Colorado

Acme pad highlights information gap between O&G workers and residents

October 2, 2019 Like 0 Guest Contributor

By Rachel Balkcom, Erie resident At a meeting a couple of weeks ago with Crestone Peak Resources about Acme, a 30-well project the company has proposed in the middle of my 35-year-old residential neighborhood, I spoke with environmental engineers, a…

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$Will the COGCC approve a fracking site the size of five Walmarts?$

Will the COGCC approve a fracking site the size of five Walmarts?

September 14, 2019 Like 3 redtornado

*Update 2/24/2020 It is our understanding that the COGCC has not yet approved this well site. This personal blog has a more current status of what is taking place with legal actions around Oil & Gas. Broomfield Concerned also reports…

Features

Books That Change Lives

September 1, 2019 Like 0 Elena Schmeising

Whether by transporting us in time and space or showing us the world through another’s eyes, books hold the potential to broach new ideas, broaden perspectives, and even change lives. Chosen for their unique stories—some familiar, others not—the 16 titles…

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Trauma in Our Schools: How Boulder County schools are addressing this silent epidemic

September 1, 2019 Like 0 Julia Wild

As I read about the gruesome death of 12-year old Eduardo Posso, I couldn’t help but wonder if the shock gripping my chest felt anything like the shock from the dog collar he died wearing. Or the agony of being…

Magazine

Community Corner | Officer Lord V the UnHoused

August 31, 2019 Like 0 Darren O'Connor

Ever since Naropa University student Zayd Atkinson was detained without cause for the non-crime of picking up garbage while Black, the City of Boulder’s response provides some hope for the future, but the response of some Boulder police officers should…

Online News

Yellow Scene’s 4th Annual Cannabis Symposium & Silent Disco After Party | Preview

August 10, 2019 Like 0 Sarah Golden

This year’s Cannabis Symposium will be hosted on September 19 from 5:00-11:00 PM at Tilt Pinball in Louisville, Colorado, meaning expect fun. The event will have a 5:00 PM Happy Hour, followed by the official symposium event at 6:30, and a…

Books

Summer Film | We Rise Up: Q&A with Producer Kate Maloney

June 18, 2019 Like 0 Sarah Golden

The film is a social impact documentary that we have been working with all kind of remarkable influencers that are looking at what is the future of humanity and what is the definition of success that’s gonna drive us into…

Sports

Paradox of Sports

May 24, 2019 Like 0 De La Vaca

Sports. We love ‘em. All of ‘em. From casual weekend outings to professional levels, we know how to work up a sweat, score some points, dive deep, and swell with pride as we ascend that peak. But not all sports…

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Unnecessary Heroes, Martyrs to America’s Gun Fetish | #DeLaVacasDesk

May 8, 2019 Like 0 De La Vaca

These lost lives, Americans of all ages lost just this past few weeks, burnt up and crumpled and offered up like grotesque cannabalistic - emphasis on ballistic - incense to America's gods of domestic warfare: the NRA, Congress, 2Aers, and…

Nightlife

Burning Can Festival ready to bring the heat | June 1, 2019

May 3, 2019 Like 0 De La Vaca

Burning can Festival 2019 will take place at Bohn Park in Lyons, Colorado, on June 1st. The overnight festival features camping (duh), outdoor sports including a beer relay and field games, plenty of fresh mountain air since we're camped out…