Public Lands Day bill sparks partisan debate in Colorado Legislature
A feel-good Public Lands Day bill meant to proclaim Colorado’s love of its vast swaths of federal land and how they’re managed has sparked a partisan debate over the role…
Colorado House District 59 race likely to be costly, nasty and close
Editor’s note: A version of this story first appeared in The Colorado Statesman: In 2014, the race for Colorado House District 59 in Southwest Colorado was one of closest, nastiest…
Glenwood Canyon rock slide shuts down I-70, forces major detours
Interstate 70 — one of the nation’s main east-west highways for commercial truck traffic and the primary connection between Vail and Aspen ski areas — remains entirely closed to vehicle…
State cites fewer closures of the Interstate 70 corridor but longer durations
State highway officials say that despite all the negative publicity this past ski season there were actually fewer closures of the Interstate 70 corridor between Denver and Vail due to…
Climate change and the current drought in the Southwest
I often get asked whether the current drought in the Southwest is caused by climate change. It’s a good question, but a hard one to answer succinctly. I generally respond…
Colorado green leaders question Olympic bid in wake of Sochi costs, impacts
Former Colorado Gov. Dick Lamm, who spearheaded the rejection of the 1976 Denver Winter Olympics, says he’s not opposed to a future Colorado bid but advocates a rethinking of the…
Climate change: a business risk we can’t ignore
On January 14th, a national coalition of business and political leaders assessing the economic risks of climate change announced the co-chairs who will lead this assessment. The group includes a…
Former Olympic mogul skier and NFL player Jeremy Bloom happy he’s no longer taking big hits
Former Olympic mogul skier and NFL player Jeremy Bloom is headed to the Sochi Winter Olympics for his third stint as a broadcaster, but with the Denver Broncos in the…
Political fundraising and slope-side schmoozing raise conservative eyebrows at posh ski areas
Posh ski resorts in Vail, Aspen and Park City have long been playgrounds of the rich and famous, but increasingly they’re fertile ground for political fundraising and slope-side schmoozing between…
Looking back in order to go forward on climate change
A recently-published book tracing the history of climate in the West offers some interesting insights about how one could frame a conversation around climate change. B. Lynn Ingram and Frances…
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