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Science Sunday: Hareless in Wyoming
Jackrabbits vanish without a trace from America's premier national park.If you put together a list of the wildlife you'd hope to spot on a...
Conflicts Converge Over Oil Shale Trust Fund
Once upon a time during the oil-shale boom day in northwest Colorado, the federal government put some mineral-tax revenues into the Anvil Points Oil...
BLM Plans for Oil Shale Mining
The Bureau of Land Management is setting aside public land for the commercial development of oil shale, although a commercially viable process to extract...
Science Sunday: More Harm Than Good From Biofuels?
Separate reports question the carbon reduction and environmental benefits of popular new renewable fuels.Biofuels, recently the darling of farmers and technogeeks alike, have taken...
Science Sunday: What’s That You Say? Stationarity Is Dead?
We're always sorry to hear that anyone has died. This death is attributed to human-induced climate change, which is altering the fundamental assumptions of...
Updated: Feeding Starving Deer: Buck Starts with Gov. Ritter
Snow levels on the Western Slope are reaching historic proportions, affecting the winter range for deer and elk. Not only has Gov. Bill Ritter...
Poll: Coloradans Support Carbon Emissions Reduction Fee
Group will try to put initiative on the 2008 ballot that would raise energy costs but reduce Colorado emissions. A poll shows strong voter...
Science Sunday: How About a New Deal Instead of an Old Trickle?
The federal plan to stimulate the economy ought to work for the rest of us, instead of just for Wall Street.There has been a...
Mountain Mayors to Ritter: Show Us the Money
There were two main themes in the discussion Friday in Rifle between Gov. Bill Ritter and a group of mountain mayors and local officials:...
2007 Second Warmest Year in 100 Years
Some argue the recent trends show that global warming has slowed or stopped.2007 was tied with 1998 for the second warmest year in the...