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Global development hub finds home in historic Curtis Park horse barn

In the late 1800’s Denver public transit moved by horsepower. A team would pull a streetcar along level ground and up hills, then drivers loaded the horses into the cars themselves for the descent. In...

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Bar owners cut New Belgium beers amidst Colowyo-coal-mine fight

When craft brewery darling New Belgium first got involved in water politics, it was just another aspect of the company’s sustainability efforts – from smashing industry standards for water efficiency...

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How a plan to save southeastern Colorado went off the rails

This story originally appeared on High Country News.  Steve Wooten stands on a low ridge overlooking the Purgatoire River and the yellowed grass and red rock of southeastern Colorado’s canyon country....

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Clean energy wins big in Supreme Court. What exactly happened?

The Supreme Court ruled Monday that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission can continue deciding how much consumers get paid to reduce their energy use. It’s been touted as a “tremendous win” for...

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Aspen’s green guru takes on critics, touts new book on sustainability

Can Colorado’s ski industry — which markets to millionaires who jet in on fuel-guzzling Gulfstreams, inhabit 10,000-square-foot starter castles two weeks a year, ski on artificial snow and walk on...

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Endless summer: Ski resorts struggle to keep terrain open in new climate...

ASPEN — Flowers are blooming along the sidewalks. Snow on the mountains is melting fast. Residents here aren’t sure whether to ski or golf. But most of them are certain of one thing: Climate change is...

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Aspen divorces U.S. Chamber of Commerce over disagreement about climate change

Aspen isn’t the first to sever ties with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce over political differences. The chamber in Homer, Alaska, made national headlines when it canceled its membership last year. But...

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