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On the right track
New regulations and standards on rail tank cars carrying highly flammable crude oil were announced last month. Many of these new regulations are steps in the right direction with regards to improving the safety of the shipment of crude oil via rail, but there are ...
Google invests $100M in massive wind farm
SAN FRANCISCO — Google Inc. said Monday that it recently invested $100 million in an Oregon...
Study associates some birth defects with proximity to natural gas development
Living near hydraulic fracturing (fracking) sites may increase the risk of some birth defects, according to a new study, though the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment has countered that the findings indicate association, not causation, and should ...
Jeb Bush Offers Some Light Praise For Obama
Up is down, left is right. One week after Bill Clinton had some kind words...
Alaska getting ready to release Palin emails
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — The state of Alaska is about to...
Indictment with 8 new counts is handed up in Blagojevich case
CHICAGO — Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich was re-indicted in his corruption case Thursday as prosecutors seek to keep an upcoming decision from the U.S. Supreme Court on "honest services" fraud from delaying Blagojevich's June trial...
‘In the interest of justice’
When Boulder County Deputy District Attorney Christina Rinke found out that Jose Lopez-Gutierrez had been deported by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), she petitioned...
Shackling bill gets House nod
After undergoing minor amendments to gain the support of the Department of Corrections, the “shackling bill,” SB 193, has been approved by the House and is on its way to the governor’s desk for signature. SB 193, which was approved by the Senate on May 5, was ...
In shadow of Internet giants, niche firms customize a local Web
SAN JOSE, Calif. —The World Wide Web won over Wall Street in 1995, when Netscape's dazzling debut ushered in the dot-com era...
A unifying field of dreams
The note with a subject line “The Q – Summer Prison Baseball” came out of, shall we say, left field, right after New Year’s...
Fracking ban court decision pushes conversation toward constitutional rights
The lawsuit to defend Longmont’s voterapproved fracking ban is moving on from the district court, where a judge issued a summary judgment against it, but a stay against fracking in Longmont while the case is appealed to a higher court. It may become increasingly ...
