Thursday, September 9, 2004

Colorado Water Environmentalists and utility managers are blasting a report on water needs, according to the Denver Post [September 9, 2004, "State water-needs study criticized as inaccurate"]. From the article, "Utility managers and environmentalists on Wednesday pummeled the credibility of preliminary findings in a $2.7 million statewide study of Colorado's water needs. The taxpayer-funded Statewide Water Supply Initiative indicates that utilities can provide 90 percent of the water for the state's growth through 2030. That finding, however, drew heavy criticism. Experts said many of the projects designed to meet that need may never get built and some are in competition for the same future water rights." 9:02:21 AM

Denver November 2004 Election Here's the second opposition piece to FasTracks from the Rocky Mountain News editorial staff [September 9, 2004, "Bill for FasTracks should derail it"]. From the editorial, "We also worry whether even $4.7 billion is enough to pay for FasTracks. In one respect, we know it's not enough because RTD says so. It would like to provide a designated lane of bus-rapid transit along U.S. 36, one of the more jammed corridors, but under FasTracks it will have to limit improvements there to providing slip ramps and stations. Meanwhile, genuine bus rapid transit along U.S. 36 - the most cost-effective of the proposed rapid-transit projects - will have to wait until the state comes up with about $200 million, money it simply doesn't have." 8:53:32 AM

Denver November 2004 Election Ken Salazar leads Peter Coors 48% to 42% according to a Salazar internal poll from Harstad Strategic Research of Boulder. Thanks to Colorado Luis for the link. 8:15:36 AM

2004 Presidential Election Electoral-vote.com: "Those polls just keep coming. After 16 yesterday, we have six more today. The most astonishing one is in Missouri, where Gallup reports an incredible 14% lead for Bush, 55% to 41%. Zogby had them tied yesterday. A 14% lead the day after a tie seems very strange indeed. Take a look at the Missouri graph and see whether you believe this result. Personally, I don't, but since it came from a reputable pollster, it goes into the spreadsheet and map. In other polls, Bush has taken a 1% lead in Pennsylvania. That is entirely plausible as Pennsylvania has been zigging and zagging quite a bit recently. Gallup also reports that Bush is ahead by 8% in Ohio, also consistent with earlier polls. Arizona and Washington are also consistent with earlier polls. In Oregon, Kerry has slipped by a little bit and it 1% behind in a Riley poll. Since this poll was concurrent with yesterday's the Zogby poll, the two will be averaged, so Kerry maintains a small lead here." Daily Kos: "Colorado: Bush 46, Kerry 46." Taegan Goddard: "New polls. The latest Economist poll shows a statistical dead heat in the presidential race, with President Bush at 46% and Sen. John Kerry at 45%. In addition, a majority are still disatisfied with the direction of the country and Bush's job performance. A new CBS News poll shows Bush with a seven-point lead over Kerry among registered voters. Here are the latest state polls: Washington - Kerry 48%, Bush 45% (Strategic Vision); New Jersey - Kerry 43%, Bush 39% (Star-Ledger/Eagleton).' Opinions You Should Have: "In a speech to the national Association Of Wealthy CEO's today, Dick Cheney warned that if John Kerry were elected, everyone would get painful, itching hemorrhoids, and 'a lot of other bad things.'" 7:52:39 AM

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