Tag: California
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Rushed transition to renewable energy could cost lives, critics say
Achieving Gov. Jared Polis’ 100% renewable energy goal by 2035 is technologically impossible – at least for now – and could cost people their lives, critics of Colorado’s transition away from fossil fuel toward toward renewable energy said at a recent forum. They pointed to the experience of California, which suffered a widespread rolling blackout in…
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Arizona, Nevada officials show frustration over lack of new deal on Colorado River water
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Arizona and Nevada water officials voiced frustration this week that a deal to conserve a vast amount of water needed to protect the levels in Lake Mead and Lake Powell has not been reached. The Bureau of Reclamation called the seven Colorado River basin states to come up with a plan to conserve 2 million…
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Tax, climate package includes $4 billion to combat drought in Arizona, Colorado, other basin states
Tucked in the U.S. Senate’s tax and climate package is $4 billion for drought resiliency – money that comes at a critical time as the West grapples with dwindling supply from the Colorado River, depleting reservoirs and a drier climate that’s causing the worst wildfires the region has seen this century. The funding would benefit Colorado…
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Wine Guy: West Coast chardonnay offers enjoyment all year
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Chardonnay’s place at the pinnacle of popularity in the U.S. has lasted for nearly four decades. Its adaptability to different growing conditions and winemaking styles partly explains this. There was a period of winemaking excess, characterized by harvesting overripe grapes, overuse of new oak barrels…
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Denver’s housing permit backlog plight
It’s not breaking news to developers, builders or anyone trying to improve their Denver home: The amount of time it’s taking the City of Denver to approve building permits has grown exponentially in recent months. “You used to be able to say six months from the time you submit before, but now that’s taking over…
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Colorado drought conditions improve again slightly
With recent rain and snow across the state, Colorado’s drought conditions continue to improve slightly, according to the National Drought Mitigation Center, though the area remains in a long-term drought. Two weeks of precipitation have finally pushed a small part of the state, in the northern Rockies, back into “normal” conditions. “Rain and mountain snow…
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Tourism outlook: Pent-up travel demand will boost visitor numbers in the Pikes Peak region
Colorado Springs tourism leaders are optimistic that visitors will return to the Pikes Peak region in near-record numbers as the two-year-old COVID-19 pandemic fades from view. Officials believe Americans are ready to take vacations after two years of trying to avoid infection, and they are spending heavily to bring those visitors to the region. Visit…
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The wait is over: Trader Joe’s opens in Parker
After what seemed like a years-long wait for Parker area residents, trendy specialty grocer Trader Joe’s opened its doors Friday morning. Unlike the first Colorado Trader Joe’s opening in Denver in 2014, there were no overnight campers or blocks-long wait to get into the store. But by 7:50 a.m., there were hundreds of shoppers in…
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Coloradans to get money back from TurboTax settlement
The company behind the TurboTax tax-filing program will pay $141 million to customers across the United States who were deceived by misleading promises of free tax-filing services, New York’s attorney general announced Wednesday. Under the terms of a settlement signed by the attorneys general of all 50 states, Mountain View, California-based Intuit Inc. will suspend…
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom turns toward nuclear power
As Colorado appears uninterested in the potential for nuclear energy to provide full-time grid-stabilizing electricity, Gov. Gavin Newsom of California is considering reversing course on shutting down his state’s last nuclear power plant to help prevent power shortages in the state. The plant, Diablo Canyon, provided 6% of the state’s power last year and is…