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Study: Political leadership, policy draw green jobs, capital to Colorado

By | 06.16.10 | 4:44 pm

A new report by an independent Montana-based nonprofit research group indicates Colorado is well ahead of other Rocky Mountain states in developing a green energy economy.

Produced by Headwaters Economics, the report concludes that the combination of public policy decisions,…

New York report blasts gas industry as GarCo weighs FRAC Act resolution

By | 11.09.09 | 10:16 am

Even as the Garfield County commissioners today take up debate on a resolution regarding the FRAC (Fracturing Responsibility and Awareness of Chemicals) Act, an environmental researcher in New York released a damning report on the natural gas industry in…

Oil shale backers blast Salazar, but Ritter supports lease limitations

By | 10.21.09 | 12:55 pm

Even as Interior Secretary Ken Salazar was announcing new environmental reforms for the next round of oil shale research and development leases on public lands in Colorado, Utah and Wyoming on Tuesday, proponents of the unproven fuel source were…

CU Student Wins Grant for Indigenous Diabetes Study

By | 03.21.08 | 8:00 am

A University of Colorado Ph.D. student received a $4.2 million grant to study how best to prevent and treat diabetes in American Indians and Alaska Natives.

DeGette’s Stem Cell Bill Hearing Airing on C-SPAN Now

By | 01.11.07 | 1:39 pm

Watch the live proceedings on RealMedia:

Kansas Senator Plans Stem Cell Filibuster

By | 01.04.07 | 6:34 pm

Conservative pundit Bob Novak reports that Kansas Senator Sam Brownback is planning to lead a “mini-filibuster” of Colorado Rep. Diana DeGette’s reintroduction of a bill to expand federal funding for embryonic stem cell research.

From the Evans-Novak Political Report…