“Slow and steady wins the race,” goes the saying. But when it comes to climate change, we’re in a race against time. Recent reports by the United Nations and others show how far behind we already are. We need to be moving fast and steady. Consensus is emerging that human society needs to be “carbon […]
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Nuclear power for Western Colorado?
At a June 15 meeting of the Associated Governments of Northwest Colorado (AGNC) in Rifle, State Senator Bob Rankin (R-Carbondale) discussed his desire to explore nuclear power generation as a possible supplement to the state’s transition away from thermal generating plants and toward renewables, such as solar and wind. It is a concept that he […]
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Carbondale Report: Gradually getting greener
As snow gently spiraled from the sky on Tuesday, Oct. 25, Carbondale’s Board of Town Trustees cozied up with a full agenda and all trustees present. After approving a straight-forward consent agenda, the board heard from Debbie Wilde representing a regional partnership to establish a withdrawal management program (aka, detox facility) in Garfield County. Funded […]
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Carbondale Report: Trustees revisit STR ordinance
All trustees were present at the regular meeting on Sept. 27. As part of their annual budgeting process, the board continued to hear updates from partners, including Senior Matters and Clean Energy Economy for the Region (CLEER). But first, during general comments by trustees, Lani Kitching announced that Wilderness Workshop will have a booth at […]
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Scuttlebutt / Calendar – May 26, 2022
Builders First Source The approved lumber yard north of City Market in Carbondale is now finalizing their building permit with plans to break ground in June. Food insecurity The Safe & Abundant Nutrition Alliance hosts a 5k walk/run at Burning Mountain Park in New Castle to raise awareness about food insecurity on the morning of […]
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Garfield Clean Energy looks back and ahead
In early March 2021, Garfield Clean Energy (GCE) launched the Solarize Garfield County (Solarize) initiative, aimed at increasing the number of homes and businesses in the county with photovoltaic power arrays. One year later, GCE announced a new campaign, ReEnergize Garfield County (ReEnergize), whose purpose is to improve the energy efficiency of homes in the […]
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Scuttlebutt / Calendar – June 24, 2021
Delta variant Garfield County Public Health, together with Grand River Health and Valley View, hosted a press conference on July 22 to discuss trends that prompted the county to move back to “yellow” on the COVID dial. In summary, areas with lower vaccination rates are seeing higher rates of cases requiring hospitalization. Colorado currently has […]
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Solar power initiative brought to Garfield County
On March 1, Garfield Clean Energy (GCE) kicked off Solarize Garfield County (Solarize), a three-month initiative intended to increase the number of residences in Garfield County utilizing solar power generation. The Solarize program is a component of GCE’s overall objectives of increasing energy production from renewable resources, increasing energy efficiency and reducing petroleum consumption in […]
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Town Report – Carbondale
Free COVID testing site remains in operation behind Town Hall with a slight decline in usage recently. The website to schedule an appointment is rfcovidtest.co COVID cases in Garfield County continue to drop but the county remains at level orange according to the state. Town staff are working with the county and other municipalities to […]