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Science Sunday: Baseball Careers, Global Warring, and Environmental Racism
There's Not Enough Mustard to Cover That Hot Dog
A major league baseball player's career lasts an average of 5.6 years, and 20 percent of...
Oil and Gas Update: Cheap Natural Gas Hurting Colorado
If you don't think the oil and gas development on the Western Slope is affecting you, read on. For instance, your city's proposed improvements...
Western Slope Under Fire
There is a smoky haze covering most of the Western Slope. Fires in California, Utah and west of the Divide in Colorado have settled...
Science Sunday: Saturn, Chatter and Gay Hate Crimes
Mooning Over Saturn
Hyperion is the eighth largest moon of the planet Saturn. It orbits the planet about every 21 days. Its unusual sponge-like appearance...
Colorado Doing Well Weaning Itself From Oil: NRDC
Gasoline prices may seem high in Colorado, but the state's drivers spend only about 3.43 percent of their income on gas, according to the...
Self Serve: Rep. Musgrave Pumps Gas for the People
Congresswoman Marilyn Musgrave (R-Fort Morgan) worked the Cenex gas station this afternoon pumping gas and answering constituent questions on education, Mexican immigration, Pi
Group Ponders Carbon Tax Initiative (+Poll)
In an effort to make a major reduction in the state's contribution to global warming, a group of Colorado activists are considering an initiative...
Bald Eagle Is Officially Back
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will officially remove the bald eagle from its list of threatened and endangered species on Thursday.
In 1963, there...
Colorado Gets $6.7 Million in Interior Earmarks
Colorado received $6.7 million from 11 earmarks in the 2008 Interior Department appropriations legislation. About 40 percent of the total, $2.8 million went to...
Roan Plateau’s Last Chance?
Congressmen Mark Udall and John Salazar plan to introduce their amendment to halt leasing on the Roan Plateau for a year either on Tuesday...