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Wednesday, August 23, 2006
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Colorado Cimate Project
My boss is planning to announce the Colorado Climate Project tomorrow at 10:00 a.m., according to the Denver Business Journal. They write, "Two Denver area mayors as well as the CEO of Vail Resorts will launch the Colorado Climate Project Thursday with the aim of reducing the state's contribution to climate change.
"Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper and Lakewood Mayor Steve Burkholder will announce the project Thursday, 10 a.m., at the Denver Water headquarters.
"Others involved are Fort Collins Mayor Doug Hutchinson; Robert Katz, CEO of Vail Resorts; Gail Klapper, director of the Colorado Forum; Al Yates, former president of Colorado State University; and Summit County Commissioner Tom Long.
"The project is part of the Rocky Mountain Climate Organization, a two-year-old coalition spreading the word about what climate disruption can do to Colorado and its residents and what they can do about it. The organization is a coalition of Denver and nine other local governments; Denver Water, the state's largest water provider; Qwest and nine other businesses; and seven nonprofit organizations, from Rocky Mountain Farmers Union to The Nature Conservancy of Colorado."
"colorado water"
10:11:04 PM 
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LLCs and Colorado elections
ToTheRight.org: "A new Common Cause-like group has filed a complaint with the Colorado secretary of state after learning Bob Beauprez has received contributions from LLCs the group claims were created for the sole purpose of allowing donors to evade campaign-finance restrictions...
"It's pretty obvious this group has a liberal agenda, because they chose to go after only Beauprez. If you pore over any campaign-finance report - including Bill Ritter's - you'll find there are people who donated both personally and through their businesses. You'll also find some people gave more than the maximum because they failed to note that the contribution was from themselves and a spouse or dependent."
More about the LLC limits and giving from Colorado Confidential. Andrew writes, "Confidant Nancy Watzman has reminded us today of the LLC loophole in Colorado's campaign finance laws. While corporations aren't allowed to make contributions under Colorado's state constitution, limited liability companies (LLCs) can. Why does Colorado law make an irrational distinction between LLCs and corporations? Because, on May 31, 2005, Republican Governor Owens vetoed the bill that would have closed the loophole, House Bill 05-1332. The veto effectively kept open a loophole so big that it makes all campaign finance disclosure and contribution laws in Colorado voluntary and little more than a dead letter, contrary to the intent of Colorado voters."
"denver 2006"
7:04:45 AM
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Amendment 45 off the ballot in favor of Referendum I
Amendment 45 is off the fall ballot, according to the Denver Post. From the article, "One of two proposals that would allow same-sex couples to register as domestic partners was withdrawn from the November ballot Tuesday because backers said the other proposal would accomplish the same goal. Coloradans for Fairness pulled Amendment 45, which would have changed the state constitution to give registered domestic partners some of the same rights as married couples. Still on the ballot is Referendum I, which would put domestic partnerships into state law, rather than into the constitution. It was placed on the ballot by the legislature. Coloradans for Fairness gathered signatures to place their proposal on the ballot partly to counter another measure that would have barred any government in Colorado from recognizing any relationship similar to marriage. Backers of the anti-domestic-partnership proposal failed to gather enough signatures to win a spot on the ballot."
"denver 2006"
6:40:53 AM
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Ritter or Beauprez for governor?
Bill Ritter shot back at Republican critics who've accused him of improperly settling cases involving illegal immigrants while he was the Denver District Attorney, according to the Denver Post. From the article, "Democratic gubernatorial candidate Bill Ritter on Tuesday refuted Republican claims that he inappropriately settled criminal cases with illegal immigrants. The issue flared during a recent debate between Ritter and his Republican rival, U.S. Rep. Bob Beauprez, whose campaign has accused Ritter of being soft on illegal immigrants by negotiating plea agreements with them. During Ritter's tenure as Denver district attorney between 1993 and 2005, 97 percent of all cases were resolved by reaching guilty-plea agreements, rather than going to trial. The exact number of cases involving undocumented immigrants is unknown, Ritter said. The Beauprez campaign has accused Ritter of a 'coverup.'[...]
"On Tuesday, Ritter said his office was tough on illegal immigrants by: Consistently notifying federal immigration authorities when it had undocumented immigrants in custody; Conducting background checks even after federal authorities discontinued the practice; and Diverting illegal immigrants out of the drug-court program, which kept defendants out of jail and provided them with publicly funded rehabilitation."
"denver 2006"
6:37:06 AM
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San Miguel River report card
The San Miguel River watershed report card series of lectures wrapped up last Wednesday, according to the Telluride Watch. From the article, "Hosted by the Telluride Institute, in partnership with the San Miguel Watershed Coalition and The Nature Conservancy, the lecture series brought ten regional experts and scientists to town each Wednesday for the last five weeks to discuss the themes included in the 2005 San Miguel Watershed Ecological Health Report Card. The report card was commissioned by the Watershed Coalition and the Nature Conservancy to establish a baseline for measuring the health of the watershed, an area of about 1 million acres, including the land around the San Miguel River and its tributaries from its source above Telluride to where it flows into the Dolores River. On its report card the watershed received an overall grade of 'C,' which Coe said should not be taken as a dire assessment. 'The report card doesn[base ']t have the same grade inflation you see in elementary school,' she said - 'C,' here, means 'average' or 'fair.' The report card describes the watershed's condition as 'outside the range of acceptable variation; vulnerable to a serious degradation if left unchecked.' The themes the report card and lectures discussed were wildlife, vegetation, soil quality, climate, water quality and aquatic life. Two experts lectured each night, each on the same topic for the first four evenings at the Telluride Historical Museum, and one expert on water quality and one expert on aquatic life lectured last Wednesday."
"colorado water"
6:19:29 AM
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