Answering the call In response to the Bureau of Reclamation’s demand Colorado River Basin states conserve water to protect infrastructure at Lake Powell and Lake Mead, Upper Division States (New Mexico, Utah, Wyoming and Colorado) have formulated a five-point plan. “The options the Upper Division States have available to protect critical reservoir elevations are limited,” […]
August 2022
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Mata Ortiz, the town that went to pots
After the timber mill went bust and the last train left the railroad station, unemployed residents in the village of Juan Mata Ortiz in Chihuahua, Mexico, got creative. They found a way to earn money from pottery. By taking it, not making it. They dug out ancient pots and colorful clay shards they found at […]
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Letters – Aug. 4, 2022
Electric school buses I am a mom of two here in Carbondale. My kids will soon be of school age and will ride a diesel school bus that produces dangerously high amounts of greenhouse gas emissions, and other unhealthy air pollutants, each year. I was excited to learn there are currently federal funds available to […]
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Ps&Qs: Of monsters and men
Picture this: Cookie Monster sitting on a park bench looking out at the horizon and the thought bubble over his head reads: “Without my cookies, I’m just a monster.” That meme is exactly how I would describe politicians like Lauren Boebert; politicians who want to take away certain inalienable rights from their own constituents. I […]