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Tuesday, March 13, 2007
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New West: "In 1965, a group of Japanese mothers grew concerned about their children's increased consumption of imported foods and the associated loss of agricultural landscapes. In response, the women began teikei, the first Community Supported Agriculture projects that would encourage people to eat food grown in their communities, pay farmers an equitable amount and keep them farming."
6:25:14 PM 
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HB 07-1197 [pdf], Concerning the Authority of a County to Abate Conditions that Contribute to a Violation of a General Stormwater Quality Permit Issued to the County by the Department of Public Health and Environment, has been approved by the State Senate, according to the Fort Collins Coloradoan. From the article, "A bill allowing Colorado counties, including Larimer, to enforce water pollution regulations passed the Senate unanimously Monday on third reading. House Bill 1197 will allow some Colorado counties, including Larimer, to enforce storm water regulations set forth by the federal government that currently fall under the state[base ']s authority. The bill is now awaiting House of approval of Senate amendments before heading to Gov. Bill Ritter's desk for final approval into law. The bill's House sponsor, Fort Collins Democrat Randy Fischer, said he doesn't see the Senate amendments threatening the bill's viability and looks forward to seeing it passed into law."
More Coyote Gulch coverage here.
Category: Colorado Water
6:00:12 AM
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Here's an article about using technology to cool the earth in conjunction with reducing greenhouse gases, from the Financial Express. They write, "...most campaigners and policymakers have focused on cutting emissions, but the idea of deliberately cooling the Earth has never gone away. Most people think cutting emissions is the more sensible path. But global emissions are still rising, and seem likely to do so for years to come, so some scientists believe it might be worth thinking about a second line of defence, if only as an insurance policy.
"The idea has gained new currency in recent months. Climate Change, a scientific journal, published a series of papers on geo-engineering last August, including one by Paul Crutzen, a Nobel prize-winning atmospheric chemist. In November the Carnegie Institution and America's space agency, NASA, held a conference on the topic. And American officials have lobbied for geo-engineering research to be included among the recommendations of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's latest report on climate-change mitigation. Of all the schemes proposed, the most ambitious (and expensive) idea would be to place a giant sunshade in space at the inner Lagrange point, the position on the line between the Earth and the sun where the combination of centripetal and gravitational forces allows an object to maintain a constant position between the two. If the object is big enough, it could block out enough of the sun's rays to cool the Earth. Roger Angel, an astronomer at the University of Arizona, has suggested assembling a cloud of millions of small, reflecting spacecraft less than a metre across at this point, where together they would block out 1.8% of the sun's rays. Dr Angel estimates that the total mass of the sunshade required would be around 20m tonnes. The shade would consist of individual craft around one metre across, put into position using a combination of magnetic launchers and ion propulsion. He believes the total cost of the project would be a few trillion dollars, or less than 0.5% of world GDP. Dr Angel admits that this is a somewhat far-fetched solution, and does not believe it would be attempted unless all other options had failed. But he has been given a small grant by NASA to explore the idea."
Category: 2008 Presidential Election
5:53:44 AM
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Utah has selected an engineering firm to start the design and build process for the Lake Powell Pipeline, according to the Salt Lake Tribune. From the article, "The state's Board of Water Resources has selected a contractor to begin preliminary engineering and environmental studies for the proposed Lake Powell pipeline. MWH, a worldwide firm based in Colorado, was chosen over four other companies that submitted bids to complete the $5.6 million project...
"The studies, which will take 18 months to complete, will analyze construction issues, such as the physical route of the 130-mile pipeline. They will also review alternatives of the water needs in the communities the pipeline will serve, as well as water conservation options. Study results will be turned over to the Bureau of Land Management, which will use the information as part of its own environmental analysis process. The BLM, which manages most of the land the pipeline will be built on, will decide whether to grant permits for the project. The Lake Powell pipeline will link the giant reservoir on the Utah-Arizona border with Kane and Washington counties. An additional 35-mile spur will be built that will connect the main pipeline with Iron County."
More Coyote Gulch coverage here.
Category: Colorado Water
5:42:55 AM
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John Orr.
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