On the evening of April 10, The Arts Campus at Willits (TACAW) hosted a panel discussion titled “Hanging in the Balance: Competing Needs for Water in the West.” The event was presented under the auspices of Aspen Journalism (AJ) and the Denver-based Colorado Water Trust (CWT), who partnered to produce it with TACAW and Aspen […]
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Weighing in on tons of methane at Coal Basin
The coal mining chapter of Redstone’s history has been closed for the past few decades, and although that sounds like good news for the fight against climate change, the abandoned Coal Basin mines are far from benign. Even though new rock isn’t being broken, these mines are still releasing copious quantities of methane into the […]
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Carbondale to host another epic 5 Point
Lights… camera… adventure!With a brand new logo and website, 5 Point Film Festival is gearing up for its 17th annual flagship event in downtown Carbondale. This will feature a weekend of adventure films screening at the Rec Center as well as many peripheral events. More than 50 films will be shown, with several premiering, Executive […]
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Finding home in a dome
Kate CollinsGuest Contributor A nonprofit with deep Carbondale roots is advancing the green economy one tiny dome home at a time. Using their hearts, hands, brains and brawn in equal measure, In Our Hands has invented an inexpensive, replicable and low-carbon-impact process in which cellular concrete is poured into a form to create an 18-foot-diameter […]
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Geothermal heating warms up in Carbondale
In 2017, the Town of Carbondale adopted the goal to achieve a 100% reduction of carbon emissions by 2050. While that may sound ambitious, Carbondale is steadily taking steps toward carbon neutrality, with the next right beneath our feet.Carbondale’s Third Street Center is already an epicenter for binding sustainability and community, with its solar array […]
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VOICES presents ‘Objects In Mirror’
VOICES opens its third installment of the Women’s VOICES Theater Project, “Objects In Mirror,” on April 19 at 7:30pm at Thunder River Theatre (TRTC). The piece “is a mosaic of expression inspired by the memories, mirages and messaging that make up our lives,” reads a press release for the production. “Incorporating music, humor, storytelling and […]
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CEF leads fundraising campaign for Roaring Fork High School clinic
The newly-established Carbondale Education Foundation (CEF), a nonprofit dedicated to education, aims to raise $40,000 to construct a new health clinic at Roaring Fork High School (RFHS). The upgraded facility, run by Mountain Family Health Centers, will provide children and adolescents year-round access to medical, dental and mental health services.CEF funds will support Carbondale’s public […]
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Strut for Mutts 5K brings animal lovers together for its 11th year
Ready, set, woof! On Saturday, April 20, Journey Home Animal Care Center will host its 11th Annual Strut for Mutts 5K fundraiser at Deerfield Park in Rifle. Executive Director Heather Grant wrote in an email to The Sopris Sun that such fundraising events are crucial to the shelter’s success.“The past couple of years, our organization […]
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Teamwork makes the dream work
As of April 3, after two decades of sweat and tears, the Thompson Divide was guaranteed protection from future mineral leasing — well, at least for the next 20 years.“The Biden-Harris administration today [April 3] took action to finalize protections for the Thompson Divide area in central Colorado, one of the state’s most cherished landscapes, […]
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Mountain Valley Developmental Services empowers personal growth
Mountain Valley Developmental Services (MVDS), now in its 51st year, began in 1973 when a group of mothers of children with disabilities wanted to help their children acquire additional skills before entering public schools. As they started enlisting therapists to work with the children and a coordinator who secured grant funding, they formally organized the […]