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ProgressNow, others ask Obama to protect Colorado lands

By | 05.31.12 | 3:37 pm

DENVER – ProgressNow Colorado and allies in the Monumental West campaign today presented President Barack Obama’s campaign field office in Denver with hundreds of Colorado signatures to a letter requesting he support the protection of Browns Canyon and Chimney Rock.

Republicans blowing up military’s plans for alternative energy; Democrats fighting back

By | 05.22.12 | 12:08 pm

The fight over America’s energy policy has a new battleground: the Department of Defense budget.

Colorado River Agreement signed by major players

By | 05.16.12 | 1:45 pm

In the American West, the battle for control of water never really ends, but on Tuesday a major agreement among key Colorado players promised greater future cooperation to get more water to more people more consistently. The Colorado River Cooperative Agreement was signed by Denver Water and representatives from Grand County, Summit County, the Colorado River District and the Clinton Ditch & Reservoir Company.

Obama administration challenges oil, gas companies to drill already leased lands

By | 05.16.12 | 10:46 am

Oil and gas companies are tapping only about 28 percent of federal offshore sea floor they have leased and 56 percent of the onshore land they’ve leased is also sitting idle, the Interior Department said Tuesday.

Study documents economic muscle of Colorado River

By | 05.14.12 | 11:15 am

The Colorado River provides much of the West with drinking water, water for crops and even water for fracking. In the end, though, it may be the non-consumptive use of recreation that is the river’s most important economic contribution to Colorado and the region.

Opponents to Koch land swap say proposed gas project compromises trail easements

By | 05.10.12 | 2:43 pm

Billionaire businessman Bill Koch organized a tour last fall for western Colorado residents to survey property he is offering in a multifaceted land swap that requires an act of Congress to complete. But he forgot to mention the potential for drilling.

BLM to defer disputed auction for oil, gas leases in tranquil North Fork Valley

By | 05.02.12 | 12:54 pm

The Bureau of Land Management is deferring all parcels associated with the August oil and gas lease sale in the North Fork Valley.

‘Flexibility’ the hallmark of preferred, controversial Colorado roadless rule

By | 05.02.12 | 12:21 pm

The preferred plan to manage 4.2 million acres of roadless forests in Colorado will allow for more flexibility than the national rule. That additional flexibility will allow local communities to protect themselves from wildfires, ski areas to expand and coal mining companies to construct venting for methane in the North Fork Valley.

VIDEO: Fox News focuses on potential layoffs in Colorado if wind tax credit expires

By | 05.01.12 | 4:12 pm

U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet, D-Colo., went on Fox News today to once again advocate for the extension of the wind production tax credit.

Udall goes to bat for veterans discharged under DADT

By | 04.25.12 | 1:00 pm

While the American military’s Don’t Ask Don’t Tell policy was rescinded late in 2011, its negative effects linger for some veterans discharged under the policy.