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A Tale of Two Counties: Oil and Gas Regulation Along the Front Range
New rules around oil and gas development go into effect in January. This comes after months of debate at the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission, the state’s regulatory agency, which was tasked with overhauling rules after legislation was passed […]
To Preserve Dark Skies, Advocates Want Proactive Protections From Oil And Gas Companies
Photographers, migrating animals, and cultural histories all share a reliance and admiration for one thing: clear, dark, starry skies. But the preservation of dark skies is threatened by development, including evergrowing cities and the infrastructure needed for oil and gas […]
Scientist Dominic DiGiulio’s Work Illuminated How Fracking Affects People and Environment
“Hydraulic fracturing, the actual process itself, didn’t impact domestic water wells but flowback from hydraulic fracturing was disposed into unlined pits which then contaminated groundwater.” — Dominic DiGiulio People in communities across the nation have found themselves the participants in […]
The Crisis in Yemen: David Barsamian and CU Professor John M. Willis
David Barsamian discusses Yemen with guest John M. Willis, National Humanities Center Fellow, 2014-15, Associate Professor of history at CU Boulder and author of Unmaking North and South: Cartographies of the Yemeni Past. Professor Willis is currently writing a book called After […]
TPP protest in Boulder
People concerned about the Trans-Pacific Partnership rallied at Congressman Jared Polis’ office in Boulder last week.