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Internet Criticism Pushes China to Act on Pollution January 27, 2012

Under popular pressure, Chinese officials have begun to track the most pernicious measure of urban air pollution and promise to set new health standards and publish data on air pollution.

Violence Rises Sharply in Syria, Flustering Arab League Monitors January 27, 2012

Heavy bloodshed was reported Friday as Arab League monitors expressed exasperation and the United Nations made a step toward a possible resolution condemning the government.

In Syria, Arab League Monitors Face Severe Limits January 27, 2012

The visit, truncated by worries about volatile areas, revealed the limitations of the Arab League’s mission as the conflict shifted to clashes between armed groups and government security forces.

Egypt Bars Sam LaHood From Leaving January 27, 2012

The Obama administration threatened to withhold aid as Egypt confirmed it had kept at least a half-dozen Americans from leaving.

Colorado Independent

Tipton asks Congress to weaken water-storage regulations January 27, 2012

As part of a sustained effort to thin the federal government's powers to protect the environment, Third District Colorado Republican Congressman Scott Tipton is requesting a Capitol Hill hearing to examine water storage rules in the West.

In Colorado, Obama again ties clean energy to national security January 27, 2012

President Barack Obama Thursday drew repeated applause at a private event at Aurora's Buckley Air Force Base when he called on the country to work toward energy independence, which he called a matter of national security.

Finance execs rule today’s mad world of political spending January 26, 2012

Over the last 30 years, political contributions made by financial industry executives increased by 700 percent, according to new analysis by the watchdog Sunlight Foundation. Roughly 5,500 members of the finance, insurance, real estate sector gave $178.2 million to political committees and candidates during the 2010 election cycle, up from $15.4 million in t […]

Tipton struggles to win voter approval, but leads in early poll January 26, 2012

Public Policy Polling this week released survey results from Colorado's Third Congressional District, where first-term GOP Congressman Scott Tipton is being challenged by Democratic state Rep. Sal Pace. Although Tipton is leading among district voters, his job approval numbers come in under 40 percent.

Changing of snowmelt, runoff timing threatens fish

Posted on May 31, 2010 by Bob Berwyn

Changes in runoff timing have been studied for impacts to reservoir operations and diversions, but what about aquatic and riparian ecoystems? By Bob Berwyn SUMMIT COUNTY — Earlier snowmelt and runoff in Colorado have been well-documented over the past few years and the finding were reinforced once again in a press release from the U.S. [...]

Filed under: endangered species, Environment, global warming, rivers, Summit County Colorado, wildlife | Tagged: aquatic ecosystems, Colorado, Environment, global warming, runoff, snowmelt, streamflows, Summit County Colorado, Summit County News | 3 Comments »

Desert dust disrupting alpine plant cycles

Posted on May 31, 2010 by Bob Berwyn

San Juan research shows potential for landscape-level genetic impacts By Bob Berwyn SUMMIT COUNTY — Desert dust blown on to high country peaks is not only affecting the timing of snowmelt and runoff, but is also changing the growth and reproductive patterns of plants in Colorado’s alpine zone, according to recent studies conducted in the [...]

Filed under: biodiversity, Environment, seasons, Summit County Colorado | Tagged: alpine wildflowers, botany, Colorado, conservation, desert dust in Colorado mountains, ecology, Environment, phenology, Summit County Colorado, Summit County News | 3 Comments »

Travel: Alpine gardens a rare free treat in Vail

Posted on May 31, 2010 by Bob Berwyn

In Summit County, Colorado, Summit Voice reports on the Betty Ford Alpine Gardens in Vail.

Filed under: Travel | Tagged: biodiversity, botanic gardens, botany, Colorado, conservation, Summit County, Summit County News, Travel, Vail, Vail Colorado, wildflowers | 5 Comments »

VIDEO: An osprey lands a trout on the Blue River

Posted on May 31, 2010 by Bob Berwyn

Jenney Coberly films an osprey in action By Jenney Coberly Keep an eye out for osprey when you’re out on Dillon Reservoir, along the Blue River, or along Highway 9 near Silverthorne Elementary School, where the Division of Wildlife has erected some platforms for their nests. I was very fortunate to catch sight of an [...]

Filed under: biodiversity, Environment, Summit County Colorado, video, wildlife | Tagged: Birds, birds of prey, Blue River, conservation, osprey, Summit County Colorado, Summit County News, Summit County wildlife, wildlife | 2 Comments »

Summit County: Sun, snow, sailing …

Posted on May 30, 2010 by Bob Berwyn

By Summit Voice SUMMIT COUNTY — Memorial Day weekend, the traditional start of the summer season, didn’t disappoint this year, as sunny skies and warm temperatures lured residents and visitors outside to enjoy the best of both worlds. Up high, mountaineer Stan Wagon reported on some good clean fun in the dirty spring snow that’s [...]

Filed under: Dillon Reservoir, photography, seasons, Summit County Colorado | Tagged: backcountry skiing, Dillon Reservoir, Summit County Colorado, Summit County News, Summit County skiing | 3 Comments »

The cost of extinction

Posted on May 30, 2010 by Bob Berwyn

Ecosystem values must be factored into global economy; loss of biodiversity could cost trillions of dollars By Bob Berwyn SUMMIT COUNTY — Species conservation isn’t just about feel-good efforts to save animals because they’re cute and cuddly. Allowing the current rate of of biodiversity loss to continue could cost the global economy untold trillions, said [...]

Filed under: biodiversity, endangered species, Environment, Summit County Colorado | Tagged: biodiversity, global convention on biodiversity, international year of biodiversity, IUCN, species extinction, Summit County Colorado, Summit County News | 2 Comments »

Weatherblog: Calm and clear, near normal temps

Posted on May 30, 2010 by Bob Berwyn

Avalanche center issuing final forecast for the season By Bob Berwyn SUMMIT COUNTY — A pleasant day is forecast for the high country of Colorado, leading into what should be an entire week of great weather — no snow in the forecast for a change. High pressure will remain in control for the next several [...]

Filed under: Snow and weather, Summit County Colorado, Summit County snow and weather | Tagged: Summit County Colorado, Summit County News, Summit County snow and weather, Summit Voice | 1 Comment »

Firefighters quash brushfire in Summit County

Posted on May 30, 2010 by Bob Berwyn

Firefighters contain fire near Farmer’s Korner; wind and warmth dry out fuels, upping the fire danger around neighborhoods and forest camping areas. More after the break …

Filed under: Summit County Colorado | Tagged: Summit County brush fire, Summit County Colorado, Summit County News, Summit County wildfire pictures | 1 Comment »

Feds extend national forest road-building moratorium

Posted on May 29, 2010 by Bob Berwyn

Court ruling on 2001 version of roadless rule is due soon; for now, any proposed projects will get top-level scrutiny By Bob Berwyn SUMMIT COUNTY — The long-running debate over management of National Forest roadless areas took another turn Friday as Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that he is extending a policy that requires top-level [...]

Filed under: Environment, forests, public lands, Summit County Colorado | Tagged: national forests, roadless areas, roadless rule, Summit County Colorado, Summit County News, U.S. Forest Service | 1 Comment »

Xcel to Peak 7 residents: ‘You’re on your own’

Posted on May 29, 2010 by Bob Berwyn

Residents of neighborhood near Breckenridge upset about piles of slash left after crews clear power line corridors By Bob Berwyn SUMMIT COUNTY — Residents of the Peak 7 neighborhood near Breckenridge probably won’t get much help from Xcel in cleaning up piles of downed logs and branches left behind after crews worked to clear power [...]

Filed under: Environment, pine beetles and wildfires, Summit County Colorado | Tagged: Breckenridge, Peak 7, powerline clearing, Summit County, Summit County Colorado, Summit County News, Summit Voice, Xcel | 1 Comment »

High Country News – Writers on the Range

Pity the Sacketts? Not much

An Idaho couple are getting a lot of sympathy because the EPA has halted construction of their planned home on a wetlands, but if the agency would be more open with the facts, it would come out looking better.

Judith Lewis Mernit

Feeding the deer

A rural Californian doesn't apologize for feeding the deer that hang out near his mountain home.

Jaime O'Neill

Let the EPA finish its work in Pavillion, Wyoming

The gas industry and its political partners are going to great lengths to try to derail and discredit an EPA report that blames Pavillion, Wyoming’s polluted water on hydraulic fracking.

John Fenton

Denver Post News

Judge: Police violated rights when opening tent flaps at Occupy Boulder January 27, 2012

A judge has ruled that police violated two Occupy Boulder protesters' Fourth Amendment rights when officers opened tent flaps to see whether the people inside were sleeping.

Nuggets' roster depleted, but so deep it's still dangerous January 27, 2012

The Denver Nuggets are deeply dangerous — and dangerously deep. Tonight against Toronto, the Nuggets likely won't have their starting point guard.

Snow dwindles in Denver, piles up in mountain areas January 27, 2012

Snowfall has dwindled in Denver following a late morning shower in the city and along the Front Range.

Red Rocks' Winter on the Rocks show likely to live up to its name January 27, 2012

Red Rocks Amphitheatre is bundled up for its first-ever cold-weather concert, the sold-out Winter on the Rocks show headlined by hip-hoppers Atmosphere and sponsored by a Denver ski-maker.

Behind the hidden door: Speakeasy culture finds a new home at Williams & Graham in Denver's LoHi neighborhood January 27, 2012

Walk into Williams & Graham bookstore in the LoHi neighborhood and you'll first notice its molecular size. If the Tattered Cover is a whale, Williams & Graham is a flea. But you're not there to peruse literature.

Frontier Airlines headquarters to return to Denver January 27, 2012

Frontier Airlines is coming home, bringing its headquarters back to Denver with Thursday's announcement of a chief executive and a new senior management team that will be based here.

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Changing of snowmelt, runoff timing threatens fish

Desert dust disrupting alpine plant cycles

Travel: Alpine gardens a rare free treat in Vail

VIDEO: An osprey lands a trout on the Blue River

Summit County: Sun, snow, sailing …

The cost of extinction

Weatherblog: Calm and clear, near normal temps

Firefighters quash brushfire in Summit County

Feds extend national forest road-building moratorium

Xcel to Peak 7 residents: ‘You’re on your own’

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