Don’t get fooled again: environmental experts/activists Randy Udall and Auden Schendler, both of the Roaring Fork Valley, are roaring loud and clear about the hottest year on record: 2010 in a dead heat with 2005. If global warming and climate change are a hoax, then it would appear nature is... Read more →
David Frey Reports: Protecting Forests From Global Warming "Moral Issue," Gore Says
Seen from above, the mountains of central Colorado are a snow-covered mosaic of meadows, aspens and lodgepole pines. Some of those pines are green, their branches holding new-fallen snow. Others are red fading to brown – the telltale signs of trees killed by an epidemic of bark beetles that have... Read more →
Garfield County accepts Antero settlement
Garfield County on Tuesday accepted a proposed settlement from Antero Resources, and agreed to withdraw its formal interventions in Antero’s plans for intensified gas drilling on two 640-acre parcels in the Silt Mesa area.As p Copyright 2011 Glenwood Springs Post Independent. All rights reserved.... Read more →
Aspen Golf Club recognized for environmental excellence
ASPEN – The Aspen Golf Club has again been designated as a Certified Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary through Audubon International. “To reach certification, we had to demonstrate that we are maintaining a very high degree Copyright 2011 The Aspen Times. All rights reserved. This material... Read more →
Entertainment, environment mix at new festival in Snowmass
SNOWMASS VILLAGE – Michelin Hall makes clear that the primary purpose of the EMU Eco-Music Festival, which will debut early this summer, in Snowmass Village, is entertainment and enjoyment. “What’s really behind this is to Copyright 2011 The Aspen Times. All rights reserved. This... Read more →
New grinder kicks off a larger composting effort for restaurants
The city of Aspen and the Pitkin County landfill have acquired a new $52,000 grinder that will be used to launch a food composting program aimed at local restaurants. read more Click here to read the whole story Read More →
EPA wants to look at full life cycle of fracking
The EPA has proposed examining every aspect of hydraulic fracturing, from water withdrawals to waste disposal, according to a draft plan the agency released Tuesday. If the study goes forward as planned, it would be the most compreh Copyright 2011 Glenwood Springs Post Independent. All rights reserved.... Read more →
David Frey: Al Gore Headlines Climate Change And The West Seminar
When Aspen, Colo. resident John Bennett flew across Colorado after the devastating pine beetle infestation had taken effect, he was shocked by what he saw. “I had a very strong sense of flying over a cemetery. A vast graveyard,” he said. Entire pine forests had turned brown and died as the... Read more →
Pitkin County Launches Energy Smart program
ASPEN – Pitkin County’s Energy Smart program makes its long-awaited debut Wednesday with the opening of the Energy Smart Resource Center at the Aspen Business Center.It’s a place where homeowners can seek guidance on how to ma Copyright 2011 The Aspen Times. All rights reserved.... Read more →
Shower With A Friend
Today is the fairy tale. Enjoy it. Shower with a friend! Seems to me like we need a little more of that, especially lately. Turns out this planet is spinning in new directions, which apparently brings into question long-held astrological line-ups and aspects, as well as, those at the Tampa, Florida... Read more →