Traducción por Dolores Duarte Ya sea colonizadores o colonizados, opresores u oprimidos, todos estamos heridos por la quimera de separación entre la Madre Tierra, nosotros mismos y entre sí. Los pueblos indígenas que viven en tribus conectadas con sus raíces están quizá más cerca que el resto de nosotros de nuestra Madre. Woody Morrison, un […]
February 2023
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mountainFLOW takes grant for eco-friendly wax
Carbondale-based outdoor company mountainFLOW, best known for its award-winning plant-based ski wax and bike lube and for appearing on ABC’s “Shark Tank” in 2021, recently received a $250,000 state grant to fund research and development for a new line of eco-friendly liquid glide wax. Founded in 2016 with the mission of providing plant-based outdoor maintenance […]
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Scuttlebutt & Calendar – Feb. 2, 2023
Crystal Trail On Friday, Jan. 27, the White River National Forest released the final Environmental Assessment (www.bit.ly/CrystalTrailEA) and draft decision notice (www.bit.ly/CrystalTraildraftdecision) for a proposed seven-mile bicycle and pedestrian trail between Redstone and McClure Pass. Reporting “no significant impact,” the proposed action is “to construct and maintain a non motorized recreation trail … following the […]
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Letters – Feb. 1, 2023
Colorado water Here’s some noteworthy pieces of local news about the Colorado River and the start of dry-up: 1. The Colorado River District has $125 million (federal funds) to pay ranchers and farmers to dry up land to put as much as 833,000 acre-feet in the Colorado River. 2. This is a short-term solution, over […]
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Ps&Qs: We can’t jump ship
Here’s what I know for sure: water is life, life is fragile, and we are lucky ducks to live on this little frickin’ miracle of existence — the SS Earth. I had a dream recently where I was traveling across the ocean on a steamer when I realized that I was tied to a horse […]