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Samsung Galaxy Nexus pulled from Google Play over patent litigation
Customers hoping to buy an unlocked version of the Samsung Galaxy...
Amid Economic Concerns, Carbon Capture Faces a Hazy Future
For a world dependent on fossil fuels, carbon capture and...
Xcel takes heat
Colorado’s solar energy industry is reeling from two announcements made by Xcel Energy last week. On Wednesday, Feb. 16, Xcel announced it was drastically cutting rebates and incentives on its Solar*Rewards program, which subsidizes residential and commercial solar...
Touch the future – Vote!
The Nov. 2 election is chock full of controversial ballot measures and hotly contested races, and we are proud to bring you Boulder Weekly’s analysis and endorsements in our annual VOTE edition...
Two steps forward, three steps back
At the beginning of August, the Obama Administration released its Clean Power Plan, which targets carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuel-fired power plants. Since then, proponents of the plan in Colorado agree that the state is well on its way to meeting the ...
Obama blasts Boehner debt-ceiling bill, calls for bipartisan deal
WASHINGTON — As the nation stood Friday on the edge...
Person of the Year runner-up: Brian Vicente, legal marijuana
The successful passage of Amendment 64 was the result of a combined effort among many different parties and tireless activists. But if we had to choose one to honor above the rest, it would be Brian Vicente, lawyer, activist, executive director of Sensible Colorado, ...
County: Culprit is soil damage, not spills
Rob Alexander, agricultural resource specialist for Boulder County Parks and Open Space, says the real problem with oil and gas companies on open space is not so much spills as it is other impacts from drilling operations...
Weekly news round-up: Gross Reservoir and Amendment 74
Boulder County to Denver Water: Local permit needed for Gross Reservoir expansion
Boulder County Land Use Director Dale Case announced on Oct. 23 that Denver...
City: Valmont grave likely a hoax
The Boulder city attorney alleged this week that the possible grave site marker near Valmont Cemetery that was removed by city workers on April 23 may well have been a fraud...
SeaWorld killer-whale death is third in four months, 24th in 25...
ORLANDO, Fla. — When a SeaWorld Orlando killer whale succumbed to a sudden illness Monday evening, it was the third killer-whale death at a SeaWorld marine park in just four months and the 24th in the past 25 years, according to federal records and company figures...
