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Renewable energy projects could blossom on brownfields and other impacted sites across the country under an innovative EPA and Department of Energy plan.
Environment: A ‘dose of truth’ on Arctic oil drilling
Oil company execs sit through 15-minute session staged by Greenpeace activists
European Greenpeace activists arranged a classic action in Denmark this week, when they staged an informational session about oil drilling off the shore of northeast Greenland. Working in Copenhagen during a meeting called by the Greenland Bureau of [...]
Historic Florida town asks court to delay powerline project
Apalachicola residents say installation of over powerline would degrade the town’s scenic waterfront; construction already under way
A few days after holding a mock funeral to draw attention to the impending threat of a powerline project that would degrade the character of their historic Florida town, residents of Apalachicola are [...]
Active 2011 season breaks ‘hurricane amnesia’
Irene was the first hurricane to hit the U.S. in three years
The 2011 Atlantic hurricane season officially ends November 30 after producing a total of 19 tropical storms. Seven became hurricanes, including three major hurricanes. The activity matched NOAA’s predictions and continues the trend of active hurricane seasons that [...]
Udall helps block new military detention powers
Civil liberties versus anti-terror powers
Sen. Mark Udall once again was a stalwart advocate for civil liberties this week as the U.S. Senate voted for an unprecedented expansion of military police power as part of the National Defense Authorization Act — all in the name of fighting terror. According [...]
Environment: Weed killer linked to reproductive dysfunction
Amphibians, already in trouble, have been hit hard
Atrazine, a commonly used herbicide, has been linked with reproductive problems in animals. A research team studying a global database on atrazine exposure found found consistent patterns of reproductive dysfunction in amphibians, fish, reptiles and mammals exposed to the chemical. “One of [...]
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Environment: Global food demand expected to soar
Researchers recommend adoption of high-yield practices in developing countries
A doubling of the global demand for food by 2050, the world will likely face create significant new environmental challenges unless agricultural practices change. Producing the quantities of food needed to meet that demand could add significant amounts of carbon dioxide [...]
Environment: 54.5 mpg and counting …
Administration touts ‘historic new fuel efficiency and emissions standards; some green groups say it’s not enough
Moving about as fast as an old-school Model T, the Obama administration will try to drag the automotive industry into the 21st century with a new set of fuel economy and greenhouse gas pollution [...]
Florida: Apalachicola residents protest powerline plans
Citizens hold mock funeral to draw attention to their efforts to bury a section of powerlines that would otherwise mar their historic waterfront district
One of my favorite stops during a 6,000-mile, 15-state road trip last summer was historic Apalachicola, Florida, a Gulf Coast town that hasn’t yet succumbed to the over-development [...]
Feds taking comments on organic program
U.S. Department of Agriculture considering use of pest-control substances
Federal officials are taking comment on a proposed rule that addresses the use of three substances in organic agriculture: tetracycline, formic acid and attapulgite. The use antibiotics like tetracycline in organic agriculture has been hotly debated and tetracycline was scheduled [...]
Forest Service, ski industry tussle over water rights
National Ski Areas Association charges Forest Service with ‘takings’
A decades-old water-rights struggle between the U.S. Forest and the ski industry flared up again this week, as the National Ski Areas Association charged that the agency wants to make an end run around state law and “take away” water [...]
Expanded recycling touted for job-creation potential
Groups eye ban on disposal of electronics in landfills
Recycling 75 percent of the nation’s waste would create nearly 1.5 million jobs by 2030 while significantly reducing pollution, saving water and energy, and building economically strong and healthy communities, according to a new study released this week by leading [...]
Postal Service suspends post office closures
You’ve got mail – for now
Efforts on behalf of rural communities by U.S. Senator Michael Bennet have paid off, as the U.S. Postal Service put a temporary “time-out” on post office closings that will provide more time for the Agency to examine potential effects of these closings on local [...]
Report: National parks near a tipping point
National Parks Conservation Association says federal budget cuts threaten services, maintenance and economies of gateway communities Colorado National Monument.
National Parks in the U.S. could take a huge hit in the coming years if the Congressional Super Committee fails and mandatory across-the-board cuts are made [...]
GOP pushes for drilling in Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
Oil drilling in the coastal strip in the Alaskan Arctic has been hotly contested for decades
Continuing to push for domestic energy production, House Republicans this week said they will introduce a bill that would open parts of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge for oil drilling. Although the area [...]
Environment: Ready for another Gulf oil disaster?
New oil leasing planned in western Gulf of Mexico
While biologists are still trying to understand the full ramifications of last year’s Deepwater Horizon oil disaster in the Gulf of Mexico, the Obama administration has apparently caved in to political pressure by opening new areas in the Gulf for [...]
VFW leader tours Afghanistan, says proposed cuts could threaten morale of 190,000 U.S. troop deployed overseas
Vets opposed to changes in military retirement system, health benefits
The national commander of the Veterans of Foreign Wars says recent proposals to cut military benefits could affect the morale of U.S. troops in Afghanistan. The country currently has about 190,000 soldiers deployed around the world. “The troops are [...]
Fracking: EPA finds toxic chemicals in Wyoming aquifer
New test results from town where federal officials warned residents not to drink their tap water suggests links to gas drilling
As the country awaits results from a nationwide safety study on the natural gas drilling process of fracking, a separate government investigation into contamination in a place where residents have [...]
Stoned — on carbon monoxide
Tel Aviv University study suggests chronic low-level exposure may help urbanites deal with stress
Small doses of poisonous carbon monoxide may help city dwellers deal with stresses of urban life, including excessive noise and over-crowding, according to a new study by a professor at Tel Aviv University. Carbon monoxide [...]
Alaska oil-drilling plan draws immediate fire
Interior Department proposes 3 offshore Alaska lease sales and 12 in the Gulf of Mexico
The Obama administration this week cautiously moved toward increased oil leasing, exploration and drilling in the Arctic Sea off the coast of Alaska, as well as more drilling in the Gulf of Mexico. [...]
Federal revenues from oil, gas and coal climb by $2 billion
Colorado share amounts to $156.8 million
Energy development paid off for Wyoming in a big way last year, as the state collected nearly half of the $2 billion disbursed by the federal government to states from revenues collected on public land energy production. Altogether, the Department of the Interior [...]
EPA: Industry must disclose hydrogen sulfide emissions
Byproduct of drilling operations can have a slew of negative health impacts
Taking a small step in the long-running battle over oil and gas drilling impacts to communities, the EPA this week ruled that energy companies must once again include releases of hydrogen sulfide as part of their required [...]
Colorado: Aurora brownfield eyed for renewable energy
EPA, Dept. of Energy seek to streamline solar, wind and geothermal project on previously impacted sites
A 146-acre parcel in Aurora could become an urban renewable energy park under a federal initiative that aims to redevelop Superfund sites, brownfields, and former landfill or mining sites across the country. [...]
Expedition set to explore tsunami ocean debris field
9 crew seats available on voyage organized by conservation groups
The tsunami that hit Japan last March unleased an unprecedented tide of ocean debris that’s now moving across the Pacific and toward North America. Now, scientists, educators and eco-adventurers have the chance to join a research expedition through the [...]
Australia: Anti-uranium mine marchers reach Perth
Groups show solidarity with indigenous people, call for halt to mining
After nine weeks walking through rain, wind and dust across a big chunk of Australia, 50 protest marchers arrived in Perth to call for an end to uranium mining in Australia. “Footprints for Peace have organized international walks [...]
FDA bypassing public review on food-additive decisions
Industry making decisions with no watchdog
More than 30 percent of the 10,000 additives permitted for use in human food were approved without review by the the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Safety decisions on those substances were made by food manufacturers and a trade association, according to an [...]
Researchers say frequency and size of fires in Mediterranean region linked to changing population patterns and land uses
Forest fuels change as people move from the countryside to cities
An increase forest fires in the Mediterranean region has been linked with shifting demographics and changes in land use, according to scientists with the Universidad Carlos III de Madrid. The study, recently published in the journal Climatic Change, [...]
Tackling hunger in Nicaragua
Aid program targets impoverished rural communities in Nicaragua
Some children in Nicaragua may have the chance to taste milk for the first time thanks to a recent U.S. Department of Agriculture award to Food For The Poor, a Florida-based group working to provide food relief in the Caribbean region [...]
World: A renewed call for nuclear disarmament
Disarmament advocates invoke Ronald Reagan in their quest to rekindle multilateral disarmament talks
On the 25th anniversary of the historic Reykjavik Summit, when presidents Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev nearly agreed to eliminate all nuclear weapons, Global Zero is calling on nuclear nations to begin negotiations on multilateral nuclear [...]
Environment: Uranium mine protests in Australia
Activists protest by marching from Wiluna to Perth
Together with activists from around the world, a group of native Aboriginal custodians is marching 1,200 kilometers across Western Australia to protest plans for a new mine by Toro Energy in Wiluna. Concerns about uranium mining have heated up in Australia [...]
Oil from Exxon Valdez spill still an environmental threat
ExxonMobil tries to avoid paying for new remediation efforts
Federal scientists say oil from the Exxon Valdez spill more than 20 years ago is still affecting coastal ecosystems in Alaska and requires more restoration efforts — But Exxon (now ExxonMobil) attorneys are asking a federal court to release the [...]
Nearly 49 million Americans face hunger regularly
Food insecurity costs the country about $167 billion per year
The number of Americans facing hunger and food insecurity on a daily basis has grown by about 30 percent to 49 million since the start of the recession in 2007, according to a report released by Brandeis University last [...]
Environment: U.S. wetlands at a ‘tipping point’
Forested and coastal wetlands declining the most
The latest comprehensive national wetlands survey showed a net loss of 82,300 acres between 2004 and 2009, and even though the rate of wetlands losses slowed, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar said the trend is alarming, especially for places like the Mississippi River Delta. [...]
Hurricane warning issued as Jova approaches Mexico
Twin tropical systems pinwheeling toward Mexican coast
Hurricane Jova, now a Category 2 storm with 100 mph winds, has triggered a hurricane warning along the coast of Mexico from Punta San Telmo north to Cabo Corrientes, Mexico. A tropical storm warning is in effect from Punta San Telmo south [...]
Mexico-bound, Jova reaches hurricane strength
Active tropical weather in the eastern Pacific
Two tropical cyclones in the eastern Pacific continue to head for the Mexico coast this weekend, where storm watches and warnings may be issued in the next few days. Hurricane Jova is nearest the coast and expected to make landfall early next [...]
Border security — or land grab?
House committee passes border security bill that would exempt huge areas of land from environmental regulations
Under the guise of homeland security, the House Committee on Natural Resources this week passed H.R. 1505, the National Security and Federal Lands Protection Act, by a vote of 26 to 17. The [...]
Irwin, Jova both a potential threat to Mexican coast
Two hurricanes brewing in the eastern Pacific
Two tropical storms will start pinwheeling around each other in the eastern Pacific and gain strength, and the National Hurricane Center says both Jova and Irwin could pose a threat to the coast of Mexico next week. Tropical Storm Jova, currently with [...]
Media: FCC holds hearing on community info needs
Local media stakeholders advocate for a shift in federal advertising dollars
Acknowledging breathtaking progress in the realm of information technology, a recent Federal Communications Commission working group report concluded that those changes in the media landscape have resulted in significant deficits in local news coverage. In some cases, there [...]
Hurricane Ophelia peaks as Category 4 storm
Second major hurricane of the season expected to graze Newfoundland on Monday
Hurricane Ophelia reached peak intensity as a Category 4 hurricane as it raced to the east of Bermuda Saturday with sustained winds of 140 mph. Parts of the islands experienced tropical storm force winds as Ophelia headed [...]
U.S. teams with fossil fuel dinosaurs on airline emissions
International aviation group opposes EU plan to cut airline carbon footprint
In the ongoing battle over reducing greenhouse gas emissions from commercial aviation, The U.S. last week sided with fossil fuel dinosaurs like Saudi Arabia. American officials signed a statement suggesting opposition to an European Aviation Directive that would [...]
Shell’s Arctic oil drilling plan challenged with lawsuit
Native Alaskans, conservation groups go to court to block federal approval for Beaufort Sea oil exploration and development
Alaska natives, along with state and national environmental groups, said Friday they have filed a lawsuit in the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals to block new offshore oil drilling in the Beaufort [...]
Former NPS director Roger Kennedy mourned, honored for his staunch advocacy of parks during budget-slashing era
Kennedy resisted congressional efforts to scale back the park service
The National Park Service is mourning the loss of former director Roger G. Kennedy, who passed away Sept. 30 at the age of 85. Kennedy, who served as director from 1993 to 1997, defended the National Park system from [...]
Biodiversity: New research confirms global shark declines
Study: ‘Widespread, substantial, and ongoing declines in the abundance of shark populations worldwide …’
Australian researchers say they’ve developed a new way of accurately measuring shark populations, and the results show the ocean predators are in big trouble on the Great Barrier Reef and around the world. “There is [...]
New study shows lingering impacts from Gulf oil spill
New LSU research suggests that oil gushing from BP’s failed Macondo Well damaged gills and has potentially long-term impacts to reproduction
Louisiana State University biologists said this week that oil from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill has damaged the gills of marsh-dwelling fish along the Gulf Coast The research [...]
Hurricane Hilary may turn toward Baja
Remnants of Ophelia may redevelop; Philippe no threat to land
Hurricane Hilary regained strength Monday, redeveloping sustained winds of 135 mph as it continued to move west over warm waters and in a low wind-shear environment. The storm is expected to weaken during the next few days as it [...]
Remembrance
U.S.A. marks somber anniversary
The greatness of a country isn’t measured by the size of its skyscrapers or the sturdiness of its redoubts. Time and again history has shown that, no matter how tall the tower, it can crumble; no matter how thick the walls, they they can be [...]
Report says most deep-sea fishing is unsustainable
Researchers say more resources should be devoted to managing and improving near-shore fisheries
Deep-sea fishing depletes marine biodiversity, causes profound damage on the ocean floor and should be curtailed to preserve marine resources, according to a group of scientists who published a comprehensive online study this week in the [...]
Bastrop Fire in Texas destroyed 1,386 homes
Firefighters in Texas still facing dangerous fire conditions statewide
Texas officials completed a comprehensive assessment of the Bastrop Fire complex and said Thursday that a total of 1,386 homes were destroyed by the fire that raged through the area during Labor Day weekend. The fire has burned across a [...]
Maria weakens, Nate gets stronger in the Gulf
Both storms are posing some challenges for meteorologists
Tropical Storm Maria weakened as it moved west toward the Leeward Islands, but forecasters with the National Hurricane Center the cyclone could re-group and gain strength in a few days when it reaches the eastern Caribbean Sea, north of Puerto Rico. [...]
Northeast rail corridor gets $745 million boost
Improvements will enable future Amtrak Acela service to reach speeds of 186 mph
A major funding boost from the U.S. Department of Transportation will help speed up passenger rail service in the busy northeastern corridor. U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood this week announced nearly $745 million for construction to [...]
Bastrop Fire in Texas now 30 percent contained
Texas fires claimed more than 1,000 homes in past three days
The 33,000-acre Bastrop Fire, one of the most destructive of the recent Texas wildfires, is now 30 percent contained, according to the Texas Forest Service, but the fire is still threatening a powerplant, as well as historic cabins in Bastrop State [...]
Aug. 2011: Second-warmest on record for U.S.
5 states, including Colorado, report warmest August on record
Average August temperatures across the U.S. soared to 75.7 degrees, a full 3 degrees above the long-term average (1901-2000) resulting in the second-warmest August on record for the country, the National Climatic Data Center reported today in its monthly State [...]
Three tropical systems in the Atlantic: Katia, Maria & Nate
Maria’s path could take it toward the southeastern U.S.
The Atlantic hurricane season is starting to peak, with three tropical systems now churning: Hurricane Katia, turning north and away from land, Tropical Storm Maria, bearing down on the Windward Islands and Tropical Storm Nate, wobbling in the Southern Gulf [...]
National Park Service outlines ambitious goals for centennial
National Park ideals can serve as a unifying force for the country, Director Jarvis says in a call to action speech
The National Park Service wants to double its use of renewable energy, create a dark sky collaborative on the Colorado Plateau and restore wild bison populations in the [...]
Texas Labor Day fires destroy at least 700 homes; special team deployed to search burned rubble around Bastrop
Dangerous fire conditions persist across much of the state
A surge of new wind-driven wildfires in Texas may have destroyed up to 700 homes in just two days during the Labor Day weekend, the Texas Forest Service said in its daily update. There is still conflicting information about deaths [...]
Tropical Storm Nate forms in southern Gulf of Mexico
Latest storm forecast to track north, then west into Mexico
The National Hurricane Center upgraded the tropical disturbance over the Bay of Campeche to Tropical Storm Nate Wednesday afternoon, and forecast that the storm could reach hurricane strength by Friday. A preliminary forecast track taking the storm north, then [...]
MLK memorial dedicated on the National Mall
New National Park site in Washington, D.C. commemorates King’s leadership of the civil rights movement: “Let us not seek to satisfy our thirst for freedom by drinking from the cup of bitterness and hatred.”
The newest memorial site in the National Park system honors not a general or a [...]
Texas wildfires: 2 dead, 300 homes lost near Bastrop
Groups says plan to boost border presence is flawed
High winds drive new Texas firestorms
New wildfires flaring up in Texas as drought worsens
Industry lawsuits against the EPA spiked in 2010
Environment: Are New England’s iconic maples at risk?
Environment: Arctic researcher Dr. Charles Monnett back at work after feds lift suspension, but investigation continues
Tracking big oil: National environmental groups challenge federal investigation of Arctic researcher Charles Monnett
Udall says Afghanistan aid dollars subject to fraud
Firefighters in New Mexico battle to keep 80,000-acre Las Conchas blaze away from Los Alamos nuclear laboratory
Las Conchas Fire in New Mexico destroys 12 buildings
Las Conchas Fire in New Mexico grows to 60,000 acres
Posted on June 28, 2011 by Bob Berwyn
Floods, mudslides a concern in Wallow Fire area
Wildfires: Forest regeneration stymied by hot crown fires
Global warming deniers to pow-wow in Washington
Mountain news roundup
Hurricane Beatriz dissipates and moves away from Mexico
Environment: Jellyfish may get last dance
Environment: Gulf dead zone could be the largest ever
Arizona Wallow wildfire grows to half-million acres
Environment: Foreign fleets threaten Madagascar fisheries
Wildfires: Horseshoe 2 blaze looms at Buddhist center
Environment: House Republicans slash $1 billion from USDA’s voluntary conservation and wildlife habitat programs
Colorado: Duckett Fire now at 2,969 acres
Colorado: Duckett Fire now at 2,300 acres
FDA proposes new labeling for sunscreen
Colorado: Duckett Fire now at 1,000 acres
Environment: Gulf drilling permits challenged in court
Posted on June 13, 2011 by Bob Berwyn
Colorado: Feds give $3 million for emergency flood aid
Arizona wildfire spreading toward New Mexico
Arizona wildfire prompts call for massive forest restoration
Environment: Mozambique’s Lake Niassa gets reserve status
Arizona wildfire continues to grow rapidly
Mountain news roundup
Environment: Salazar rescinds BLM wilderness plan
Alaska reporting several new wildfires in dry forests
Udall says Patriot Act provisions threaten civil liberties
California wildfire closes popular Buttermilks climbing area
Mountain news roundup
Colorado: Congress aims at medical marijuana reform
Volcanic deja vu: Iceland eruption affects air travel
Colorado: Sen. Udall tackles Patriot Act excesses
Spring runoff: Landslide closes highway in Wyoming
Big wildfires continue in Arizona, Georgia and New Mexico
Environment: Nitrogen from sewage emerging as coral threat
Mountain news roundup
Colorado scientists predict big 2011 hurricane season
Politics: Senate trys – but fails – to cut Big Oil subsidies
World: 10 billion people by the end of the century
April weather marked by extremes across the U.S.
U.S. Wildfires have scorched 2.5 million acres this year
Wildfires: New Mexico and Florida the latest hotspots
Report ranks al-Qaida as most lethal terror group
Feds lower estimates of Alaska oil reserves
Pressure builds against Grand Canyon uranium mining
Health: Feds push to ban junk food ads aimed at kids
Education: Innovative phys-ed program boosts test scores
Osama bin Laden killed in Pakistan by U.S. troops
Environment: Giant eddies discovered in Pacific Ocean
Conservation: Politics and reality clash in New Mexico
Did La Niña cause the deadly April tornado outbreak?
Mountain News Roundup
Report: Colorado River Basin dams degrade national parks
Photovoltaic systems add to home resale values
Colorado climber to focus on global water issues
Environment: Mercury levels rising in Pacific seabirds
Texas wildfires: Weather brings some relief
La Niña may return for an encore next winter
Mountain news roundup
BP makes $1 billion ‘downpayment’ for Gulf restoration
Oil spill: One year later
Wet spring in much of intermountain West
Energy: Feds approve first major offshore wind farm
Watchdog groups team up for aerial Gulf surveillance
Texas fires: 20 new blazes, extreme fire danger continues
Protestors hold sit-in at Department of Interior offices
New wetlands permits proposed for energy projects
EPA faces lawsuit over dispersant use in Gulf oil spill
Texas wildfires spread across a quarter-million acres
Federal grant helps cover Fourmile Canyon fire costs
Mountain news roundup
Water: Is the Upper Colorado River Basin still in a drought?
New Mexico Dems propose uranium mining reform
Spring wildfire potential high across southern U.S.
Environment: Nano-pollution in the Arctic?
Senate rejects attempt to weaken Clean Air Act
Nano-particles boost efficiency of solar thermal systems
Archaeologists find evidence of pre-Clovis settlement
Pieces of Air France Flight 447 found in Atlantic
Spaceweather: Forecasting disruptive sunspots
Real Estate: Feds move on home mortgage rules
Radioactive rain reported from West Coast to New England
Prehistoric trash piles helped build Everglade habitat
Energy: Are there ‘safe’ nuclear reactors?
Searching for plastic pollution in the South Pacific Gyre
Remember the ozone hole? It’s back, over the North Pole
April showers — on Titan
Skywatchers excited about upcoming ‘super’ full moon
Energy: New nanotech material could boost hydrogen fuel
Energy: The FRAC Act is back in Congress
Forest Service wants comment on temporary cave plan
EPA set to issue power-plant cleanup regulations
ORV plan for Florida’s Big Cypress reserve triggers lawsuit
Weed-eating fish seen as key to coral reef preservation
Meltdown?
Watchdog group sees flaws in new national park rules
Time to comment on Arches National Park climbing plan
BLM extends comment period on draft solar study
New research could speed biofuel production
Feds hold Colorado hearing on renewable energy plan
Costa Rica protects huge marine area at Cocos Island
Polis sheds light on Republican budget hypocrisy
Congress looks at mortgage finance reform
Florida court nixes Lowe’s development near Everglades
Alaska burial site gives new clues on ice age peoples
Stocking up at the global seed vault
Regional cooperation needed to protect marine areas
Scientists cleared in ‘climategate’ emails — again
Scientists find new marine biodiversity hotspot
Polis: defense cuts would help balance federal budget
EPA wants comment on annual greenhouse gas inventory
Posted on February 23, 2011 by Bob Berwyn
UN designates 2011 as International Year of Forests
House rejects radical Republican BLM defunding proposal
Global warming: Time to look for higher ground
Global warming to increase human health risks
Obama launches major outdoor, conservation push
Scientists detail forest, climate links at Aspen event
Global warming: Forest impacts seen worldwide
Salazar wants fundamental mining law reform
Feds to take another hard look at oil shale plans
House Republicans attack public lands funding
Global warming: Permafrost meltdown is coming
Study: Ecstasy doesn’t impair cognitive functions
La Niña Q & A with NASA oceanography expert
New deepsea volcanic vents discovered
Chevron ordered to pay huge fine for Ecuador oil pollution
BLM releases report on controversial wild horse video
Environment: Bumblebees in decline
New tree ring study pinpoints ancient mega-droughts
LEDs may not be as eco-friendly as touted
Real estate: Feds want to revamp housing finance market
Forest Service releases draft of new national planning rule
‘Canadian approach’ protects forest around Aspen
La Niña weakening, but effects will linger into spring
House GOP set to cut Forest Service budget by $38 million
Wolverines face dire global warming threat
Summit County: Forest health and global warming
Arctic sea ice extent at record low in January 2011
January 2011 the coolest since 1964
Pharmaceutical pollutants turning up in Yucatan cenotes
New EPA report weighs pros and cons of biofuels
Feds face lawsuit over failure to protect endangered corals
‘SunShot’ aims at cutting the cost of solar by 75 percent
UK tackles invasive species in a big way
Biodiversity: Researchers focus on turtle conservation
December brought huge weather contrasts in the U.S.
Researchers ask Congress to revisit climate change science
Interior Dept. adopts new scientific integrity policy
Study: High school science teachers weak on evolution
‘Climate-smart’ diet could reduce greenhouse gases
Egyptians protest, the world watches
Powering the world with wind, water and solar
Global warming: Key ocean channel heating up
EPA holds online town hall on brownfields redevelopment
Oil spill: Dispersant lingered for months deep in Gulf
Energy Secretary Chu to hold online town hall meeting
Loss of polar sea ice to amplify global warming
Traces of Prozac found in fish near Montreal
Feds back biodiesel production with loan guarantees
Retooling for renewable energy
Ocean dead zones now spread over 95,000 square miles
EPA faces lawsuit over national parks air pollution
Photo essay: Haiti one year later
Third Colorado avalanche death of the season confirmed
Keystone conference focuses on drought and agriculture
Haiti still struggling one year after the earthquake
New oil rig threatens western gray whales
Resorts respond to spate of in-bounds avalanches
Skiing: Taos looks at major upgrades
New data helps pinpoint sun’s influence on climate
Travel: U.S. eases access to Cuba
La Niña stays strong in the Pacific
Fast-food nutrition labels deemed ineffective
Feds taking comment on western solar plan
Controlled burns needed to treat dead lodgepoles
Alpine grouse decline linked to winter recreation
Colorado Supreme Court rejects cannabis law challenge
White River NF chief visits forest health task force
Denver Water diversion plans up for comment again
Global tourism busting pre-recession records
Global warming: New study pinpoints glacier impacts
Even with zero CO2, warming to roll on for 1,000 years
Tom Strickland leaving U.S. Interior Department
Gulf oil spill: Methane levels back to normal
Colorado boosts desert bighorn sheep population
Arctic sea ice at new record low in December
Free days announced for national parks
Polis blasts Ritter on immigration enforcement
Oil spill: Back to business as usual in the Gulf?
2010 was a busy year for weather satellites
Tracking drought in the Southwest
Oil spill info archived at NOAA website
Colorado professor questions anti-terror security zones
November global temps are highest on record
Spin of electrons could hold key to quantum computing
Growing hypoxic zones threaten ocean fisheries
EPA to regulate mercury emissions from gold mines
Global warming is killing our forests
Salazar sets new wilderness rules for BLM lands
Colorado National Monument celebrating centennial
Top 10 weather stories of the decade
EPA moving ahead with fossil fuel greenhouse gas limits
Monitoring network boosts Indonesian tsunami warnings
Marine reserves can help rebuild distant fisheries
Eclipse
Census: U.S. population at 308 million
U.S. updating candidate list for World Heritage status
Snake River zinc increase linked to global warming
Ancient raindrops help clarify geology of West
Wind turbines could benefit crops under some conditions
Omnibus lands bill stalled in Senate
Curbs on greenhouse gases could save polar bears
New plan shows best lands for solar development in West
La Niña: ‘Too big to fade’
Endangered mouse gets more room to roam
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Oil Spill: Beach cleanups only partially successful
Wildfire update: Medano Fire burning in steep terrain
Breckenridge burglary suspect arrested in Littleton
New rules proposed for Ruby-Horsethief boaters
How much oil money did your congressman get?
Feds confirm underwater oil plumes after research voyage
Breckenridge enacts medical marijuana moratorium
County OKs moto-park plan for landfill property
New BLM rule aims to curb public land ‘squatters’
Green Mountain Reservoir camping fee changes on hold
Rare western Colorado plants may get protection
Gas drilling in Colorado’s HD Mountains challenged
Fire danger in Summit County now ‘high’
NOAA ships tracking deep underwater oil plumes
Breckenridge ski area expansion: Peak 6-lite?
Aircraft battling 150-acre Roan Plateau fire near Rifle
Feds nix bugs for tamarisk control on Colorado River
Durango man fined for baiting bighorn sheep
Polis school meal provisions rolled into broader bill
Breckenridge makes sustainability push, wins bike award
Oil plume approaching Florida Keys
Urban creeking in Frisco, Colorado
New research unravels Easter Island moai theory
Frisco reports slight sales tax revenue gains for April
Warmest May ever for planet Earth
Are recent floods linked to global warming?
Tanker roll-over closes Loveland Pass
Forests and wildfires: Controlled burn at Sand Dunes
Polis confident of finding wilderness consensus
White River National Forest must re-map lynx habitat
BP’s Hayward doesn’t have many answers
Colorado Ski Hall of Fame gets new faces
Small Summit County wildfire extinguished quickly
National Forest campgrounds, trails take high-water hit
Frisco BBQ Challenge 2010: Stoking the fires
Forest Service chief to review Crested Butte expansion bid
Sen. Bennet seeks to untie energy program knot
Forest Service: Be wary of falling trees!
Global warming: Oceans approaching ‘tipping point’
Costa Rica becomes marine mammal sanctuary
Still no water at most Summit County campgrounds
Vail Pass lynx study to be expanded next winter
Report: Environmental journalists under fire
Vail Resorts says ski biz bounced back in spring
Did La Niña drive out the Anasazi?
Does beetle-kill increase runoff?
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He Ain’t Heavy, He’s My Brother
Written by Bobby Scott and Bob Russell.
Hit single for The Hollies in 1969 and for Neil Diamond in 1970.
The road is long
With many a winding turn
That leads us to who knows where
Who knows when
But I’m strong
Strong enough to carry him
He ain’t heavy, he’s my brother.
So on we go
His welfare is of my concern
No burden is he to bear
We’ll get there
For I know
He would not encumber me
If I’m laden at all
I’m laden with sadness
That everyone’s heart
Isn’t filled with the gladness
Of love for one another.
It’s a long, long road
From which there is no return
While we’re on the way to there
Why not share
And the load
Doesn’t weigh me down at all
He ain’t heavy, he’s my brother.
He’s my brother
He ain’t heavy, he’s my brother.
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Hello Bob, –”I’ll help all I can.”
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“your #friend in kind”
Very Sincerely, Max