A local activist group confronting climate change, 350 Roaring Fork, invites members of the community to attend its Winter Film Series, designed to educate and facilitate conversation and action. The series kicked off on Jan. 11 at the Carbondale Library with the movie “Bidder 70,” and is scheduled to run through March 27 when the […]
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Scuttlebutt & Calendar – June 8, 2023
AZYEP director Aimee Yllanes has been named as the next executive director of the Andy Zanca Youth Empowerment program, working with youth from diverse backgrounds to build self-confidence and leadership skills through community broadcasting. Yllanes previously worked as communications and marketing manager for Colorado Rocky Mountain School. Missed the vote Rep. Lauren Boebert (CD3) missed […]
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Uinta Basin Railway encuentra oposición en Glenwood
Traducción por Dolores Duarte Los productores de petróleo quieren cuadruplicar la cantidad de crudo ceroso de fracturación hidráulica que sale de la cuenca Uinta de Utah. Actualmente se transportan en camión entre 80,000 y 90,000 barriles diarios a las refinerías de Salt Lake City, pero su producción está limitada por la contaminación atmosférica del Wasatch […]
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Chisme del Pueblo – 1 de septiembre, 2022
Traducción por Jacquelinne Castro El cambio de temporada Las noches se están haciendo más frías, el manto de invierno de Mt. Sopris se reduce a pocos parches de nieve. ¿Cuándo tendrá la Montaña Madre un nuevo abrigo? Envíe su mejor suposición a news@soprissun.com con “Nieve de Sopris” como el asunto y obtenga una oportunidad de […]
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Letters – April 28, 2022
Another invitation Last week we invited you to join an Earth Day celebration in Carbondale. Thank you to the great group of committed Carbondale residents who showed up with signs, banners and spirit to march in the wind and rain! We brought an important message about our climate and future to many motorists, wet bike […]
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Climate horrors on Halloween
A dozen devilishly-dressed activists protested at the intersection of Highway 133 and Highway 82 on the frosty morning of Friday, Oct. 29. The demonstration fell in line with 350 Roaring Fork’s weekly Friday protests, and was in solidarity with the national Fossil Free Future Day of Action. The youth-led Future Coalition organized events across the […]
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Opinion: A positive start turns sour
It was heady days for the Colorado climate movement in 2019. Jared Polis, with a history of climate action, replaced John Hickenlooper after eight years of oil and gas industry loyalty as governor. The new chairman of the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Committee (COGCC) was Jeff Robbins, taking over from Matt Lepore, who’s shown […]
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Activistas exigen soltar apoyo para petróleo y gas
Traducción por Dolores Duarte Más de 400 residentes del área de Carbondale firmaron una petición entregada el viernes,24 de septiembre, al director municipal interino de Carbondale Kevin Schorzman, exigiendo que la junta administrativa de Carbondale se desligue de las finanzas municipales de los bonos de petróleo y gas de Exxon y Chevron en la cartera […]
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Activists demand trustees dump oil and gas holdings
More than 400 Carbondale area residents signed the petition delivered Friday to Interim Town Manager Kevin Schorzman, demanding that the Carbondale Board of Trustees divest Town finances from the Exxon and Chevron oil and gas bonds in the Town’s investment portfolio. John Hoffmann, a Carbondale blacksmith and former trustee, walked into Schorzman’s office and handed […]