What would John Wesley Powell say today?
Powell was both an adventurer and a scientist. Perhaps that’s exactly what we need now to end the Colorado River stalemate.
Colorado tops 6 million
Need some elbow room? There’s always Wyoming. It has added populaton but far, far more slowly.
Must water be enhanced and encased in plastic?
Slim Woodruff has an ax to grind when it comes to bottled water that has been treated with a myriad of flavors, mined from halfway across the world, or that boasts of being “pure” and “natural.”
Difficult decisions on Colorado’s eastern plains
What is the balance between preserving agriculture and forging ahead with green energy and data centers?
Xcel can fix downed coal unit at Pueblo but at what cost?
Cost figures redacted in public report. Colorado PUC tells utility go ahead but at your own risk
85% is an A-plus for Holy Cross Energy
Glenwood Springs-based electrical cooperative has gone from less than 50% to 85% emissions-free energy in just a few years
Talking points after the gutting of NREL
Why we must defend the National Renewable Energy Laboratory and also NCAR
Targeting SE Utah with nuclear waste
Some ideas just won’t go away. One of them is storing nuclear waste amid Utah’s scenic canyons.
Kick the (coal) can down the road to 2040?
Colorado Springs Utilities wants legislation to let it delay retirement of its last coal-burning unit. It will face a fight among environmental groups.
Pluses and minuses for Colorado’s eastern plains
Study ordered by Colorado legislators will seek to provide 18 counties with facts to help shape best outcomes in the next 20 years
Rural vs. urban in a panel at History Colorado
Panel discussions often are echo chambers. This session sponsored by Colorado Solar and Storage Association was more interesting.
A hiccup for coal on its farewell tour in Colorado
Trump in 2016 promised to bring back coal jobs. His orders at Craig are best understood as a clumsy effort to do so.
Remembering what made Ben Nighthorse Campbell work
The late senator switched from being a Democrat to Republican, but he didn’t really change his politics.
Three glimpses of pivots underway in Colorado
Following are three glimpses from the travels of Big Pivots during 2025 and some thoughts about 2026.
Oh, the irony of Craig No. 1!
Trump orders Craig coal unit planned for retirement to stay open. But it so happens the unit is broken. Ludicrous says Polis team. Sierra Club challenges basis for emergency declaration.
Romancing the River: Dancing With Deadpool
Essayist George Sibley points out that we still harbor the romantic illusion that we can control the Colorado River. A new book of essays sees the river differently.
Rising temperatures, declining flows and the White River
Science and math tutor at Meeker High School examines records to produce a micro picture of the changing climate
Why light will prevail over darkness
Our best human projects survive because they are aspirational, offbeat, and fun, observes Auden Schendler. What does that say about defining our paths forward through this time of darkness?
Was this climate alarmism?
Trump official’s justification for NCAR dismembering flies against the evidence I have seen. But who needs facts?
Another step on the Ark River
Senate passes funding mechanism to help ease repayment on $1.3 billion pipeline from Pueblo Reservoir to Lamar in SE Colorado
