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Boulder Reporter | Fourmile Canyon Fire in the Rearview Mirror
The Fourmile Canyon fire was a very personal and emotional event for many of us in Boulder. I knew it was no ordinary fire by about noon that Labor Day Monday, Sept. 6, when, sitting at my desk in northwest Boulder, just across the street from [...]
Colorado Independent | Human-caused Wildfires Further Fan Flames of Beetle-kill Debate
Using NASA satellite imagery of beetle-kill areas and comparing it to areas ravaged by wildfires, they’ve concluded forests hit hard by the bugs might actually be less prone to wildfires, raising the question of how much money and manpower [...]
Colorado Independent | Still Unchecked, Boulder Fire Sparks Climate Change, Beetle Kill Debate
As strong winds whipped up again overnight in the Boulder area, where a Colorado record 169 homes have already been destroyed in the ongoing Fourmile Canyon Fire, there’s also a growing firestorm of debate over how climate change contributes to [...]
Facebook | Matt Jones from the Fourmile Fire
Around 2:00 pm our crew was assigned to triage some structures. We traveled down a narrow long windy road with power lines crossing it. We did not know if the lines were hot or not. All these are watch out signs. It was not the best place [...]
Flickr Blog | Fourmile Canyon Wildfire in Colorado
An amazing collection of fire photos are available at the Fourmile Canyon Wildfire blog on Flickr: Fourmile Canyon Wildfire in Colorado
New Era News | Monica Marquez : First Openly Gay, Latina Woman Appointed to Colorado Supreme Court
As of 2:30 PM today, Governor Bill Ritter selected Deputy Attorney General Monica Marquez to fill Molly Mullarky's position on the Supreme Court. She is the first Latina and openly gay nominee to be appointed to the state's highest court. She was [...]
Colorado Independent | Survival tales, mitigation questions linger as Fourmile Fire rages
As firefighters continued to battle the raging Fourmile Fire Tuesday and evacuees relived harrowing survival tales, politicians were already questioning wildfire mitigation efforts in the area and seeking future funding. Read the entire article [...]
