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‘Black Sunday’ lessons from 30 years ago coloring Colorado oil shale debate today

By | 05.02.12 | 9:54 am

Thirty years ago, Herb Bacon was working in the old U.S. Bank of Grand Junction when a man operating Exxon’s local oil shale project walked into the lobby with his usual pep in his step. Little did either man know it then, but two days later–on what is now known as “Black Sunday”–Exxon pulled the plug.

Report: Colorado not prepared for climate change

By | 04.09.12 | 10:17 am

A shrinking ski season and impaired agriculture industry may be in Colorado’s future, but a new report warns the state’s preparations for climate change are disjointed and not nearly stringent enough.

Proposed uranium mill creates culture clash in Montrose County

By | 08.18.09 | 11:41 am

The debate over a uranium mill proposed by a Canadian company in the western end of Montrose County has come down to a question of what people would rather have in their back yard: uranium processing, farms and ranches, or…