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Ritter declares October 'energy awareness month,' detractors declare guv 'out of touch' A Face the State Staff Report October 6, 2008 Gov. Bill Ritter, a Democrat, has proclaimed October as “Energy Awareness Month,” offering Coloradans advice on how to conserve energy around the home.

Perhaps the most closely contested state legislative race of 2008 is the battle for Senate District 19 in Arvada and Westminster. But how close would it be if people really knew what Democratic candidate Evie Hudak stood for?

Will Colorado media correct factual inaccuracies in their DNC coverage? Submitted by johne on Tue, 09/02/2008 - 17:13. in ABC Radio Afghanistan Barack Obama Bill Ritter Bob Casey Jr Bob Casey Jr. Colorado Dan Caplis Democratic Party Denver Denver Post Department of Veteran Affairs energy energy

The Bureau of Land Management put 55,000 acres of western Colorado’s Roan Plateau up for auction for oil and gas leases today. This is the area of and around Dinosaur National Monument, and sure to pressure wildlife such as prairie chickens, and add to smog in what’s supposed to be an area of pristine

from the Blogs The GOAT Blog Not a moment too soon Paul Hoffman, a high-ranking Interior official, resigns -- leaving a mucky trail of pro-business, pro-religion decisions. Heard around the West A chicken named Thelma, R.I.P. She laid a gigantic egg and then died.

Interesting article in the July 21st Der Spiegel (German only) about high commodity prices driving exploration and development of Germany’s oil, natural gas and mineral resources:  ”The Hunt for Billions Under the Earth: “A fever for raw materials sweeping the countryside — Geological explorers comb

Colorado homeowners will have the opportunity to sign up for net metering in two days as a new law takes effect. If homeowners generate more power, via things like solar panels, they can sell the excess back to their utility. This is a step in a good direction.

CSU’s newest graduate school: School of Global Environmental Sustainability The BLM’s Roan Drilling Plan isn’t popular. This is one more thing which Republicans in Congress refused to allow any work to be done. The BLM has scheduled leases to go up in less than two weeks.

Devilstower sums up the Republican approach to our energy crisis very nicely: The Republican narrative for 2008 is that the oil crisis is your fault. It’s not their fault for throwing the Middle East into turmoil. It’s not their fault for blocking decades of conservation measures and failing to support alternatives.

By this point, President Bush’s announcement that he wants the oil shale development moratorium repealed, the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and off-shore drilling opened up for oil and gas drilling should be well known.