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Monday, September 18, 2006
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Energy policy
Second best lines of the day so. From NewMexiKen: "Byron, one of two official sons-in-law of NewMexiKen, reports that gasoline has dropped below $2-a-gallon at some locations in northern Virginia.
"There must be some very closely contested elections in Virginia."
7:22:03 PM
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Green conservatives
New West: "For a variety of reasons, many people assume support for legal hunting and fishing, especially hunting, have declined in recent years. But as they say, assumptions are the mothers of all mistakes. A recent scientific survey shows quite the opposite."
"2008 pres"
7:19:44 PM
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Best lines of the day so far: "You would think that a group of wise guys who go to the trouble of setting up a 527 political group with the Internal Revenue Service would be smart enough to also get a license from the Secretary of State where they are executing their handiwork.
"Especially if such an outfit - let's call them The Trailhead Group, just for grins - is also meeting with the above-mentioned Secretary of State to hash out new election rules that benefit their political party.
"You'd think that said Secretary of State, Gigi Dennis, would check to make sure that her advisors and confidants were indeed legitimately licensed as the limited liability company they claimed to be, with her office.
"Let's put it another way, nice and clean. The Republican 527, one of the country's richest with more than $1.8 million in contributions, which organized nearly a year and a half ago, did not register, as required by law, with the Colorado Secretary of State's office.
"So I did." - Cara DeGette, Colorado Confidential
"denver 2006"
7:18:29 PM
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Amendment 40
The Cherry Creek News: "For the first time in history, Govs. Owens, Romer, Lamm and Vanderhoof joined forces to defeat an initiative harmful to Colorado. Their goal: defeat Amendment 40, a measure that forces nearly half of Colorado's appellate judges off the bench at the same time."
"denver 2006"
7:08:34 PM
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Water and Wastewater Blog
Say hello to the Water and Wastewater Blog. They write, "Water and Wastewater Blog is an industrial blog for the water and wastewater treatment professional, offering the latest developments, technology and opinions of our readers. Readers are welcome to post their opinions to any article."
"colorado water"
6:52:16 PM
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Ludwig for Regent At-Large?
Dislosure: We've talked to Stephen Ludwig about using the Web in his campaign.
Stephen Ludwig has uploaded his ads, jump and field, to YouTube. Coyote Gulch thinks that this a great way to reach voters. It's very low budget but we're pretty sure that a candidate for Regent At-Large has to watch every penny. If they have the dough to go on TV (or radio) they can screen their ads, with the faithful, to see what works.
Voters are increasingly Web savvy and YouTube is inclusive. YouTubes can be watched on any computer platform. Macintosh, Linux and UNIX users hate to see that they have to install software from Microsoft to view candidate video.
Meanwhile Colorado Lib thinks that Mr. Ludwig is surprising the incumbent in the race. He writes, "In an unusual move, a Republican regent and the current Republican nominee asked the Libertarian candidate to quit the C.U. regent's race, according to The Longmont Daily Times-Call."
More Coyote Gulch coverage of the race here.
"denver 2006"
6:19:14 PM
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? for president?
Political Wire (quoting the AP): "Strategists from both parties estimate the White House race in 2008 could cost each nominee $500 million - far more than the Presidential Election Campaign Fund can afford. As a result, this next presidential campaign could mark the first time in 30 years that the Democratic and Republican nominees turn down the fund's millions in both the primary and the general elections."
"2008 pres"
7:11:41 AM
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Colorado voter poll
Here's the second part of the Rocky Mountain News' analysis of their recent Colorado voter poll. From the article, "Nearly two of every three Colorado voters think illegal immigrants should be allowed to become U.S. citizens if they pay taxes, learn English and meet other requirements, according to a new Rocky Mountain News/CBS 4 poll. Only 15 percent of those polled favor mass deportations...
"Still, the poll found that illegal immigration remains a top concern among the state's voters and will be a key issue in the governor's race. The poll respondents cited illegal immigration and the economy as their biggest concerns. And those most worried about immigration heavily favor Republican candidate Bob Beauprez over Democrat Bill Ritter, by a margin of 36 percentage points. Based on the poll results, Beauprez will clearly want to focus his campaign on immigration, said political consultant David Kenney...
"While a wide range of voters want government to take more action on the immigration problem, they are not impressed with the laws passed by the legislature during the July special session. Three of four voters polled said they believe the laws will have little or no impact on the illegal immigration problem a year from now."
"denver 2006"
7:01:26 AM
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New reservoirs in Northern Colorado?
Officials in Northern Colorado are planning to build five new reservoirs to meet supplies, according to the Longmont Daily Times-Call. From the article, "All together, the projects would give the region another 412,000 acre-feet of water storage. An acre-foot of water equals about 326,000 gallons, enough to serve one or two households for a year. Brian Werner, Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District spokesman, said the projects reflect the efforts of water districts and cities to keep up with future population growth. The district manages the Colorado-Big Thompson Project, which transports water across the Continental Divide to the Northern Front Range...
"During the past five years, the Northern Front Range has grown by 53,000 people. The population - currently 493,776 - is expected to reach 587,600 by 2020. Werner said securing water is the key to the region's future. 'It's not just conservation. It's not just a new reservoir. It's not just the drying up of farmland,' he explained. 'It's all of those things.' But some environmental groups tracking the projects remain skeptical that building more reservoirs is the solution. Ramon Ajero, a volunteer with the Sierra Club's Poudre Canyon Group, said community members need to look at low-cost alternatives such as conservation. He said residents should be able to weigh in on decisions that will cost hundreds of millions of dollars. Ajero said the projects will not only affect people's pocketbooks but could exacerbate current water quantity and quality."
"colorado water"
6:43:39 AM
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Denver Water comes to the aid of trout in Colorado River
Despite help from Denver Water west slope officials are still warning that the Colorado River between Granby and the confluence with the Blue River is still very low, according to the Summit Daily News. From the article, "Flows in the Upper Colorado have inched up, just days after ranchers and conservation groups sounded the alarm about low water levels in the state's namesake river. Colorado Division of Wildlife biologists said last week that the low flows could stress trout populations, and some ranchers in the area voluntarily curtailed irrigation in order to keep some water in the river. At issue is the stretch of water between Granby and the confluence with the Blue River. Diversions to the Front Range via the Colorado-Big Thompson Project and Moffat Tunnel left only a trickle for the West Slope. Relief came from Denver Water, which upped releases from Williams Fork Reservoir earlier this month. 'I think that helped a lot,' said Mely Whiting, an attorney for Trout Unlimited's Western Water Project. 'Denver needs to be acknowledged for stepping up here,' she said.
"By Sept. 12, state-set instream flows were being met in most sections of the river, other than the reach between Windy Gap and Williams Fork reservoirs, according to Jeff Baesler, a senior resource expert with the Colorado Water Conservation Board (CWCB). Along that stretch, the Colorado was flowing at 70 cfs, well short of the 90 cfs deemed necessary to protect aquatic resources...
"Concerned Grand County residents last week criticized the CWCB for not doing enough to protect the fishery, but Baesler said that, based on the priority of the state's water rights, the agency has done all it can. At the same time, Baesler said he is still scrutinizing various water decrees and the complex stipulations associated with water rights to try and find a few more acre feet."
"colorado water"
6:34:18 AM
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