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Vail Symposium solar-energy experts push for stronger public policy, legislation
Editor’s note: A version of this story first appeared in The Colorado Statesman: EDWARDS – The future of solar energy in Colorado and the United States is very bright, according…
Forest supervisor says Battle Mountain land-swap plan must be in ‘public interest’
Editor’s note: A version of this story first ran in The Colorado Statesman: A large proposed land swap between a private developer and the U.S. Forest Service near Vail and…
Colorado home to growing peace industry in increasingly violent world
Editor’s note: A version of this story first appeared in the Colorado Statesman. Colorado is rapidly becoming a hub of international violence prevention – a growth industry according to an…
Conflict experts dispute impact of global climate change on national security
Global conflict experts say the Obama administration’s recent focus on climate change as a national security threat may be misguided. “The link between global warming and national security needs is…
IOC boss: post-Sochi cost-cutting plan sparks interest in Winter Olympics
BEAVER CREEK, Colo. — International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach said this week the IOC’s new agenda urging lower costs for host cities has spurred more interest in bidding on…
Legal in Eagle County: Talking to your kids about marijuana in Colorado’s new cannabis culture
Editor’s Note: This story first appeared in The Parents Handbook. It doesn’t matter who you’re talking to in Colorado these days – or even outside of the state – the…
Udall hopes release of CIA torture report prevents future ‘grievous mistakes’
A Senate Intelligence Committee report released on Tuesday on the post-9/11 torture techniques utilized by the Central Intelligence Agency sheds “light on this dark chapter of our history, ensuring neither…
Edible battle shaping up between cannabis industry, lawmakers next session
Marijuana entrepreneur Nick Brown prefers education to regulation when it comes to the packaging, production and marketing of edible pot products so they stay out of the hands (and mouths)…
More women needed to break gridlock in Congress, political parity expert says
A record number of women will serve in the 114th U.S. Congress after last month’s midterm elections, but that representation still falls woefully short of the numbers needed to end…
Dems fear GOP bid for state control of federal lands would mean more industry
Republicans aren’t just gunning for control of both houses of the State Legislature on Tuesday, they’d also like state government to take over millions of acres of federal lands in…