Group: Colorado ski industry could 'melt away'
Activists release report on climate change at Breckenridge rally
Colorado’s ski industry is in danger of “melting away” if Congress doesn’t act decisively on climate change legislation, said Dana Hoffman, an energy expert with Environment Colorado.
New Victory Highway work raises concerns about weeds
City officials sent a certified letter to New Victory Highway contractor Duckels Construction on Tuesday emphasizing the need to avoid spreading noxious weeds. The letter cautions Duckels that the company could be responsible under the Colorado Noxious Weed Act.
Experts offer last-minute tips to save energy and reduce costs
Chilly morning temperatures at the start of the week might have been a wake-up call for any resident who’s left home weatherization for the last minute.
Cartridge World reaches out to local businesses in environmental effort
It’s fitting that the two-year anniversary of the local Cartridge World comes on America Recycles Day. Keith Zimmer, who owns the Central Park Plaza store with his wife, Patty, said last week that the store’s efforts to refill local printer and toner cartridges are adding up.
Recycling discussion focuses on single-stream system
Lots of things are recyclable. Not all of them can be recycled in Routt County. That was the predominant message at “Recycling 201,” a Talking Green event Wednesday evening at Steamboat Smokehouse. Speakers from Waste Management, Twin Enviro Services, Yampa Valley Recycles and HomeLink Magazine outlined recycling basics in an hourlong lecture to a standing-room-only crowd in the Smokehouse banquet room.
Routt County firefighters seek help with community plan
The firefighters and forest managers of Routt County are requesting residents’ help to develop a wildfire protection plan for the Steamboat Springs area. A Colorado Senate bill requires all counties to have a plan in place by July 2011.
Fire at Craig Motel
Firefighters battled blaze on Yampa Avenue
Craig Fire/Rescue responded at 11 a.m. to a structure fire at the Craig Motel, 894 Yampa Ave., and immediately saw spurting flames, Fire Chief Bill Johnston said. There were no reported injuries during the incident, which department officials determined was caused by a faulty wall-mounted heater.
Townsend H. Anderson: Preservation is the new green
Preservation is the up-and-coming green. Just as recycling is replacing our old throwaway ethic, "embodied energy" is joining the lexicon of sustainable development.
Researchers set to burn Colorado aspens
Sometime in the next few weeks, federal land managers will try to stimulate moribund aspen groves by intentionally setting fire to about 500 acres of aspen stands in western Colorado, around Battlement Mesa.
Crews battle North Routt fire; red flag warning in effect today
National Weather Service issues red flag warning for today
Firefighters will return this morning to ensure a 1-acre wildfire in northern Routt County is fully extinguished. Crews battled the blaze all day Monday.
Small wildland fire burning in North Routt
The blaze is about one-tenth of an acre. Fire crews are hiking to the area today to begin suppression efforts.
BLM firefighters raise money for the late Brett Stearns
Somewhere among the live music, dancing and reminiscing of another fire season gone by, Bureau of Land Management firefighters raised more than $5,000 in the name of a fallen comrade.
John Anarella to receive award for wilderness stewardship
John Anarella, program manager for the U.S. Forest Service's Yampa Ranger District, is being honored with the Aldo Leopold Award for overall wilderness stewardship Oct. 7 in Washington, D.C.
Sustainability center stage at summit
Yampa Valley Sustainability Council listens to green infrastructure presentation
Out-of-towners provided insight Friday into what they've done, what they're trying to do and what's working in the sustainability arena.
Yampa River Cleanup is Friday
Residents to help rid low-flowing river of tubing detritus
The semi-annual scavenger hunt known as Yampa River Cleanup Day, from 10 a.m. 2 p.m. Friday, promises to round up the last layer of litter left behind by people recreating on and along the Yampa River during the summer.
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