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Scientific American | Safety First, Fracking Second
"Public fears are growing about contamination of drinking-water supplies from the chemicals used in fracking and from the methane gas itself. Field tests show that those worries are not unfounded. A Duke University study published in May found that [...]
Free Range Longmont | Fracking in Longmont Open Space?
"I found out several days ago that plans are being prepared by city staff and others to allow for horizontal drilling for natural gas and oil on Longmont city-owned properties, including on Longmont Open Space. Then I find in the City [...]
La Fiesta World Party
It's almost that time of year again! Get ready to dance and enjoy great ethnic food, drinks and live music at La Fiesta. What: La Fiesta- Boulder County's largest multicultural social event and silent auction Where: Boulder Elks Lodge (3975 28th [...]
New York Magazine | Why the Current Crop of Twentysomethings Are Going to Be Okay
"The Obama 2008 campaign was the high-water mark for twentysomething political involvement. The activism it entailed felt like work—not a turnoff for us. Dialing your way through spreadsheets of get-out-the-vote phone numbers is something you can [...]
The Denver Post | Paint the town green, Boulder
"Colorado may have one of the nation's most ambitious renewable energy standards for investor utilities, but green energy enthusiasts in Boulder think the city could do better if it operated its own municipal utility. We say, go for it. If there is [...]
Grist | Utility fights dirty in city’s battle for clean local energy
The battle for local control isn't just in Boulder. Recently a number of Massachusetts towns have pursued municipal electric plants when the private electric company took too long to restore power after Hurricane Irene. And in nearby Longmont, [...]
Mr. Money Mustache | The True Cost of Commuting
The idea of living close to work still seems to be completely alien to most people I’ve met. While I would personally consider it far more important than even the salary or the work performed, most people put commute distance below house price, [...]
Paris Review | American Inferno
Centralia has been on fire for almost fifty years. The mines under the town—a vast network designed to tap the veins of purplish anthracite coal that spread weblike throughout the county—have been burning since 1962. The conflagration [...]
WATCH: LWV 2B&2C Debate (1h 56m)
The League of Women Voters of Boulder County sponsored a debate on Ballot Issues 2b & 2C on September 21, 2011. You can watch it here on the Blue Line, at the LWV website, or go directly to the video on Vimeo.
