February 14, 2008
Lower Gas Prices?
February 14, 2008 3:11 PM
Conservation, carpooling, economic recession or simply the time of the year. Take your pick. As KUNC's Brian Larson reports they're all factors that could possibly lead to lower gasoline prices, as we get closer to transitioning from winter to spring...
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January 9, 2008
Dems Introduce Roan Protection Bill
January 9, 2008 10:54 AM
Colorado's Democratic Congressmen Jon Salazar and Mark Udall will introduce a bill to protect additional wildlife areas on the western slope's Roan plateau from oil and gas drilling. It would also try to make sure the state gets it's fair share of royalties from the federal government for energy development. Bente Birkeland reports from Denver.
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December 19, 2007
The "Greenest Subdivision Ever"
December 19, 2007 6:42 PM
The Lindauer earthship home.
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December 5, 2007
Local News Roundup, Wed., Dec. 5, 2007
December 5, 2007 5:41 PM
CU Settles Rape Lawsuits for $2.85 Million
Colorado Provisions Dropped From Federal Energy Bill
Greeley Goes Smokeless-less
Tancredo's Controversial New Campaign Ad
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November 2, 2007
Capitol Coverage: Severance Tax Reform and the State Budget
November 2, 2007 12:11 PM
Severance Tax Reform
The amount of tax money Colorado has collected from the energy industry has grown by 600 percent in the last five years according to state figures. But some communities seeing the biggest impacts from energy development say they're not getting their fair share of that revenue stream. They say they need help with overcrowded schools and roads torn up by industry trucks. From Denver, Bente Birkeland reports on efforts to more fairly distribute the state severance tax.
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Ritter Submits Budget Request
Healthcare, higher education and human services top Governor Ritter's list of priorities for next year's budget. On Thursday Governor Ritter submitted his budget request to a bi-partisan committee of lawmakers. But a Republican leader says the request doesn't mean that much. Bente Birkeland reports from Denver.
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October 18, 2007
New Air Pollution Standards Working?
October 18, 2007 6:37 PM
A new report from the state says it's too soon to tell if air pollution controls for the oil and gas industry are improving air quality. Last year Colorado created statewide emission standards for the industry for the first time. Bente Birkeland reports from Denver.
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October 17, 2007
Local News Roundup for Wed., Oct. 17, 2007
October 17, 2007 6:06 PM
Photo courtesy of Colorado Environmental Coalition
Industry Says Roan Platau Gas Worth $1 Billion
Ranchers: Army Hardly Uses Pinon Canyon
2nd Bear Attack in Aspen
Teacher at Christian High School Arrested on Sex Charges
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October 16, 2007
$13 Million Solar Project Under Construction at Ft. Carson
October 16, 2007 5:22 PM
These are the types of solar panels that will be built at Fort Carson.
Photo courtesy Orea Renewable Energies
Construction has started on one of the largest solar power projects in the state, and it's at Ft. Carson. The $13 million project got underway at the beginning of the month and, when finished, will cover nearly 12 acres at Ft. Carson with photovoltaic solar panels. At maximum capacity it will generate 2 megawatts of electricity, that's a little less than seven percent of the Army base's total electricity needs.
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October 15, 2007
Doctors Fighting Weld County Uranium Mine
October 15, 2007 6:23 PM
Photo by: Power Resources, Inc.
An in-situ uranium mine similar to the one proposed
for Weld County.
Opponents of a proposed uranium mine north of Ft. Collins rallied at the state capitol Sunday. Four state lawmakers at the rally said they'll introduce a new bill to tighten regulations for uranium mines. Three are Democrats, one is a Republican, and Republican Congresswoman Marilyn Musgrave who represents the area has also expressed her opposition to the mine. In this story, KUNC's Kirk Siegler reports on efforts by doctors in the area to keep the mine from happening.
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October 11, 2007
Lawmakers Not Ready to Raise Severance Taxes Yet
October 11, 2007 6:44 PM
A state committee says Colorado should consider hiking taxes on oil and gas production. But some lawmakers say they're not ready to do that.
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October 3, 2007
Counties Ask Governor to Oppose Desert Rock Power Plant
October 3, 2007 4:53 PM
Photo courtesy of democracyfornewmexico.com
Sixteen counties in western Colorado are urging Governor Ritter to oppose a proposed coal fired power plant on the Navajo Indian Reservation. They want him to do so before the October 9th deadline for comments on the project's environmental impact statement. The counties say emissions from the plant would make air quality in the four corners region worse than it already is. Bente Birkeland reports from Denver.
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Gas Drilling at Former Nuke Test Site?
October 3, 2007 4:53 PM
Image courtesy of Department of Energy, Office of Legacy Management
The state agency that regulates oil and gas drilling is considering allowing new wells near the site of an underground nuclear test detonated in 1969. The federal Department of Energy says it's safe, but others aren't so sure. KDNK's Steve Zelaznik went to a hearing on the proposal Tuesday and has this report.
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October 2, 2007
Five Xcel Workers Die in Underground Accident
October 2, 2007 5:48 PM
photo courtesy Xcel Energy
GEORGETOWN, Colo. (AP) _ Several state agencies started their own investigations today into Tuesday's fire at a hydroelectric plant near Georgetown, including the Colorado Bureau of Investigation, the Division of Mine Safety, the state water engineer, the Division of Emergency Management and the Public Utilities Commission. Five people died after the fire at an Xcel Energy plant. It's unclear whether they were burned, suffocated, or were overcome by fumes from a burning chemical. Governor Ritter's spokesman, Evan Dreyer, says the agencies involved are either responsible for emergency response, investigation of incidents involving the industry, or regulation of the industry. Dreyer says such inquiries are routine. The men were employees of the private contractor RPI Coating in Santa Fe Springs, California. Their names have not been released. Dreyer says ``Governor Ritter is extremely saddened by the tragic turn of events. He expresses his deepest sympathies to the families of the five workers who were killed. ``He will ensure that the appropriate state agencies are fully involved so that we gain a quick and thorough understanding of what happened and we can prevent something like this from ever happening again.'' Nine workers survived the fire, and four who were working below the blaze were able to scramble out of the bottom of the 4,000-foot-long tunnel. The other five, working on the other side of the blaze, rushed uphill to get to an area further away from the flames. About eight hours after the fire erupted, authorities said last night that the men had been found dead by crews sent in to fight the fire. The men were more than 1,500 feet below ground when the blaze broke out.
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September 28, 2007
Western Govs Want More Renewable Energy Access
September 28, 2007 9:39 AM
Colorado Governor Bill Ritter has been a champion of renewable energy since taking office. He recently put solar panels on the Governor's mansion and just got back from Washington DC where he asked congress to adopted national renewable energy standards for utilities. This week he's hosting the Western Governor's Association. The topic is getting more renewable energy on the electric grid across the region. Bente Birkeland reports from Denver.
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September 13, 2007
Rep. DeGette Introduces Colorado Wilderness Bill
September 13, 2007 5:18 PM
A Democratic Congresswoman from Denver wants to designate more than a million and half acres of federal land in Colorado as wilderness. That would mean no energy development on the Roan Plateau. It's virtually the same legislation she's brought before congress since 1999. Bente Birkeland reports from Denver.
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September 7, 2007
Local News Roundup- Sept. 7, 2007
September 7, 2007 5:08 PM
Local Soldier Arrested As Internet Predator
Hsu Arrested in Grand Junction
Exxon Mobil Expanding Colorado Natural Gas Production
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August 30, 2007
Local News Round-up, Aug. 30, 2007
August 30, 2007 5:14 PM
Pinon Canyon expansion opponents win withheld Army documents.
The state Housing Division reports that home foreclosure filings in Colorado are on track to rise 25 percent this year.
Two Indiana women are believed to be the first to adopt children under a new Colorado law that allows same-sex couples to adopt jointly.
Uranium mine near Gateway to reopen.
Summit County pays homeowners to reduce fire danger.
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August 28, 2007
Source of Gas in Huerfano County Wells Remains Mysterious
August 28, 2007 3:17 PM
The prime suspects in what's causing high levels of methane gas in some water wells in Huerfano County have been crossed off the list.
A few weeks ago we reported that some water wells in the River Ridge Ranch subdivision near the town of La Veta tested positive for dangerously high levels of methane, a form of natural gas. Some suspected that recent drilling of new natural gas wells was to blame, and the company drilling them, Idaho-based Petroglyph Energy, voluntarily shut down all of its wells just in case.
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August 24, 2007
Local News Round-up, Aug. 24
August 24, 2007 12:05 PM
Bill for universal health insurance in Colorado: $26 billion.
Pueblo County Commissioner resigns for job with John Salazar.
Copper wire thieves cost the Colorado Springs Utilities $658,000.
Power consumption in Colorado Springs sets new record, again.
Klansman to be sentenced in case Springs man helped re-open.
Marilyn Musgrave asks feds for more time to comment on a proposed uranium mine in Weld County.
Feds take control of the state's eighth-largest credit union.
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August 22, 2007
Gov. Ritter Talks Bridges and Roan Plateau
August 22, 2007 6:13 PM
Once a month we bring listeners an extended interview with Governor Bill Ritter, courtesy of KCFR - Colorado Public Radio in Denver.
This month Gov. Ritter talks about Colorado's response to the Minnneapolis highway bridge collapse, and winning more time to comment on federal plans for drilling for natural gas on the Roan Plateau in western Colorado.
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Energy Tax Reforms Sought
August 22, 2007 10:45 AM
When it comes to offsetting the impacts of energy development in Colorado, places near coal mines are getting shortchanged compared to communities that are home to a lot of oil and gas workers. That's according to a new state audit of severance tax money earmarked to offset negative energy impacts. Bente Birkeland reports from Denver.
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August 15, 2007
State Petroleum Industry Says Natural Gas Fights Global Warming
August 15, 2007 4:19 PM
Colorado's oil and gas industry is holding its annual conference in Denver this week. This year's theme is promoting natural gas as a way to reduce human caused global warming. Bente Birkeland reports from Denver.
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August 14, 2007
CSU launches "Peace Corps MBA"
August 14, 2007 3:39 PM
Starting this month, graduate business students at Colorado State University will have a new option. It's informally called "the Peace Corps MBA." The idea is to give people filled with the save-the-world enthusiasm that Peace Corps volunteers have in spades with practical management experience they sometimes lack. Nancy Greenleese reports.
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August 13, 2007
Uranium Mine to Open on Front Range?
August 13, 2007 2:07 PM
Increased demands for nuclear power have rekindled an interest in uranium mining in Colorado. Three mines have reopened in the western part of the state in recent years and now a Canadian company has set its sites on Northern Colorado. The so-called "Centennial Project" is still in its early states but as KUNC's Brian Larson reports opposition from area residents is growing...
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July 25, 2007
Natural Gas Migration Causes Explosions in SE Colorado
July 25, 2007 6:04 PM
On Monday we reported that, following an explosion, a natural gas drilling company has shut down all its gas wells in Huerfano county between Trinidad and La Junta. We have more on that story now.
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Counties Want More Money to Mitigate Oil and Gas Boom
July 25, 2007 3:21 PM
There are now some three thousand active oil and gas wells in Garfield County, a number that's projected to rise to 15-thousand by 2015.
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July 23, 2007
Locals Sound Off on Gas Severance Taxes
July 23, 2007 5:43 PM
State lawmakers got an earful today on the Western Slope from local officials upset over the boom in oil and gas drilling. Legislators are trying to determine the best way to spend millions of dollars brought in by severance taxes paid on oil and gas.
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Huerfano County Gas Wells Shut Down Following Explosion
July 23, 2007 5:39 PM
The body that regulates oil and gas drilling in Colorado is looking for the source of a methane gas leak in Huerfano county. This in the wake of an explosion in June. That explosion blew the roof off of a well house. Methane is known to sometimes migrate into domestic water wells, causing dangerous gas build-ups and is suspected in the cause of the blown-up well house.
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July 20, 2007
Locals Give Thumbs-down to NW New Mexico Power Plant
July 20, 2007 4:49 PM
A proposed major new coal burning power plant in northwest New Mexico is getting an almost unanimous thumbs-down a public hearings in the Four Corners area. The public is being given the chance to comment on a recently released Draft Environmental Impact Statement.
Developers say that in spite of the vocal opposition, they're confident the plant will remain on track.
Victor Locke of KSUT, Four Corners Public Radio attended one of the recent hearings and has this report.
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State Appeals Water Judge Ruling
July 20, 2007 4:43 PM
The state has asked that a water court ruling with potentially far-reaching effects on the oil and gas industry be put on hold, while state officials prepare an appeal.
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July 18, 2007
Gov. Ritter Goes Solar
July 18, 2007 10:30 PM
In our monthly conversation with Gov. Bill Ritter, Ritter talks about the energy savings and symbolism he hopes to reap from putting solar panels on the roof of the governor's residence.
Our conversations with the governor are produced at KCFR in Denver, and conducted by Ryan Warner, who hosts the KCFR program "Colorado Matters."
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July 13, 2007
Governor Overhauls Oil/Gas Regulatory Body
July 13, 2007 4:10 PM
The state commission that issues oil and gas drilling permits has a new mandate. It will protect public health, wildlife and the environment instead of just promoting energy development. And Governor Bill Ritter recently appointed five new commissioners. Bente Birkeland reports from Denver.
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July 12, 2007
Sen. Salazar Blocking Presidential Nomination
July 12, 2007 4:21 PM
The nominee is James Caswell, whom the President has tapped to head the Bureau of Land Management, or BLM. The BLM manages the most public land of any federal government agency, and also administers the government's mineral estate, meaning it controls who gets access to oil and natural gas. Salazar says he's worried that energy development is going to "run roughshod" over Colorado in the coming years if the Bush administration doesn't pay more heed to locals who are asking for a slower, more deliberate pace of development. So he's blocking Caswell's nomination until he gets assurances Colorado concerns will be listened to in Washington.
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July 10, 2007
Global Warming Panel
July 10, 2007 4:11 PM
Can America cut greenhouse gas emissions without strangling the national economy? That was the question put to a former chief of the EPA, a Yale professor and two top journalists as part of last week's Aspen Ideas Festival. Bente Birkeland reports.
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July 4, 2007
Aspen Ideas Festival: Ken Salazar on the Future of Energy
July 4, 2007 12:54 PM
Colorado senator Ken Salazar touted the Senate's recent passage of the 2007 energy bill as part of a panel addressing the country's energy future at the Aspen Institute's Aspen Ideas Festival this week. The democrat also used the national forum to scorn the Bush Administration's refusal to implement a one year freeze on oil and gas drilling atop western Colorado's scenic Roan Plateau. We also hear from Amory Lovins. Kirk Siegler reports from Aspen.
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June 27, 2007
Oil Shale & Lettuce Heads
June 27, 2007 8:18 PM
The US House has passed a measure that would that would significantly slow commercial development of oil shale in western Colorado and neighboring states. Colorado congressman Mark Udall added the measure as an amendment to next year's interior appropriations bill. If approved by the Senate, Udall's amendment would bar the federal government from preparing regulations necessary to develop commercial oil shale leases.
Another Colorado congressman made news when he sent a head of lettuce and a basket of fruit to the Federal Chief of Homeland Security, Michael Chertoff.
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June 26, 2007
Colo. Senators Split on Immigration Vote, other news
June 26, 2007 5:30 PM
Colorado's senators split their votes on whether to go forward with an immigration reform bill that the White House favors. Those wanting to continue work on the bill carried the day. Twenty-four Republicans joined 39 Democrats and one Independent.
Colorado Democrat Ken Salazar voted to continue with the bill, while his Republican counterpart Wayne Allard voted not to. Allard said he "could not in good conscience support this flawed process," and that lawmakers can do better than the bill currently before them. He says he will now do all that he can to focus on supporting amendments to address what he calls "serious flaws" in the legislation. There are currently some 26 proposed amendments that the Senate is considering, the bill faces another make or break vote in the chamber as early as Thursday.
The bill in question would provide a pathway to citizenship for millions of undocumented workers already in the country, and proposes a guest worker program. Supporters say it has many practical provisions, critics call it amnesty.
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June 12, 2007
Gas Drilling Makes Neighbors Sick? Part 2
June 12, 2007 7:00 AM
As we reported yesterday, the state of Colorado is implementing an ambitious new law that seeks to radically change how it regulates its booming oil and gas industry. Governor Ritter recently signed the measure in Grand Junction It's been a major focus of his administration's early months. The bill is a response to growing criticism by some Garfield County landowners and conservationists who live in the midst of the drilling. They say industry is not adequately addressing resulting environmental and public health problems, in the midst of the rush to drill. The state's new oil and gas conservation commission - the main regulatory body for industry - includes a diverse range of interests, most of whom have no ties to industry.
That has environmentalists cheering, and industry worried, as Aspen Public Radio's Kirk Siggler reports in the second of a two part series.
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June 11, 2007
Gas Drilling Makes Neighbors Sick? Part 1
June 11, 2007 7:00 AM
Does living in close proximity to natural gas wells cause health problems? There aren't any studies proving a direct link, but people in Western Colorado are starting to complain. This is the first of two reports from Garfield County by Aspen Public Radio's Kirk Siegler.
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June 1, 2007
State Energy Regulatory Body Re-Formed
June 1, 2007 2:54 PM
The commission that regulates oil and gas development in Colorado cancelled it's meeting this month because it doesn't have enough members to hold a meeting. This news came a day after the Governor signed several energy bills that change how the state regulates the industry, including a bill that remakes the commission. Bente Birkeland reports from Denver.
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May 24, 2007
Ritter Signs Energy Rebate Mandate
May 24, 2007 10:21 AM
Coloradans will get rebates on their utility bills if they conserve energy under a new law. Governor Ritter signed the legislation earlier this week, it's part of a package of new renewable energy measures. Bente Birkeland reports from Denver.
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May 16, 2007
J. Salazar, Udall Try to Stop Drilling on Roan Plateau
May 16, 2007 5:54 PM
Click to enlarge.There is a new development to report in a decade long fight between environmentalists and the energy industry in western Colorado. Two of Colorado's democratic congressman are pushing a measure that would stop oil and gas drilling atop the Roan Plateau, between Rifle and Grand Junction. Congressman John Salazar - whose district includes the Garfield County landmark - and congressman Mark Udall hope to slip in what's called a funding limitation in the 2008 Appropriations bill. The measure aims to freeze any public money from being spent on leasing of the Roan to energy companies.
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May 10, 2007
Aspen Business Capitalizes on Looming CO2 Tax By Kirk Siegler
May 10, 2007 7:12 PM
With the prospect of a looming tax on carbon emissions, Richard Heede is a busy man these days. Heede recently left the Snowmass-based Rocky Mountain Institute to form a business called Climate Mitigation Services. The company provides detailed analysis of a city, non-profit, or private company's greenhouse gas emissions. The services and analysis of companies like Climate Mitigation Services are in high demand these days, as many in the public and private sector believe a carbon tax is coming soon.
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May 2, 2007
Matthiessen: "The Ice is Melting, So They're Losing Their Culture."
May 2, 2007 6:27 PM
Legendary American author Peter Mathiessen spoke May 2nd at Colorado College. Matthiessen has written more than 30 books, and his fiction and non-fiction have appeared in leading magazines like the Atlantic Monthly and the New Yorker. He won the National Book Award in 1979 for his novel The Snow Leopard. Matthiesson recently spoke with Colorado College student Jaimie Stevenson.
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April 26, 2007
Severance Tax Study
April 26, 2007 3:56 PM
The state may not be giving communities affected by oil and gas drilling enough money to offset the impacts of Colorado's energy development boom. To find out, lawmakers created a new committee that will study the issue over the summer. Bente Birkeland reports from Denver.
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