Tag: Jared Polis
DeGette: less wheels in wilderness, more around ski areas
U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette, D-Denver, will be in Glenwood Springs Tuesday morning for a special meeting of the Garfield County commissioners in which she’ll...
Hidden Gems wilderness debate heats up in mountain towns
Nothing gets the hackles up in mountain towns quite as quickly these days as broaching the Hidden Gems wilderness proposal. Just bringing up the concept is enough to turn a cocktail party into a tea party on wheels. Supporters of conserving 342,000 acres of public lands as wilderness regularly clash with off-road enthusiasts who insist the national forest must remain open to mechanized travel.
Congress narrowly passes CLEAR Act as Salazar joins GOP opposition
The U.S. House Friday evening narrowly passed the Consolidated Land, Energy and Aquatic Resources (CLEAR) Act by 209-193 margin, with Colorado’s delegation split 3-3...
Polis: SB 1070 ruling just another sign feds must act
Colorado Democratic Congressman Jared Polis Wednesday lauded the decision of U.S. District Judge Susan Bolton to block sections of Arizona's controversial immigration law, S.B....
Colorado GOP to EPA: Keep your noses out of our fracking...
Eighteen Republican members of the Colorado State Legislature Monday sent a letter (pdf) to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) demanding the federal agency...
Markey joins Colorado Republicans in voting against unemployment extension
Colorado Fourth District Democratic Rep. Betsy Markey voted with Colorado Republican Reps. Doug Lamborn and Mike Coffman against extending unemployment benefits to jobless constituents...
Critics claim Colorado gas drillers playing both sides of ‘fracking’ debate
Some of the biggest natural gas producers in Colorado are part of a coalition of operators in the massive Marcellus Shale play in the eastern United States that is backing “full disclosure” of chemicals used in the controversial drilling process called hydraulic fracturing. But critics say those same companies – specifically EnCana and the Williams Companies – have a different standard when it comes to hydraulic fracturing, or “fracking,” in Colorado.
Colorado Dems ask Obama to help move nuke worker compensation bill
Colorado legislators headed by Sen. Mark Udall asked the federal government Friday to help former nuclear weapons workers made ill by exposure to radiation...
Hidden Gems wilderness showdown pits snowmobilers against skiers
So who spends more when they’re out recreating in the woods, Carhartt-clad “sled-necks” or Lycra-encased cross-country skiers?
According to one study being used to back...
Schultheis to Polis on Arizona law: Give the people what they...
Anti-illegal immigration firebrand and state senator Dave Schultheis blogged on Arizona SB 1070 over the Memorial Day weekend, delivering a partisan stinger that was...