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The Colorado Independent | Pew: Wilderness release act would ‘open area size of Wyoming to industrial activity’
The Pew Environment Group today came out in opposition to a bill introduced last spring by House Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., that would open up a “Wyoming-sized” chunk of national forest and Bureau of Land Management land to resource [...]
Renewable Energy News | 50 MW of Solar? Make that 400 MW
Nothing sparks investment like a good bargain. So when officials for San Antonio, Texas, municipal utility CPS Energy started receiving bids for a 50-megawatt project, they saw a good deal and an even bigger opportunity.“We were noticing that the [...]
Amateur Earthling | Boulder’s Energy Future Is Bright
We’re going to be exposed to future fuel price volatility one way or another. If we stick with Xcel, it’ll be coal prices which seem low today, but are difficult to hedge against. If we strike out on our own, it’ll be gas prices, which are [...]
LATimes.com | Critic’s Notebook: Fast lane to gridlock
It's striking, though, that amid all this handwringing we've barely paused to ask the most basic questions about what the widening project means for the city and how we navigate it or how we think about the relationship between architecture and [...]
Grist | When is it time to break up with your utility?
City officials aren’t just interested in clean, reliable electricity. They also want to learn more about the potential for generating electricity locally. While any new energy generator can add jobs and grow the economy, locally owned renewable [...]
CNET News | Swiss political party tries to ban PowerPoint
The Swiss might have been slightly late in giving women the vote (1971 was the year), but they still believe in certain progressive forms of democracy. One of these seems to be helping a fascinating political party in its quest to have PowerPoint [...]
NYTimes.com | Number of Female Cyclists Lags in New York, With Safety as a Concern
Despite the city’s efforts to become more bike friendly, male cyclists in New York continue to outnumber female cyclists three to one, just as they have steadily over the past two decades. Data tracked by the city and private groups shows the gap [...]
Think Progress | As Oklahoma Swelters Under Record Heat and Drought, Inhofe Bails on Heartland Denier Conference: ‘I am Under the Weather’
You may recall last year that Senator Inhofe’s grandchildren built an igloo to mock a killer snow storm, calling it ‘Al Gore’s New Home’. Of course, extreme precipitation is precisely what we expect from human-caused global [...]
