denver green roof initiative
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Denver panel grows flexible on ‘green roof’ rules
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The Denver task force probing how exactly to enact the city’s new “green roof” rule wants to build into the new rule some flexibility when it comes to compliance. That report’s according to Denverite, which noted the city panel has drafted new, expanded green roof ordinance compliance guidelines. In those guidelines, no green roof at…
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Independence Institute set to announce which Coloradan will be named Californian of the Year
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Awards season is upon us, and the conservative jesters at Colorado’s right-leaning Independence Institute are bestowing the inaugural “Californian of the Year” award Wednesday on the lucky Coloradan who has “done the most to turn us into California,” in the words of the think tank’s president, Jon Caldara. While the award has been generating some…
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Denver’s green roof initiative surprises with narrow lead
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Considering the obstacles environmental activists faced in their organized efforts to mandate green roofs in Denver, Initiative 300 appeared a long shot leading into election night. Nonetheless, Denver’s green roof initiative appeared poised to succeed late Tuesday by a narrow margin. As of 10 p.m., the initiative had garnered 51 percent of the vote (43,599…
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Colorado voters set to decide school board and city council races, contentious ballot measures
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Voters across Colorado finish casting ballots at 7 p.m. tonight, deciding city council and school board races as well as local ballot issues ranging from funding for affordable housing and limits on oil and gas drilling to road improvements and municipal high-speed internet. For the first time in eight years, though, there isn’t a statewide…
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Denver green roof initiative faces mounting opposition
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Denver could soon be budding trees, vegetable gardens and/or solar panels atop its roofs under a November ballot question, but the initiative has proven unpopular at least among city officials and developers. Alongside school board races, GO Bond proposals and other initiatives, Denverites will be asked on the ballot to consider whether the city should…
