If approved, Twentymile could mine an estimated 4.7 million tons of coal from the Wolf Creek South seam, according to the BLM. The additional coal would produce about $13 million in royalties, which would be split between the state and…
A reliable electric system cannot be based on renewables. Every kilowatt of renewable generation must be backed up by a reliable source. In Colorado, that back-up comes from carbon emitting natural gas or coal. So, more generation from renewables means…
"A gentleman from Boulder by the name of Pat Craig of the Wild Animal Sanctuary in Keenesburg, CO, has decided to bring carnivores in cattle country... I am a native of Southeast Colorado and no, I did not inherit…
“Obviously, we’re disappointed the court did not recognize the efforts of Gunnison County, the landowners and the state to protect the Gunnison sage grouse,” Colorado governor senior adviser John Swartout told E&E News. “We’ve done everything they’ve asked and more.” Tim Pearce…
In 2012, while the company patiently waited for the regulatory process to conclude before developing its three remaining undeveloped leases, the BLM informed WillSource that those leases had been cancelled in 2009 and had expired two years later in November…
A short time later, the same woman reappeared and made an attempt to reach in the store and destroy the replacement sign. Michelle was close to the entrance of the store when the woman reached in, but armed with her…
According to organizers of the recall, Lachelt is using paid professional agitators to impede and intimidate individuals and businesses from participating in the petition recall. The tactics include boycott threats against local businesses, harassment of volunteer petition gatherers, and the…
...a program which has been giving property owners large cash sums if they will agree to 'fallow' their croplands, thus 'banking' (not using) the water to which they have rights, for a given period of time. The term 'banking' is…
Plans using vague terms such as 'banking, 'augmentation,' 'fallowing,' 'consumptive conservation,' etc., offer property owners--mostly farmers and ranchers--generous cash payments to decrease or stop using the water to which they own rights. But maintaining those water rights is contingent upon…
Bizarrely, according to a report in the Coloradoan, Cook and his buddies targeted this particular chicken farm because it was too humane, and thus perpetrated the "humane myth." by Marjorie Haun Samantha Francis, an ardent anti-agriculture activist from the U.K.…