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Water looms as
“The Next Oil,”¯ warns MIT Sloan professor
MIT Sloan School of Management,
May 5, 2009
The Food Chain New York
Times, various dates
What I Learned in Paver School
article by Michelle deLaria in Stormwater, May 2008
Water - the
under-reported resource crisis
The Telegraph, London, April 22, 2008
Forget carbon: you
should be checking your water footprint
The Independent, London, April 21, 2008
Better Ways To Go Green
Parade Magazine, April 20,
2008
Drugs in drinking water:
Experts aren't rattled
Seattle Times, April 12, 2008
The Great Thirst Los
Angeles Times series on California water issues, various dates
Global warming series in
PDF
Craig Daily Press, March 2008
Rocky Mountain News series on
Grand Canyon
Part 1 Flood, mud to boost lifeblood
March 4, 2008
Part 2 Gawkers flock to see dam's water release
March 5, 2008
Will dams again rise across the West?
MSNBC, March 3, 2008
Blue is the new green: How water is becoming the
next next coveted commodity
Canadian Financial Post, February 23, 2008
Cheap, Clean Drinking Water Purified Through
Nanotechnology
Science Daily, February 20, 2008
Lakes Mead and Powell could run dry by 2021
Christian Science Monitor, February 13, 2008
Western US Faces Drought Crisis, Warming Study
Says National Geographic, January 31,
2008
Drilling Envisioned in Colorado Wildlife Refuge
National Public Radio, January 10, 2008
Review finds some BMPs not as effective as thought
[Chesapeake] Bay Journal, December 2007
Cortez Journal Every Drop
Counts series -
1
Every Drop Counts: Struggle for Colorado water
rights December 27, 2007
2
Colorado compact: Drought, demand test
historic water-use agreement January 1, 2008
3
Climate looks hot
January 5, 2008
4 Pipelines
may tap Western waters January 8, 2008
5
Colorado has 3M reasons to worry about water
January 12, 2008
6
Four states, two tribes vie for Southwest
Colorado runoff January 15, 2008
7 Oil
and water do mix in shale projects plans January
17, 2008
8
Companies explore oil shale
January 22, 2008
9
State studies water concerns
January 26, 2008
Durango Herald
Water in Colorado - Every Drop Counts
various
dates
Ripple Effect
December 9,
2007
New dimension makes water decisions challenging
in Colorado
December 12,
2007
Climate science boils down to hot, dry
December 16,
2007
Warming prompts debate: Dams vs. conservation
December 16,
2007
Colorado governor appoints aide to work on
climate plan
December 16,
2007
Faraway water pipelines hold future
December 23,
2007
Three million reasons to worry about water in
Colorado
December 30,
2007
Southwest
Colorado wrestles with New Mexico over water issues
January 2, 2008
Durango
uses area rivers, awaits A-LP completion
January 2, 2008
Big
oil casts big shadow over Colorado's water future
January 6, 2008
Oil
shale rises again in Western Colorado
January 6, 2008
Water,
energy share symbiotic relationship
January 6, 2008
Old
problems, new approach
January 13,
2008
Pueblo Chieftain Water Log
series - Entire series in PDF
here
Declining Water Levels In The Great Lakes May
Signal Global Warming
Science Daily, January 1, 2008
Rocky Mountain News
Beyond the Boom Series December 10
-13, 2007
Part 1 in PDF,
Part 2 in
PDF, Part 3 in
PDF,
Part 4 in
PDF
Magnesium chloride stresses roadside trees
Today @ Colorado State, December 11, 2007
Invasive plant alters soil, too, says Colorado State
University research
Colorado State University
Today newsletter, November 21, 2007
Planet heading to low-water mark
Toronto Star, November
18, 2007
Using alleys to fight heat, water runoff
Chicago Sun Times, October 22, 2007
Can Anyone Stop It?
review by Bill McKibben, NY Review of Books, October 11, 2007
Increase In Ethanol Production From Corn Could
Significantly Harm Water Quality
Science Daily, October 10, 2007
Chill out. Stop fighting
over global warming -- here's the smart way to attack it.
Washington Post, October 7, 2007
For West, climate change is about
water
Seattle Post Intelligencer, October 7, 2007
Mining Series from Summit
Daily News, Summit County, CO
The future: Is modern mining set for
a comeback?
September 13, 2007
Oxygen levels fingered in North Pond
fish kill
September 13, 2007
A miner's life: Understanding what
it meant
September 13, 2007
Abandoned mines cause environmental
devastation
September 12, 2007
Water Act helps and hinders cleanup
September 12, 2007
Breck's handle harkens back to
mining history
September 12, 2007
Copper plan up for review
September 12, 2007
Cleaning up the mess
September 11, 2007
Leadville
hosts second mining summit
September 11, 2007
Riches
in the walls
September 10, 2007
Coming
Monday: Gold mine, a series
September 6, 2007
Coal Bed Methane series from
Denver Post
2.
Who owns water from coal?
Uncharted waters for Wellington
August
13,
2007
Greenland's ice sheet still flows to the sea - as
water
Ha'aretz , Tel Aviv, Israel,
September 2, 2007
Water for the thirsty investor
Sunday Star Times, New Zealand, August 26, 2007
Strong support for recycled water: study
The Age, Melbourne,
Australia, August 22, 2007
Bottled water costs planet barrels of oil
The Age, Melbourne,
Australia, August 19, 2007
South Platte
series from Denver Post
1.
Wonder waters: The South Platte
July 8, 2007
2.
The South Platte: "A spiritual place"
July 9, 2007
3.
The South Platte: A river untamed
July 10, 2007
4.
The South Platte: Creek's mystique
July 11, 2007
5.
The South Platte: Vertical paradise
July 12, 2007
6.
The South Platte: Untamed splendor
July 13, 2007
7.
The South Platte: A river's rebirth
July 15,
2007
A Big Win Against Corporate Control of Water
In These Times,
August 4, 2007
Sandia's Tech for 24/7 Toxin Detection
Federal Laboratory Consortium for Technology Transfer, June 29, 2007
Communities Create New Ways to Protect Water Quality While
Supporting Development
Local
Government Matters, June 25, 2007
Most Americans Don’t Know Where Their Tap Water Comes From
RIS Media, June
25, 2007
Global Meltdown Andrew
Revkin, AARP Magazine, July & August 2007
Water use:
Biofuel plants' thirst creates water worries
DesMoines
Register, June 3, 2007
Troubled Waters:
Drought key in preparing water laws, professor says
The Billings
Gazette, May 22, 2007
Australian
households world's worst at water use
The Age,
Australia, May 21, 2007
Nice water, pity
about the beaches
The
Telegraph, UK, May 19, 2007
The (Too High)
Price of Being Green
Wall Street
Journal, May 13, 2007
Wyo. governor
rejects water rule changes
ABC Money, UK,
April 24, 2007
Study shows
rainwater tanks most efficient for water saving
Australia
Broadcasting Corporation, April 16, 2007
Colorado Springs Gazette
A Great Thirst
ongoing series
1
WHEN
WILL OUR WATER RUN OUT?
March 28, 2007
2
VANISHING UNDER OUR FEET
March 28, 2007
3
Pipeline plan hits obstacles
April 23, 2007
4 City
waking up to conservation
May 14, 2007
5
Cities may rely on agriculture's
lifeblood - water
June 23, 3007
6
Pueblo gains voice in Fountain Creek
talks
June 29, 3007
7 Backup
pipeline proposal leaves Pueblo up a creek
August 26, 2007
8 Bridging
rural, urban interests
September 17, 2007
9
Colorado after the drought
November 25, 2007
Tracking a river
of nanopollution
The
Telegraph, UK, January 15, 2007
Suburbs dismayed
to be named as drain on water
The
Age, Australia, December 1, 2006
Managing
Globalization: The trouble with water
International
Herald Tribune, November 14, 2006
The Last Drop The
New Yorker magazine,
October 23, 2006
Effectiveness of BMPs in Semi-Arid Climates
Ben Urbonas,
April 2003
Paved Paradise? Impervious surfaces affect a region's
hydrology, ecosystems—even its climate Science
News,
September 4, 2004
Series on
air pollution
Change in the air
August 29, 2004 - April 20, 2005 Rocky Mountain News
Series
on groundwater
Running Dry November 22-26, 2003 Rocky Mountain News
Series on surface water
The last drop
October 2-6, 2004 Rocky
Mountain News
The Colorado Conservator
[PDF]
Governor Ritter Creates Forest Health
Advisory Council
Spring 2008
Conservation
Districts Help Sponsor Workshops on “carbon credits”
Spring 2008
CACD Creating
Database of Landowners Suffering Revenue Loss from Conservation
Easement Program
Spring 2008
Nutrient Management
Plans Make Good Business Sense
Spring 2008
Prowers CD Plays
Active Role in State’s Irrigation Efficiency Rules
Spring 2008
Costilla CD Purchases
Goats for Weed Control
Spring 2008
Denver Post [AP,
LA Times or NY Times stories may not be saved by the paper beyond publication]
State rivers running
wild
May 13, 2008
Cities meet on
dealing with climate change
May 13, 2008
G-8 ministers stress environment protection
May 13, 2008
Douglas to get water
relief
May 12, 2008
El Paso County looking to sell parkland
May 12, 2008
Editorial: Greener
farm bill also better
May 12, 2008
Guest Commentary:
Fire danger threatens Colorado's water supply
May 12, 2008
Eureka over uranium? Sides dig in over mineral
May 12, 2008
Army Corps says
Condition of many levees a mystery
May 12, 2008
Big oil now seeing green
May 11, 2008
Balanced use and environmental flows in the Poudre River
May 11, 2008
Second ethanol option: sorghum
May 11, 2008
Behind the food riots: a debate on how best to
farm
May 11, 2008
Boulder water rules
to be voluntary
May 9, 2008
Colo. farmers form
'Super Ditch' to negotiate water deals
May 9, 2008
President signs
Platte River recovery measure
May 9, 2008
Lawmakers finish farm
bill as White House repeats opposition
May 9, 2008
Overlooked in the
global food crisis: A problem with dirt
May 9, 2008
Wilderness park bill
advances in Senate
May 8, 2008
Pińon move arouses new suspicions
May 8, 2008
Guest Commentary: Zoning
changes hurting Denver neighborhoods
May 8, 2008
Navajo water rights bill
heads to U.S. Senate floor
May 8, 2008
Air pollution in Wyo.
community rivals that of big cities
May 8, 2008
Clean-coal plan announced
May 8, 2008
U.S. places last in "green"
survey
May 8, 2008
Conservationists, developer
reach major Calif. land deal
May 8, 2008
Editorial: Bill to protect park would actually protect company
May 7, 2008
Farmer
pioneers green energy practices in Ohio
May 7, 2008
A clean
vision for CH2M Hill
May 7, 2008
EPA might
not act to limit rocket fuel in drinking water
May 7, 2008
Koalas at
risk from climate change
May 7, 2008
Ft. Collins firm to pay $9 million for ditch breach
May 6, 2008
Reservoir larger than Manhattan planned to help Everglades
May 6, 2008
Oil &
wildlife: Crossing the line
May 5, 2008
Rye residents told to boil water
May 5, 2008
Shell
makes run on water
May 4, 2008
Storm-hit
town in Kansas back as green burg
May 4, 2008
Firestone
mayor offers land plan to Longmont
May 4, 2008
Watercraft restrictions targeting pests
May 4, 2008
Writers
on the Range: Wyoming air is getting mighty thick
May 4, 2008
Last-ditch effort to restart wells on Platte fails
May 4, 2008
Neil
Peirce: Solving energy crisis with green investment
May 4, 2008
Judge
rejects motion to halt pipeline in western Colorado
May 4, 2008
BLM
pushed to consider climate change in management choices
May 2, 2008
Congress
still struggling to finish farm bill
May 2, 2008
Higher
farm subsidies pushed
May 2, 2008
Review of reservoir along Poudre backs need for more water
May 1, 2008
Oil, gas
industry wants to split up proposed rules overhaul
May 1, 2008
Transit
riders up along with gas prices
May 1, 2008
Tornado-flattened Kansas town is coming back greener
May 1, 2008
Study:
Warmer ocean water means less oxygen
May 1, 2008
EPA wants
tougher lead rules
May 1, 2008
Denver
watering limits begin tomorrow
April 30,
2008
Building
on former waste sites increasingly popular
April 30,
2008
Water
bill better late than never
April 30,
2008
Heavy
snow raises flooding fears
April 29,
2008
Marathon
meeting limits northwest Denver development
April 29,
2008
Activists
fight federal plan on mine methane
April 29,
2008
Editorial: Pay now or later on roads and bridges
April 29,
2008
Editorial: Staking a claim on state's future
April 29,
2008
Australia
to spend $2.9 billion to buy water from farmers
AP
April 29,
2008
Anger
builds as single-family homes tumble
April 28,
2008
Down on
the farm, not hitting pay dirt
April 28,
2008
Guest
Commentary: Global warming pollution comes with a price tag
April 28,
2008
Water
failing state's tests
April 27,
2008
Schools swap coal for green heat system
April 27,
2008
Global
food crisis sows hunger, strife
April 27,
2008
Editorial: National parks at risk of private development
April 27,
2008
Guest
Commentary: Revenue, resources and the Roan Plateau
April 27,
2008
Solving
Denver's air quality problems
April 27,
2008
Negotiators reach
tentative farm bill deal
April 26,
2008
Agencies,
energy companies track western Colo. water quality
April 26,
2008
Tests: No lingering
damage from spills from drilling pits
April 26,
2008
Creede carves
solution
April 25,
2008
Ritter praises
"green" students
April 25,
2008
Editorial: New water
law protects rivers
April 25,
2008
Spinney Reservoir to
open
April 25,
2008
Not-so-big buildings
can still flip their lids to greenery
April 25,
2008
Conservationists
struggle to save rare California wetland
April 25,
2008
Forest Service agrees
methane release should be contained
April 25,
2008
Colo. officials weigh
in on auction of oil, gas leases
April 25,
2008
Development budding in Rooney Valley
April 24,
2008
Greenhouse gases see major increase in 2007
April 24,
2008
Ranchers sue Army
over training-ground expansion
April 24,
2008
Proposed oil, gas
leases in southern Colorado net protests
April 24,
2008
Why recycling really
matters
April 24,
2008
Los Angeles adopts
conservation-minded building code
April 24,
2008
EPA scientists
complain about political pressure
April 24,
2008
Watering rules are turned on May 1
April 23,
2008
Ritter enacts measures to tally greenhouse gases
April 23,
2008
Thick layers of snow
poised to refresh parched West
April 23,
2008
Experts fear nation's
waterways need rescuing—from us
April 23,
2008
