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Colorado Supreme Court signals possible intervention in lawsuit over climate change impacts
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The Colorado Supreme Court signaled on Monday it may intervene in a lawsuit out of Boulder County seeking to make ExxonMobil liable for damages resulting from climate change, one of many ongoing attempts across the country to hold oil and gas producers accountable for the impacts of greenhouse gas emissions. Boulder County and the city of Boulder…
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The Hot Sheet – Protests become the norm, who gets to define ‘freedom,’ Hick is rooting for Trump, Dems are full of ‘bunk’ and … MORE!
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VOL. 02 NO. 006 | JANUARY 16, 2017 | COLORADOSTATESMAN.COM/THE-HOT-SHEET | © 2017 DENVER – Good morning and Happy Monday! Blah, we know. But, today isn’t just any Monday. We have a mountain of a human being to celebrate today. Happy Martin Luther King Jr. Day! Let us not forget all this man accomplished for our…
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Newbie state Senators Fenberg, Smallwood step into the ring
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“Thank you,” newly elected state Senate President Kevin Grantham, R-Canon City, said in a speech that launched the chamber’s business on its first day of the 71st General Assembly Wednesday. “And welcome … to all of the holdovers, the crossovers, the do-overs, our re-elected members and our two new members: Senators Fenberg and Smallwood,” he…
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Colorado Dems, enviros wary of Trump cabinet picks
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Despite a growing list of climate change doubters and fossil fuel industry supporters and executives comprising the list of Trump administration cabinet nominees, Democratic Colorado lawmakers and environmentalists are hopeful the state’s clean energy economy and outdoor recreation industry can continue to thrive. Mostly, though, there’s a growing sense of dread from the conservation community…