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Advocacy group’s new poll shows western voters value public lands
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A new poll from an environmental advocacy organization suggests western voters feel strongly about preserving public lands. The Denver-based Center for Western Priorities’ poll, Winning the West, asked those who were questioned online to weigh in on issues involving public lands, parks and wildlife. Republicans, Democrats and unaffiliated voters were surveyed. Among the results: The full…
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Colorado College poll: More support for outdoors, little for Trump’s policies
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(Editor’s note: This story was updated with comments from the luncheon to release the poll and analyze its contents.) Colorado College’s Conservation in the West Poll released Thursday shows a big gain in the number of Coloradans and Westerners, in general, who consider themselves conservationists. A little over one-third think President Trump is doing a…
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Colorado ranks best in the West on state conservation policies
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When it comes to conservation policy, Colorado is the best of the West. That’s the finding of a scorecard released Tuesday by The Center for Western Priorities. The scorecard rated state-level policies on public lands access, outdoor recreation and responsible energy development in Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming. Colorado is way…
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Zimmerman: What to watch for as Bundys, militants stand trial for occupying public lands
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The long-awaited trial for Ammon Bundy, Ryan Bundy, and six other militants who led the 40-day armed occupation of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge is beginning in Oregon. During the trial, we expect that the Bundy family and their outlandish opinions on American democracy will be on full display. What shouldn’t get lost in the…
