Hick garners rare enviro praise for backing Bennet's Thompson Divide drilling protection bill

Under fire from environmentalists and some Democrats lately for his lack of support for added oil and gas regulation, Gov. John Hickenlooper on Monday finally drew some praise for his support of U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet’s bill to protect the Thompson Divide area from drilling.

Hickenlooper called the bill, introduced by Bennet in March, a “fair approach to achieving enduring pr...
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Top of Aspen to re-open for Memorial Day weekend skiing

The top of Aspen Mountain will re-open for skiing and snowboarding Memorial Day weekend, Aspen Skiing Company announced Monday.

Heavy spring snowfall has the top of the mountain covered in snow as the traditional summer operating season begins, so the resort will be open for snow riding May 25-27. With a base depth of 33 inches up top, the mountain will open with 16 runs and nearly 90 acres of mostly intermediate terra...
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Vacancy committee could pick new Eagle County commissioner as early as June 12 meeting in Basalt

The Eagle County Democratic Party Vacancy Committee this week announced it will name a replacement for District 2 Eagle County Commissioner Jon Stavney no later than June 19 and possibly as early as June 12 at its meeting in Basalt.

The Roaring Fork Valley towns of Basalt and El Jebel are in the southwestern corner of Eagle County. A vacancy committee meeting will hold a meeting...
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'Spill bill' only enviro-friendly drilling legislation to survive recent session

A veritable gusher of bills aimed at more tightly regulating Colorado’s oil and gas industry flooded the state legislature this past session, but just one made it through: the so-called “spill bill” sponsored by freshman state Rep. Diane Mitsch Bush.

In all, Democrats trotted out 10 environmentally friendly bills aimed at mitigating the impacts of the ongoing oil and gas boom that’s bei...
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