Pueblo steel mill ownership changes
Ownership stake by Russian oligarch had been an issue since invasion of Ukraine
Boulder’s winds: not what they used to be
Peak wind gusts in Boulder have diminished from decades ago, when they often topped 120 mph and caused widespread structural damage. Why? That’s not entirely clear.
Bill Ritter: difficult, even sad times
Former governor Bill Ritter reflects on Trump reversal of climate change policies and points to work that can be done at the local and state levels
Speaking of Buffalo Commons
Nicole Rosmarino now heads Colorado’s State Land Board. What explains the background tension?
Why climate change must be part of the Colorado River conversation
Brad Udall also makes the case that stakeholders in the basin can work together to solve this “really sticky, difficult issue”
Early flowers again this year. That’s good, right?
We’re on track to a 9 degree rise in average temperatures. That has profound implications for the Colorado River.
Big? Definitely! But beautiful?
Colorado utilities see much of concern in bill. And U.S. Rep. Gabe Evans asks for Senate changes.
Not exactly in reverse, but…
Colorado has been advancing rapidly toward its goals of having 940,000 EVs on the road. The budget bill passed by the House would put sales into a slower lane.
Ways in which the budget bill would pinch Colorado
Not much to like in this bill. But then, it’s only half-time. How hard will key Republicans in Senate push back?
Sharing risk on the Colorado River
A clause in the 1922 compact remains a sticking point in tense negotiations between the upper and lower basins. Who bears the risk if the hydrology fails to deliver?
What’s the emergency?
The U.S. already leads the world in export of natural gas and produces oil like no other country before. So why the rush to make drilling on public lands easier?
Stories stick. Facts fade
Graphs and charts have their place, says Aaron Nichols, but the human brain responds to compelling stories
For waste and inefficiency, you can’t beat corn ethanol
Colorado has two corn ethanol plants. What good can be said about them? Not much
Climate change lawsuit gets green light
Colorado Supreme Court sways Boulder/Boulder County lawsuit can be heard by a state court and is not pre-empted by federal laws. But, there was dissent
Going electric with Fred and Wilma
A Boulder County couple — we’ll call them Fred and Wilma — decided to live their values and reduce the carbon footprint of their house. This is what they did.
Does no in Pueblo really mean no?
History rhymed in Pueblo’s municipalization vote this week. But will Boulder sing a new tune?
It snowed again, but to what effect?
Colorado’s southern mountains had another miserable snowpack. This is not good for the Colorado or Rio Grande rivers. It fits in with a theme.
Speaking about Colorado’s just transition…
Xcel wants a massive outlay of new generation to meet projected demand. State regulators got an earful of testimony in response.
Sorting through Wyoming’s energy transition
Wyoming looks at energy differently than Colorado. A conference in Jackson Hole during May will dive into some of those perspectives.
Tri-State plans for life after coal
Lots of wind, solar and storage. But does it also need new natural gas plant as it prepares for 2030?
