Last week, Denver Business Journal reported that Colorado oil and gas companies raked in billions of dollars in profits in 2022. Despite this, U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) says that energy companies are overregulated, and these regulations are clamping down on rural communities’ livelihoods.
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85 News Stories Were Written About Denver’s Record-Breaking December Cold Snap, Only 4 Mentioned Climate Change
On Dec. 21, 2022, the temperature at Denver International Airport dropped 37° F (from 42° to 5°) in one hour, the largest recorded hourly drop in Denver in the National Weather Service’s tracking history.
CO Coalition Urges Phase-out of New Oil and Gas Permits by 2030
Safe & Healthy Colorado, self-described as a grassroots, volunteer-led coalition of Coloradans working toward a safer and healthier future, announced a campaign to decrease the state’s production of oil and gas.
‘Magic Hour’ Star and Snowboarding Climate Activist Jeremy Jones Calls Democrats’ Inflation Reduction Act the ‘BFD Bill’
Professional snowboarder and climate activist Jeremy Jones is happy to talk about riding deep snow in the latest Teton Gravity Research film “Magic Hour” (Boulder Theater tonight at 8:30 p.m.), but it’s very easy to get him off describing perfect powder runs in the Tetons and onto the less-than-perfect Inflation Reduction Act.
Wildfires Are Burning Away The West’s Snow
A new study finds wildfires are burning more high elevation areas and dramatically impacting the West’s snowpack as a result.
Eagle County Says Utah Oil Train Plan ‘Both Lighting the Match and Fanning the Flames’
EAGLE COUNTY, Colo. — Two of Colorado’s most cherished natural resources have been in the news a lot lately: the endangered Colorado River and key national forest areas lawmakers want to protect for future generations.
Biden’s Successes Address Not Only Climate Change But Also Water Crisis, Says Vilsack, But He Dodges Questions About Protecting Camp Hale
Polis, Vilsack, Bennet, Hickenlooper CAMP Hale, Colo. – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack, a wealthy Iowa farmer and former governor, has many Colorado connections and clearly understands the plight of the dwindling Colorado River.
Lauded for Keeping Climate Bill Alive, Hickenlooper Warns, ‘It’s Not Done Yet’
Colorado U.S. Sen. John Hickenlooper, a former oil-and-gas geologist, is being widely praised for fanning the faint flames of a dying budget reconciliation bill into a roaring fire of a bill that could deliver the biggest climate-rescue package ever.
Biden’s Broken Promise on Climate?
The administration resumes oil and gas leasing — and fixes a dysfunctional system in the process. Analysis by Jonathan Thompson, High Country News
Leading Bennet Challenger Doesn’t Believe in Climate Change: ‘It’s Called Weather’
In a YouTube video released earlier this month, Colorado U.S. Senate candidate and state Rep. Ron Hanks (R-Cañon City) said he does not believe that climate change is a real issue.