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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.
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- 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.

Happy New Year!

Posted on December 31, 2010 by Bob Berwyn

Welcome 2011

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Colorado: Warnings in place for dangerous wind chill

Posted on December 31, 2010 by Bob Berwyn

Breckenridge torchlight parade cancelled By Summit Voice SUMMIT COUNTY — Cold temperatures and a wind chill warning from the National Weather Service have prompted the cancellation of the torchlight procession on Breckenridge Ski Resort‘s Peak 9 has been cancelled for this evening. As of 3:30 p.m. the fireworks were still scheduled for 9 p.m. — [...]

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2010 in pictures – June

Posted on December 31, 2010 by Bob Berwyn

Summer begins … sort of SUMMIT COUNTY — Some scenes from early summer in Summit County, including some of the June snows that blanketed local peaks just a few days before the summer solstice.

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Spin of electrons could hold key to quantum computing

Posted on December 31, 2010 by Bob Berwyn

Dutch researchers trap single electron in semiconductor material By Summit Voice SUMMIT COUNTY — Dutch scientists say they’ve been able to control what could be the basic building blocks of a future super-fast quantum computer by trapping trap a single electron in semiconductor material. By manipulating the building blocks (called qubits) with electrical, rather than [...]

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Year in review: April – June

Posted on December 31, 2010 by Bob Berwyn

Top stories and headlines … By Summit Voice SUMMIT COUNTY — Early in April, the county’s open space advisory group started discussions on whether some key parcels of protected land needed extra protection against future development. The talks were held in the context of the significant investment that’s been made to buy open space locally: [...]

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Weatherblog: Bundle up!

Posted on December 31, 2010 by Bob Berwyn

Chilly weekend, then back to seasonal temps early in the week and only a few snow showers in the next few days By Summit Voice SUMMIT COUNTY — Look for some of the coldest temps of the season so far the next few days, as a pool of Arctic air settles over the area and [...]

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Growing hypoxic zones threaten ocean fisheries

Posted on December 31, 2010 by Bob Berwyn

Global warming likely to speed growth of oxygen-starved areas By Summit Voice SUMMIT COUNTY — A growing area of oxygen-starved water off the west coast of Africa is pushing billfish and tuna into shallower waters, where they are more likely to be caught, according to researchers with NOAA, the Billfish Foundation, and University of Miami [...]

Filed under: biodiversity, climate and weather, Environment, global warming, Marine biology | Tagged: AtlanticOcean, Dead zone (ecology), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, West Africa | Leave a Comment »

A-Basin to host backcountry companion rescue class

Posted on December 30, 2010 by Bob Berwyn

Practicing companion rescues in scenarios that simulate challenging backcountry conditions is important By Bob Berwyn *Visit the CAIC home page for links to more information and registration SUMMIT COUNTY — Knowing how to identify avalanche-prone terrain and recognize the potential for slides is a big part of the backcountry safety equation. But dozens of times [...]

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EPA to regulate mercury emissions from gold mines

Posted on December 30, 2010 by Bob Berwyn

Young children, indigenous populations relying on fish are especially susceptible to the harmful effects of the heavy metal pollution By Summit Voice SUMMIT COUNTY — The country’s lingering economic woes have sent gold prices to record levels. At $1,400 per ounce, several mining companies have reported quarterly profits nearing $1 billion, yet they continue to [...]

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Bear Creek backcountry access drama in Telluride

Posted on December 30, 2010 by Bob Berwyn

Inholding speculator Tom Chapman up to his same old tricks By Summit Voice SUMMIT COUNTY — Land-use dramas are nothing new in Telluride, where private property rights have often clashed with community desires for preservation and access. It was just a couple of years ago that the town rallied in a big way to buy [...]

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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.
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- 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.
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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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