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Sen. Mark Udall introduces bill to focus attention on West's beetle-killed forests

New legislation to declare "Insect Emergency Areas" in Colorado and other western states on Monday raised hopes of focusing national attention — and funding — on the problem of beetle-killed forests. Although the bill introduced by Colorado U.S. Sen. ...

From BRUCE FINLEY, Denver Post,  24 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Forest Service,  Mark Udall,  U.S. Republican Party

Air panel urged to deny pollution permit for Xcel coal plant

Attendees at the Colorado Air Quality Control Commission hearing Thursday night weren't allowed to applaud, so they silently waved their hands in support of comments made against a permit for Xcel. The utility company seeks to continue operating a ...

From BRUCE FINLEY, Denver Post,  20 Nov 2009
Related Topics: XCEL ENERGY INC,  Sierra Club,  Greenpeace

Protesters want Colorado to "stop clowning around" on clean air

Members of WildEarth Guardians dress as clowns and wear Gov. Bill Ritter masks during a protest outside the state Capitol on Wednesday. The group and other environmentalists want an immediate state shift to cleaner energy sources. (Matt McClain, ...

From BRUCE FINLEY, Denver Post,  19 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Bill Ritter,  XCEL ENERGY INC,  Environmental Protection Agency,  Sierra Club

Wolverine settles in Colorado; more may follow

State wildlife biologists say they think M56, the solo male wolverine that migrated more than 500 miles to Colorado from Wyoming last spring, appears to have settled in at the snowy edge of Rocky Mountain National Park, raising hopes for the survival ...

From BRUCE FINLEY, Denver Post,  17 Nov 2009

Senior Israel diplomat seeks "Plan B" for Iran

Deputy Foreign Minister Daniel Ayalon said "Iran is the most dangerous threat to world peace and security since World War II." He was in Denver for a fundraiser. (John Prieto, The Denver Post ) A senior Israel official visiting Denver on Friday called ...

From BRUCE FINLEY, Denver Post,  13 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Palestinian Authority,  Mahmoud Abbas,  Barack Obama,  Hamas

Afghans tour Colo. farms to pick up agriculture tips

FORT COLLINS — If the United States really wants to stabilize Afghanistan, say six Afghans visiting Colorado farms, then it should focus more on building agricultural options beyond the illicit drug trade for the war-torn nation's mostly agrarian ...

From BRUCE FINLEY, Denver Post,  13 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Taliban,  Richard Holbrooke,  Barack Obama

Coalition moves to reduce wildlife deaths on Colorado roads

A coalition of government and private groups mobilized Monday to try to reduce roadkill of wildlife, which has increased in recent years, with sensitive species such as the lynx among the deaths. Colorado Wildlife on the Move launched a website to try ...

From BRUCE FINLEY, Denver Post,  10 Nov 2009

Reservoir under construction south of Denver, but there's no water to hold

require multibillion-dollar pumping and piping from rivers running down the western side of the Continental Divide, such as the Colorado, back across mountains to Front Range residents, Jaeger said. ...

From BRUCE FINLEY, Denver Post,  10 Nov 2009

Denver center for torture survivors shut

In his job as chaplain for Denver Hospice, Tom Simbo meets with Marian de la Ossa, 99. Simbo was tortured in his native Sierra Leone but found help and sympathetic listeners at the now-closed Rocky Mountain Survivors Center in Denver. (Andy Cross, The ...

From BRUCE FINLEY, Denver Post,  5 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Department of Health

Udall widens push for nuclear plants

As Congress aims for a national energy fix, U.S. Sen. Mark Udall on Friday broadened his push for mini-nuclear-powered plants as part of the solution by addressing the hot-button matter of radioactive waste. Existing "dry cask" technology can store ...

From BRUCE FINLEY, Denver Post,  30 Oct 2009
Related Topics: Mark Udall,  U.S. Democratic Party

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