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Full Extent Of Oil And Gas Spills From Colorado Floods Remains Unknown
Flood waters swamped well pads and in some cases dislodged storage tanks in Weld County. CREDIT: AP Photo/Ecoflight, Jane Pargiter Last month’s widespread and unprecedented flooding in Colorado caused...
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After The Flood: How Climate Change Changed One Colorado Community Forever
The flood’s toll on the Fourmile Canyon area. CREDIT: Kiley Kroh BOULDER, COLORADO — The emotional toll of fighting the 2010 Fourmile Fire — at the time, the most destructive wildfire in Colorado...
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Tiny Beetles Are Killing Off Huge Swaths Of Spruce Forests Because Of...
Spruce trees killed by spruce beetles. CREDIT: AP/Rick Bowmer A massive spruce beetle outbreak that’s been decimating coniferous forests in the northern Colorado mountains has been caused mainly by...
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‘Personhood’ Measure Defining Fertilized Eggs As People Will Be On Colorado’s...
CREDIT: Doug Pensinger/Getty Images Far-right abortion opponents in Colorado have successfully collected enough signatures to put a “personhood” measure on the next state ballot. The initiative, which...
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How Eager Is Conservative Media To Demonize Transgender Youth?
“Privacy Rights Threatened,” so claims the Christian Broadcasting Network. Conservative groups have been ramping up their rhetoric against transgender young people, particularly as they work to...
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One Month After Devastating Floods In Colorado, End Of Shutdown Could Help...
It’s already been a month since Colorado was awash in raging floodwaters but relief has been slow to arrive in part due to the government shutdown. Now weeks after the torrential rains pummeled an...
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Colorado Neighborhood Employs A Group Of Four-Legged Wildfire Fighters
CREDIT: AP /Charles Dharapak A group of Colorado residents are taking wildfire prevention into their own hands — or, more accurately, mouths. More than 380 goats will graze for two weeks in a...
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Why A Denver High School’s LGBT Equality Videos Matter
CREDIT: Shutterstock I’ve written a ton here about the important role sports have and can play in the movement for LGBT equality in the United States and the ways in which the sports world has tried...
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David V. Goliath: Colorado Towns Take On Gas Giants To Rein In Fracking
Merrily Mazza, right, asks Lafayette, Colorado voter Kat Goldberg to support a ballot question that would ban drilling for oil and gas in the community. CREDIT: Tom Kenworthy LAFAYETTE, COLORADO — On...
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Three Progressive Measures On Tuesday’s Ballot That You Should Know About
Congress may not be up for grabs, but Election Day 2013 still comes with high stakes for progressive economic policy ideas. On Tuesday, voters in Colorado, New Jersey, and a small Washington town are...
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Boulder, Colorado Faces Key Vote In Fight Against Carbon Pollution
Wind turbines alongside an electrical tower at the National Wind Technology Center outside Boulder, Colo. CREDIT: AP Photo/Brennan Linsley On Tuesday, residents of Boulder, Colorado will head to the...
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A Climate Activist’s Guide To Election Day 2013
Many Americans go to the polls on Tuesday, and though a stable climate is not directly on the ballot anywhere, there are a few races and ballot initiatives that are worth keeping an eye on to find out...
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Western Voters Say No To Fossil Fuels
An oil pump jack near Fredrick, Colorado. CREDIT: AP Photo/Ed Andrieski Fossil fuels took a licking in local elections in Colorado and Washington on Tuesday, as voters resoundingly said no to oil and...
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Five Counties Vote To Secede From Colorado
CREDIT: Jiri Flogel/Shutterstock In non-binding referenda Tuesday in Colorado, voters in five counties endorsed secession from the Centennial State. Six more counties rejected proposals to create a...
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Colorado State Senator Goes ‘Birther’ At Political Breakfast
Colorado State Sen. Owen Hill (R) Colorado State Senator Owen Hill (R), a candidate for his party’s nomination for U.S. Senate next year, told a Republican breakfast on Friday that President Obama...
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Colorado Town’s Fracking Ban Comes Down To 13 Votes
CREDIT: Shutterstock Three Colorado towns voted decisively to ban the controversial oil and gas extraction technique known as fracking on Tuesday, but the fate of one city’s proposed five-year ban is...
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Colorado Town’s Fracking Ban Results Change: 13 Votes In Favor
CREDIT: Shutterstock Broomfield, Colorado’s fracking ban isn’t assured victory, but the latest count is in its favor. While an election night tally had it losing by 13 votes, outstanding military and...
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Colorado Proposes Historic Air Pollution Regulations
CREDIT: AP Colorado health officials announced new rules on Monday that would work to cut the air pollution produced by oil and gas operations in the state. The rules would force companies to capture...
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With Recall Pressure Mounting Over Gun Reform, Colorado State Senator Resigns
CREDIT: AP Since Colorado passed a post-Sandy Hook package of laws to improve gun safety, gun rights advocates have successfully pushed out two Democratic senators through recall elections. But that...
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Oil Refinery Terminal Would Open Up California To North Dakota Crude Trains
A crude oil train in North Dakota CREDIT: AP Images For years, California has gotten much of its crude oil via pipeline from its own oil patches, or via tankers from Alaska or abroad. But with local...
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