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As relations between the Cuba and the United State slowly thaw, there's more and more back and forth between the two countries. And when it comes to alternative energy the the US could probably learn a thing or two from Cuba. KDNK's Conrad Wilson spoke with Cuba energy expert Mario Ario Alberto Arrastia Avila. Avila focuses on alternative energy and the Center for Information Management and Energy Development in Cuba.
Tonight the Carbondale-based Thompson Divide Coalition will ask the community for their support to cancel oil and gas leases in the area. KDNK's Conrad Wilson reports.
The Environmental Protection Agency’s hearing on hydraulic fracturing drew more than 300 people to Denver last week. It’s part of a multi state tour to get public input on a report the organization will complete in the coming years. KDNK's Bente Birkeland reports.
A film festival in Colorado recently explored the theme of species extinction. Artist Chris Jordan was invited to bring death to life in works of art that he would create. KDNK's Marilyn Gleason was at Telluride MountainFilm when the artist presented his work-in-progress and brings this report on the art of extinction. You can also hear Chris Jordan's complete talk by following this link.
The oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico continue to leak and looks to be the worst environmental disaster in the nation's history. Colorado Rocky Mountain School seniors Jared Carlson and Luke Newbury are working on a documentary about the spill. KDNK's Conrad Wilson spoke to Jared from New Orleans.
The Department of Interior went ahead with major reforms to the nation’s on-shore leasing program. The move is part of the Obama administration’s attempt to bring more regulation to the nation’s domestic energy production. KDNK's Conrad Wilson has more.
Following the oil disaster in Gulf of Mexico, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar announced this week that he would push for major reforms to the country’s off-shore leasing program. But on Thursday, the White House received additional pressure to follow through with on-shore oil and gas leasing reforms. KDNK's Conrad Wilson reports.
The oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico seems to just be getting worse. NPR's Denver reporter Jeff Brady is along the coast reporting on the unfolding environmental crisis. He spoke with KDNK's Conrad Wilson about the looming threat and possible implications for the West.
The state slapped energy company OxyUSA with it's largest fine ever Thursday after the state found the company polluted water near Parachute. KDNK’s Conrad Wilson has the details.
It’s about to get more affordable to get solar power in the valley - at least, for customers of Holy Cross. The utility company has teamed up with an El Jebel-based group called the Clean Energy Collective. The collective will allow Holy Cross customers to buy into a solar array, without the cost of putting in a home system. KDNK’s Victoria Foley shines some light on the idea.
Hydraulic fracturing, or fracing, is the process used to free up natural gas often deep underground. For years, environmental groups in the West have claimed the process is dangerous to public health and contaminates drinking water. Companies say the process is not only safe, but essential. Now concerns about the process are reaching a national level, as fracing becomes more common throughout the East. KDNK's Conrad Wilson reports.
Last week the Environmental Protection Agency announced a nearly two million dollar fracing study to see if it pollutes drinking water as some claim. The long anticipated study will begin this year, with additional funding in 2011. KDNK’s Conrad Wilson reports on what it could mean for Garfield County and the Roaring Fork Valley.
Carbondale Town Trustees will take up new green building requirements at their meeting tonight. KDNK’s Conrad Wilson has this preview.
The Governor’s renewable energy bill requiring utilities to get 30 percent of their energy from renewable sources by the year 2020, initially cleared the house floor last week, but not without vigorous debate. And unlike previous years, Republicans are not on board with the higher standard.
A snowpack report released Wednesday shows troubling signs for the spring runoff. Snowpack is down significantly and the chance of getting back on track is slim. KDNK’s Conrad Wilson reports on what it means for the Roaring Fork Valley and water users throughout the West.
Last night town leaders decided it was worth money to Carbondale to gather information that could be used to protect the town from polluters in the future. KDNK's Marilyn Gleason brings this report.
Climate change will likely shorten winter, dry out forests and farms, raise summer temperatures and lower stream flows in Colorado in the future. The impacts to recreation vital to Western slope economies was the subject of a presentation last week in Glenwood Springs. KDNK's Marilyn Gleason attended the discussion and brings this report.
By some estimates oil shale development in Western Colorado could be as little as five or 10 years away. KDNK's Conrad Wilson looks at whether this controversial source of energy could be vital to the nation's dwindling energy supply.
Interior Secretary Ken Salazar has shaken up domestic energy production during his first year on the job. KDNK's Conrad Wilson spoke with Ray Ring, senior editor at High Country News about new oil and gas reforms and Salazar's first year.
Governor Bill Ritter named Martha Rudolph as the new director of the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment. Oil and natural gas development issues are among the challenges that await Rudolph. KDNK's Conrad Wilson reports.
Diplomats and political leaders are descending on Copenhagen for negotiations aimed at curbing climate change. But an international gathering focused on human's interactions with the earth is underway right here in Carbondale. The 11th Native Gathering of the America's brings together indigenous peoples from North, Central and South America. KDNK's Conrad Wilson has the story.
A federal team of experts is headed here to get a handle on the bark beetles plaguing area forests. Lots of trees are falling down on millions of acres much sooner than public land managers anticipated. The White River National Forest is one of the areas most impacted by the beetle outbreak. KDNK's Marilyn Gleason reports.
The Bureau of Land Management plans to lease hundreds of acres for natural gas drilling near the McInnis Canyons National Conservation Area. The protected land is near Colorado's boarder with Utah. KDNK's Conrad Wilson reports, the decision has environmental groups concerned energy development could harm the federally protected areas.
There are efforts to regulate the natural gas industry at the national level. The measure is called the FRAC Act and would essentially give the Environmental Protection Agency oversight of hydraulic fracturing. It would also do away with an exemption for fracing in the Safe Drinking Water Act. Yesterday Garfield County Commissioners passed a resolution opposing the federal measure. KDNK's Conrad Wilson reports.
A new study finds people are changing the ecology of Colorado's Rocky Mountain National Park. KDNK's Conrad Wilson reports the phenomena is occurring in parks throughout the nation.
In June, Colorado Representatives Diana DeGette and Jared Polis introduced the FRAC Act, requiring energy companies to disclose chemicals used in fracking fluids. And, members of the Grand Valley Citizens Alliance want the Garfield County Commissioners to back it. On Monday, Commissioners will vote on whether to pass a resolution in support of the FRAC Act.
Regionally, Ozone pollution remains a serious problem in Southwestern Colorado. Energy production and development is dirtying the region's air. And as KDNK's Conrad Wilson reports it's likely to stay that way, at least for awhile.
Department of Interior Secretary Ken Salazar announced Tuesday an investigation into a handful of amendments to oil shale leases made in the final days of the Bush administration. All but one of those leases is here on Colorado's Western slope. KDNK's Conrad Wilson has the story.
A new program to train veterans from across the country to work in green jobs has gotten off to an ambitious start in Colorado. Just recently Veterans Green Jobs won a $1 million state contract to weatherize homes, and the group is hoping to expand nationally. For some the program has created a new beginning, but as KDNK's Bente Birkeland reports, the road for other veterans hasn't been as easy.
Colorado's proposal to protect millions of acres of roadless national forest lands has taken another twist now that one of the state's leading advocates for the rule is slated to head the U.S. Forest Service. Some conservationists are divided over the rule and say this move puts Colorado in a unique situation. KDNK's Bente Birkeland reports from Denver.
A new poll released Tuesday shows voters in Colorado's Third Congressional District support legislation that would increase water protections. KDNK's Conrad Wilson reports.
Several Western states, including Colorado, are being considered for mercury storage sites. As KDNK's Conrad Wilson reports, more waste storage in the Western US has many concerned.
A wide-ranging annual event in its 6th year comes to Aspen this week to grapple with the new energy economy. American Renewable Energy Day envisions the energy future. KDNK's Marilyn Gleason spoke with Chip Comins, producer and founder of ARE Day.
Environmentalists have been concerned for decades about how natural gas companies drill for the fuel. New rules implemented over four months ago by the state oil and gas commission require the industry to disclose the chemicals to the state. But as KDNK's Conrad Wilson reports, the director of Colorado's Oil and Gas Commission hasn't taken advantage of the new rules by looking into what the chemicals are and says he's not sure if his staff knows either.
A new study warns for climate change impacting the amount of water available in reservoirs along the Colorado River. The study by University of Colorado researchers says if practices don't change, reservoirs along the Colorado River could dry up by 2057.
On Monday Governor Bill Ritter announced that Colorado's proposed roadless rule to protect wildlife and wilderness areas in the state will be re-examined. The announcement comes after the federal government said Colorado must make changes in order to obtain federal approval for the rule. Bente (BEN tuh) Birkeland has the story.
For the first time in two years, researchers in Colorado have found Lynx kittens. The predatory cat was reintroduced in the state in 1999, after a nearly 35 year absence. KDNK's Conrad Wilson reports.
Dams along the Colorado River alter the eco-systems and migratory patters of many native, and now endangered fish. But as KDNK's Conrad Wilson explains, because of a robust snow pack this winter, the Bureau of Reclamation sent more water out of their reservoirs down stream, in an effort to help fix the very problems the barriers create.
In 2001, Paddler Magazine named the Ruby-Horsethief, or Black Rocks section of the Colorado River one of the top 10 unsung river trips in the country. They told the world what many locals already know: Ruby-Horsethief's side canyons offer superb hiking, sandstone cliffs tower overhead, and campsites boast broad, sand beaches.
But with hundreds of people using the area each weekend, the Bureau of Land Management is considering a permit system to protect the area. KDNK's Stacy Stein recently visited the boat launch at Loma, Colorado.
This was a good week for members of the military and Colorado veterans. Fifteen vets graduated from the country's first ever green jobs training program. And Governor Bill Ritter signed legislation allowing veterans to get in state college tuition. Bente Birkeland has more from Denver.
Nearly four decades after the 1972 DDT Ban, eagles in Western Colorado are thriving. But, there is only one nesting pair of Bald Eagles between Aspen and Glenwood Spring and it happens to be in the middle of a golf course. KDNK's Amy Hadden Marsh has more.
Despite its name, the Canadian lynx is also native to the Western US. The cats prowled Colorado's steep, shaded slopes until trappers and hunters depleted the population over 35 years ago. In 1997, the state decided to bring the lynx back. The population grew steadily. But as KDNK's Conrad Wilson reports, researchers haven't found kittens the last two years. Now some are concerned about the lynx future.
Believe it or not, but the sun actually storms! The storms are called sun spots, or solar storms, and have the potential to complicate life as we know it.
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