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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.

New urbanism thriving in Buena Vista, Colorado

Posted on July 31, 2010 by Bob Berwyn

Arkansas River, historic downtown form twin poles for new neighborhood in Chaffee County town By Emily Palm Hear someone mention the town of Buena Vista, Colo., and images of a huge prison and a growing number of 1-acre lot developments sprawling across the valley might spring to mind. But a cohort of New Urbanists seeks [...]

Filed under: real estate | Tagged: Buena Vista, New Urbanism, South Main neighborhood, Summit County Colorado, Summit County News, sustainable development | 4 Comments »

Comment of the day … ‘phony globalist propaganda’

Posted on July 31, 2010 by Bob Berwyn

“Still more phony globalist propaganda. This website is a platform for lies. Greenies are habitual liars and propagandists for one world government. Bob Berwyn is a traitor against the American constitutional republic. This website is even worse than the Summit Daily News. Liars” SUMMIT COUNTY — Wow, I really must have hit some buttons with [...]

Filed under: Summit County Colorado | Tagged: global warming, haters, marmots, Ron Paul supporters, Summit County Colorado, Summit County News, weird comments | 11 Comments »

Morning photo: Summit mushrooms are popping!

Posted on July 31, 2010 by Bob Berwyn

Monsoon rains spur growth of local fungi SUMMIT COUNTY — Late July rains have dampened the forest floor and helped start the mushroom season. The local mountains and forests harbor numerous edible species, as well as many others that are just plain fun to look at. Look for more extensive coverage of Summit County’s fabulous [...]

Filed under: photography, Summit County Colorado | Tagged: Colorado fungi, Colorado mushrooms, mycology, Summit County Colorado, Summit County mushrooms, Summit County News, Summit County photography, Summit County pictures | Leave a Comment »

Oil spill: NOAA says threat to South Florida is declining

Posted on July 31, 2010 by Bob Berwyn

Oil remains hundreds of miles away from loop current By Summit Voice SUMMIT COUNTY — Federal officials say Southern Florida, the Florida Keys and the state’s east coast are probably not going to see any of BP’s oil anytime soon — at least not the visible oil on the surface of the Gulf. For now, [...]

Filed under: BP Gulf oil spill, Environment, Summit County Colorado | Tagged: Environment, Florida Keys oil, NOAA oil spill, oil spill threat to Florida, Summit County News | 1 Comment »

Video: Sunny skies for the July 30 Dillon Farmer’s Market

Posted on July 30, 2010 by jenney108

A beautiful day for the Farmers Market in Dillon!

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Lynx may yet get critical habitat protection in Colorado

Posted on July 30, 2010 by Bob Berwyn

A federal judge rules that that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service did not comply with the Endangered Species Act when it failed to designate critical habitat protections in Colorado and several other states.

Filed under: endangered species, Environment, Summit County Colorado, wildlife | Tagged: Canada lynx, endangered species, lynx critical habitat, Summit County Colorado, Summit County News, Summit Voice, threatened lynx, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | 8 Comments »

Flash flood watch now includes parts of Summit County

Posted on July 30, 2010 by Bob Berwyn

Heavy monsoon thunderstorms could once again build up over the mountains By Summit Voice SUMMIT COUNTY — It may not look like it, with clear blue skies Friday morning, but the National Weather Service has issued another flash flood watch — and this one includes the higher elevations of Summit County, particularly the Gore Range [...]

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Photoblog: Micro landscapes

Posted on July 30, 2010 by Bob Berwyn

Not all of Summit County’s forests are dead … SUMMIT COUNTY — There are still many healthy patches of forest in the high country, especially when you get above the montane belt that’s dominated by lodgepoles and into the subalpine habitat of thick spruce and fir forests. Thursday morning I wandered for about an hour [...]

Filed under: photography, Summit County Colorado | Tagged: forest, forest floor, lichen, moss, mushrooms, spruce-fir, Summit County News, Summit County pictures, wildflowers | 5 Comments »

Aspen die-off in southwest Colorado slows down

Posted on July 30, 2010 by Bob Berwyn

Sudden mortality of aspens linked to intense 2002 drought; aspen habitat in the state could shrink significantly under a global warming regime By Bob Berwyn SUMMIT COUNTY — Colorado’s iconic aspen trees aren’t going to die off any time soon, says a Forest Service researcher who studied a puzzling and unprecedented decline in aspen health [...]

Filed under: Environment, forests, Summit County Colorado | Tagged: Aspen, Forest health, forests, global warming, sudden aspen decline, Summit County, Summit County News | 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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Lynx may yet get critical habitat protection in Colorado

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Aspen die-off in southwest Colorado slows down

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