COLORADO PUBLIC RADIO By Grace Hood January 31, 2019 Both Republicans and Democrats across the Interior West are concerned about Trump administration policies that shrink national monuments and promote oil and gas development on public lands. That’s according to the ninth annual Conservation in the West poll, a bipartisan snapshot of values across the Interior […]
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State Of The Rockies: Western Voters Identify As “Outdoor Enthusiasts”
KRCC KEUR-FM Online By Ali Budner The 2019 State of the Rockies report says 70 percent of western voters identify as “outdoor enthusiasts.” The annual bipartisan poll surveys how voters across the Mountain West feel about public lands, water, wildlife, and energy expansion. “It’s not just a stereotype about the west,” said Lori Weigel of […]
Poll shows growing impact of climate change
MISSOULAN.COM BILLINGS GAZETTE ONLINE by Rob Chaney Jan 31, 2019 Concern about climate change has grown significantly for voters in western states like Montana, according to the most recent installment of the Colorado College State of the Rockies poll. “Every single state we tracked saw a jump up in responses,” pollster Lori Weigel said during a […]
Number of Arizonans who see climate change as a ‘serious’ problem jumps
ARIZONA MIRROR CRONKITE NEWS ARIZONA BUSINESS MAGAZINE ONLINE CASA GRANDE DISPATCH ONLINE ROSE LAW GROUP REPORTER By Andrew Howard Thursday, Jan. 31, 2019 WASHINGTON – The number of Arizonans who believe climate change is a “serious problem” has grown sharply in the past three years, according to an annual survey of Western-state voters’ opinions […]
Four seasons: Colorado water in a changing climate
THE COLORADO INDEPENDENT by Lars Gesing January 24, 2019 Part 1: The life and death of snow Editor’s Note: Over the next year, The Colorado Independent will examine, season by season, the effects climate change is having on the state’s water supply and the many forms of life it sustains. Every time Stella Molotch finishes […]
Climate change, public lands take center stage at Denver’s Outdoor Retailer trade show
DENVER • Outdoor Retailer’s winter extravaganza returned to the Mile High City for a second January since the move from Utah, where tradespeople felt betrayed by the state government’s support of shrinking national monuments. Once again almost 900 exhibitors filled halls and ballrooms this week, and once again industry representatives used offshoot meeting spaces at […]
CC Students Deploy Journalistic Method, Attempt to Uncoil Complex Environmental “Rattlesnakes” of the West
CC students investigate air, land, and water issues with visiting reporter As a reporter for the Denver Post, Mr. Finley covers environmental struggles that shape our lives in the West. Just like real reporters, students follow Finley into the field to learn how to find a story. They learn how to gather information through an […]
CC Group Traces H2O Flow from High to Low
Field Studies, Sustainability, State of the Rockies Project look at how siphoning water from mountain headwaters enables Front Range urban growth Colorado College students, staff, and faculty devoted this year’s first block break to exploring gold-dotted Continental Divide mountainsides where Colorado Springs Utilities’ moves water through an intricate re-engineering of natural flows. A complex system […]
