Erie
Salt Box at Yellow Scene
Working in Erie, we have just four or five solid restaurant options for lunch. We love our local eateries, but it gets really exciting when something new comes to town. So when the folks at Salt Box food truck said…
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Frack Focus: Erie Watches Air and Water
There’s a change in the air around Erie, and residents don’t like what they smell. Last week, Erie town officials said they are upping the ante on regulating air and water quality in the wake of data from a regional…
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Erie candidate forum set for March 15
It’s hard to guess whether or not the spectacle that is the GOP nomination will help or hurt local elections, but for those who simply can’t get enough of politicians comparing and contrasting themselves to one another, the League of…
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Erie’s air is worse than L.A.’s for oil and gas pollution
My, how a little science can change the equation. Last month, the Erie Board of Trustees rejected the idea of imposing a moratorium on new oil and gas drilling to address citizens’ concerns that hydraulic fracturing—or “fracking”—had led to a…
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Frack Attack
If you hadn’t been paying attention, it would be easy to believe that oil and gas companies crept into rural suburban communities like Erie under cover of darkness and drilled scores of wells while no one was looking. In fact,…
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Oil & gas regulatory chief quits to advocate for oil & gas industry
Dave Neslin, the director of the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission—the state agency in charge of regulating oil and gas operators who’ve created much uproar and controversy in Boulder County through their use of hydraulic fracturing—announced he will step…
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Erie quick to tackle fracking, but limited in options
The town of Erie is moving forward with plans to mitigate, as much as it can with its limited authority over oil and gas operations, potential hazards posed by well operators who use hydraulic fracturing to extract resources. Fracking—the process…
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Month in Review: Dec. ’11
A dozen camping tickets later, Boulder Occupiers linked their movement with that of homeless activists. NedFest founder Michael “Michigan Mike” Torpie died, a ranger shot Boulder Creek Path’s cyclist-chasing coyote, and St. Vrain Valley School District fired a 24-year-old janitor…
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The Bolder Life: It’s a Runner’s World
Coloradans are pretty active folks. We love to cycle and mountain bike. We love workouts like yoga and tai chi. We hike on our lunch breaks and hit the Crossfit gym after work. But above all, the people of Colorado…
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