Opinion

Don’t frack our future “What do these things have in common?” one of my peers in the Niwot Environmental Club asked, in reference to a...

The Denver Post ran an odd editorial on Oct. 15 in which it averred its support for marijuana legalization, but opposed the passage of Amendment 64, which would legalize marijuana in Colorado...

It`s time to enjoy another round of that sensational game show that’s so popular from coast to coast: “Twisted Ethics!” Today’s ethical conundrum involves chemical compounds marketed as everything from household cleaners to flame retardant fabrics. The question comes...

Misleading frack job...

There’s a new initiative in Wyoming that’s changing the face of wildlife conservation funding, and it’s already seen huge success in its first year.  It’s...

The golden goose is flying high! That’s not some sort of nonsensical code used by spies, but an exultation by airline executives who’re thrilled by the surging success of their main line of business. Flying is, of course, what airlines are supposed to do, but ...

‘OPPENHEIMER’ AND WITCH HUNTS  Upon leaving the theater after experiencing the movie Oppenheimer, I thought of two “standout” individuals from World War II who shortened...

Do you know any of the dozen Congress critters who’re on the superpowerful deficit-reduction supercommittee? I don’t mean do you know their names, but do you really know them — know them well enough that they’ll take your call...

CU should rethink 4/20 crackdown...

Science alone can’t solve climate change My career as a scientist has consistently reaffirmed that there’s often no free lunch: as you solve one problem,...

(Re: “Dex doesn’t know cannabis,” Dec. 17.) This is very...

This new Republican-run House of Representatives is looking a lot like the old ethics-be-damned House run just a few years ago by the convicted money-launderer, Tom DeLay — only more so...