‘Featured’ Archives
The First 2011 PLAN-Boulder Council Candidate Forum
Friday September 9th, PLAN-Boulder County held the first of three City Council candidate fora at the Boulder Public Library. The room was packed, with people standing in the back, listening to Tim Plass, Daniel Ziskin, Jonathan Hondorf, Ken Wilson [...]
WATCH: Van Jones Gives Boulder a Pep Talk (5 m)
On March 2, 2011, former Obama administration official and senior fellow at the Center for American Progress, Van Jones, spoke to attendees at the PLAN-Boulder County annual dinner. His full address was recorded and produced by Pam Hoge of Studio [...]
PUC Overturns 40 Years of Precedent in Denying Intervenor Status to Leslie Glustrom
In ejecting Leslie Glustrom from participating as an intervenor in cases pending at the Public Utilities Commission, the Commission under its new Chair, Joshua Epel, has upended 40 years of precedent. The assertion of the PUC spokesperson in the [...]
A Response to Xcel’s Latest False Statements about Ballot Issues 2B & 2C
Expensive mailers funded by Xcel are now raining on Boulder as though money is no object—and money is no object to Xcel. We all need to stand in awe at the huge profit that Xcel takes out of Boulder. It is the fight to keep that profit that is [...]
Debating Boulder’s Power at the BGBG
Last Thursday (Sept. 8th), the Boulder Green Building Guild (BGBG) and Boulder Tomorrow hosted a debate of the 2B/2C ballot measures. The event was completely booked in advance through the BGBG’s website and the REI community room was packed and [...]
The Help
The canvassers are here. As promised by Craigslist, two friendly fellows are going door-to-door in my neighborhood, leaving the Boulder Smart Energy Coalition's (BSEC) big flier. According to Canvasser Kevin, they work for Rocky Mountain [...]
Hiring Now!!
Boulder residents can look forward to "friendly people" coming door-to-door this fall, working hard to convince voters to vote against 2B and 2C. This ad and ones like it have been running on Craigslist for a few days:
The Chamber is Not Xcel
The Boulder Chamber of Commerce is not Xcel was the emphatic assertion of Chamber Public Affairs Manager Angelique Espinoza in response to yesterday's Blue Line article. She clarified that the Chamber will be endorsing Boulder City Council [...]
Boulder Chamber to Endorse for the First Time
For the first time in its 106-year history, the Boulder Chamber of Commerce will endorse candidates for the Boulder City Council. The Chamber advocates for over 1,600 businesses employing 80,000 employees. Members include the Boulder Valley [...]
The Local Food Shift: What every public official, political candidate and voter should know
This article first appeared in the Boulder Weekly. The local food shift is gaining significant traction in Boulder County, growing well beyond the euphoric early adopter stage into early majority territory. It is unfolding so rapidly and so [...]
