-Colo., who has introduced a bill that would change a 1986 law governing ski-area permits on National Forest land so that the Forest Service has more latitude to allow year-round recreation other than skiing.

Are Coloradans buying the McCain energy spin?

A day after a new survey conducted by Quinnipiac University for washingtonpost.com and the Wall Street Journal showed John McCain pulling ahead of Barack...
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