FORT COLLINS — When it comes to cattle life, the 40 or so bovines that loaf around in pens at Colorado State University’s agriculture research center have it pretty good, says Sara…
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Calvin Sandborn: Big oil should pay for climate damage, not taxpayers
Breadcrumb Trail Links Opinion Op-Ed Opinion: As British Columbians face unprecedented future climate damage, a key issue arises for the fall election. Citizens need to know whether candidates are committed to the…
Impact of climate chaos can be mitigated by Indigenous knowledge
Breadcrumb Trail Links Opinion Op-Ed Byron Spinks: Indigenous guardians in permanent, full-time positions would develop fire management plans and weave together traditional knowledge and Western science. Published Jun 22, 2024 • Last…
Must a gas utility pay its own customers to unhook in the name of climate change? Colorado is about to find out.
Atmos Energy is a utility serving natural gas at a profit to 127,000 Colorado customers. By design, Atmos doesn’t generate electricity. So should Colorado in effect demand that Atmos start paying for…
Cost to water crops could nearly quadruple as San Luis Valley fends off climate change, fights with Texas and New Mexico
Hundreds of growers in Colorado’s San Luis Valley could see their water costs nearly quadruple under a new plan designed to slash agricultural water use in the drought-strapped region and deflect a…
Colorado and Wyoming get $15 million to launch “engine” for profitable climate change solutions
A Colorado-Wyoming partnership on Monday landed $15 million over two years from the National Science Foundation to launch a climate solutions and clean energy innovation hub aimed at expanding startup ideas to…
Colorado rivers may shrink by 30% as climate change continues, report says
Climate change will continue to hammer Colorado’s hallmark rivers and streams, with a new report showing their flows will shrink by 5% to 30% over the next nearly 30 years. And it’s…
Lawmakers, environmental advocates fear northern Colorado utility is falling behind on climate targets
Lawmakers and environmental advocates have issued a sharply worded attack on the Platte River Power Authority’s efforts to meet greenhouse gas reduction targets, demanding to know whether the northern Colorado utility plans…