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The American West is currently the driest it’s been in 1,200 years, a new study found By CONRAD SWANSON | This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. | The Denver Post PUBLISHED: February 19, 2022 at 6:00 a.m. | UPDATED: February 21, 2022 at 3:07 p.m. Not only is the American West the driest it’s been in more than a...

Gore announces fossil fuel emissions inventory By SamyMagdy The Associated Press SHARM EL-SHEIKH, EGYPT>> A detailed inventory of the top known sources of greenhouse gas emitters launched by former U.S. Vice President Al Gore at the U.N. climate summit in Egypt on Wednesday found that the ...

By Brad Plumer and Raymond Zhong   The New York Times   WASHINGTON>> The effects of climate change are already “far-reaching and worsening” throughout all regions in the United States, posing profound risks to virtually every aspect of society, whether it’s drinking water supplie...

Climate. Change. News from the ground, in a warming world By Megan Rowling | Just Transition Editor As the COP27 climate summit kicked off, U.N. boss António Guterres didn't mince his words. "We are on a highway to climate hell with our foot on the accelerator,” he warned the 120 or so assembled ...

By Lisa Friedman The New York Times WASHINGTON>> World leaderswill gather in Egypt next week to confront climate change at a moment of colliding crises: a war in Europe that has upended energy markets, rising global inflation, deep political divisions in many countries and tension between th...

This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. In Centennial, there are plans afoot to launch what would be Colorado’s largest rooftop greenhouse — a 2-acre operation on top of a to-be-built sports complex that will grow and package nearly 2 tons of leafy greens a day from a perch three stories above Interstate 25. It’s...

Narrative includes gripping tales of heroism, warns as area rebounds so does the fire threat By Noelle Phillips This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. The Marshall fire should serve as a tipping point for the entire state when it comes to mitigating wildfires. And if the December fire that killed two people an...

By Dee-Ann Durbin The Associated Press Halloween treats have a tricky problem: plastic packaging that’s difficult to recycle. As America loads up on an estimated 600 million pounds of candy for Halloween, a handful of companies are trying to make it easier to recycle all those wrappers. But they ...

By Kelvin Chan The Associated Press LONDON>> This year’s United Nations climate summit is brought to you by Coke. Soft drink giant Coca-Cola Co.’s sponsorship of the flagship U.N. climate conference, known as COP27, sparked an online backlash and highlighted broader concerns about corporate...

THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN Putin Is Onto Us Oct. 25, 2022, The New York Times  As the Russian Army continues to falter in Ukraine, the world is worrying that Vladimir Putin could use a tactical nuclear weapon. Maybe — but for now, I think Putin is assembling a different weapon. It’s an oil and gas b...

A year of floods, drought and other events linked to global warming have galvanized developing nations to demand redress for their losses. After years of frustration, they will also seek stronger commitments from colossal polluters to slash fossil fuel emissions and avert further damage.  By Mari...

By Frank Jordans The Associated Press BERLIN>> Insurance companies that have long said they will cover anything at the right price increasingly are ruling out fossil fuel projects because of climate change — to cheers from environmental campaigners. More than a dozen groups that track what ...

President also extends pause on oil and gas leasing at Thompson Divide By Bruce Finley  This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. TENNESSEE PASS>> President Biden stood at ruins of a World War II winter warfare training camp high in the Colorado mountains Wednesday, formally designating a new, 84-squa...

By Amanda Wight Writers on the Range The story of a Montana woman who recently killed and skinned a domestic dog then proudly posted photos on her social media pages has sparked a flood of public outrage. It should. The woman allegedly mistook the dog for a wolf, saying she was excited to share t...

While you sleep, millions of birds will migrate over Colorado By John Meyer The Denver Post While you slept one night this week, more than 30 million migratory birds flew over Colorado, almost five times the number that were aloft the night before, at an average speed of 28 mph and an average alt...

By David Gelles © The New York Times Co. A half-century after founding outdoor apparel maker Patagonia, Yvon Chouinard, the eccentric rock climber who became a reluctant billionaire with his unconventional spin on capitalism, has given the company away. Rather than selling the company or taking i...

By Talmon Joseph Smith © The New York Times Co. Inside a colossal new plant, about 13 football fields long, the employees of SK Battery America are at work 24/7, essential players in the high-stakes early days of a worldwide battle to build the motors of the future. The sweeping new climate bill ...

By Janet McConnaughey The Associated Press NEW ORLEANS » The Interior Department is giving 24 states a total of $560 million to start cleaning high-priority derelict oil and gas wells abandoned on state and private land, the department said Thursday. It said up to 10,000 wells could be dealt with...

INSIDE CLIEMATE ENREGY Dan Guerlino While many of us were on vacation last week, the transition to electric vehicles took a monumental leap. On Aug. 25, California regulators adopted rules that would ban the sale of new gasoline-powered cars and light trucks by 2035. Responding to news reports of...

Zombie ice from the massive Greenland ice sheet will eventually raise global sea level by at least 10 inches on its own, according to a study released Monday. Zombie or doomed ice is ice that is still attached to thicker areas of ice, but is no longer getting fed by those larger glaciers. That’s be...