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Western Slope businesses band together, urge Hickenlooper to stop proposed pipeline

By | 05.22.12 | 2:29 pm

Over 100 businesses on the Western Slope wrote Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper today, asking that he stop devoting state resources to study Aaron Million’s embattled Flaming Gorge pipeline proposal.

Feds stand by Flaming Gorge pipeline denial

By | 05.17.12 | 3:07 pm

Another day, another setback for Aaron Million’s proposal to pipe water from Wyoming to Colorado.

Climate change, urban demands, energy exploration tapping out Colorado River

By | 04.11.12 | 1:31 pm

The once-lush delta where the Colorado River used to spill out into the Sea of Cortez is now a dry sandy landscape in Mexico where “America’s hardest-working river” is too tired to finish the job. Climate change, urban demand and a burgeoning energy industry are literally tapping the Colorado River to death.

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.

Report: Flaming Gorge water pipeline could churn billions in profits, if ever approved

By | 04.05.12 | 4:57 am

A windfall of up to $2.4 billion could await the developer and operator of a proposed 578-mile pipeline that would pump water from Wyoming’s Flaming Gorge to Colorado’s Front Range.

Pace calls for delay of proposed oil, gas leases in Colorado’s North Fork Valley

By | 03.26.12 | 9:12 am

Drilling opponents in Colorado’s North Fork Valley have an ally in Sal Pace.

Colorado businessman asks feds to reconsider Flaming Gorge pipeline denial

By | 03.23.12 | 11:54 am

A proposal to funnel water from Wyoming’s Flaming Gorge to Colorado’s Front Range is back on the table.

New report warns against oil shale risks, consequences for Colorado’s water

By | 03.09.12 | 11:12 am

BOULDER — Pursuing oil shale production in the face of increasing water demands and climate change concerns is ill-advised, a new report from an environmental group here warns.

Controversial hydropower bill passes House

By | 03.07.12 | 2:52 pm

The House approved U.S. Rep. Scott Tipton’s bill to streamline small hydropower development processes for canals and ditches on Wednesday.

Environmentalists blast Colorado’s new drilling task force as Trojan horse

By | 03.01.12 | 10:46 am

Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper’s intervention in the debate over whether the state or local jurisdictions should regulate oil and gas drilling is rankling environmentalists who, two days earlier, called him out for making misleading statements on groundwater contamination.