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Environment/Energy

The Case Of 58 Trees And The Constitution

Custer County accidentally took a sixth of an acre and 58 trees it wasn't entitled to when it built a road.  The state and...

Oil, Gas on Agenda for BLM Advisory Group Today

There's no such thing as a government meeting on the Western Slope without a discussion about oil and gas on the agenda. The U.S....

Colorado Emits More CO2 from Electricity Generation than France

State is 23rd among U.S. carbon emitters in the electrical generation sectorColorado is 23rd among U.S. states carbon dioxide emissions from power plants, emitting...

Science Sunday: Help Me Make It Through the Night

The same genes that let smokers sleep without nicotine cravings may lead to methods to help them quit.Smokers, even those heavily addicted to nicotine,...

How to Deal With the Energy Boom: A Lethargy in Three Parts

This is not the first time that energy development has blitzed the Rockies. In the euphoria, we've forgotten certain fundamentals of the energy economy....

Science Sunday: Catch CO-2 — Carbon Dioxide from Fires

Forest fires can emit a lot of carbon into the atmosphere -- but there may be little that can be done about it, thanks...

Hush, Hush & On the QT: Douglas Bruce and the Not So Single Girl

Love is in the air on the Western Slope for a lonelyheart county commissioner plus the energy industry's lust for black gold continues unabated.El...

The Congressional Crib Sheet

Today's look at what's happening in Congress courtesy of GovTrack.us. Click the image below for more information. According to the House roll call, Colorado's delegation voted:...

Want to Develop? Find the Water First

Housing developers may have to prove they can provide a sustainable water supply before they can build, if State Rep. Kathleen Curry, D-Gunnison, decides...

Keeping Energy’s Golden Goose from Becoming a Golden Noose: Part Two

The rest of the Rocky Mountain West needs to learn from Wyoming's love affair with fossil fuels. Here's why: The economic and political pressure...
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