Over on my substack I posted this - a look back at land-grabs, rip-offs and what's ahead for Colorado's Roan Plateau. #copolitics

What’s Working: Colorado homeowners insurance is among the most expensive in the US #copolitics #copol

New environmental performance index highlights sustainability gains, and the challenges ahead

West Slope 🏆 Winner!! ‘Just chasing my dreams’: Olathe powerlifter Ali Hamm takes four medals home from Special Olympics USA Games #copolitics

Roadless rule helps protect clean drinking water for 25 million Americans, new study shows #copolitics #PublicLands #copol

Low flows, hot temperatures force fishing closures on 4 Western Slope rivers

Where solar meets the soil: The multi-benefit potential of ecovoltaics and agrivoltaics - pv magazine USA

Low flows, hot temperatures force fishing closures on 4 Western Slope rivers

Climate disruption is deadly for humans. Polluting industries have long known that continued mostly unabated use of their products was likely to drive extreme weather. Adaptation is already costly. So who should pay for the loss and damages now coming due? #copol #copolitics #coleg

Retail electric rate increases outpace inflation with prices set to rise higher www.utilitydive.com/news/retail-... #copol

A New Low on the Colorado River – Pagosa Daily Post News Events & Video for Pagosa Springs Colorado

As Colorado River and tributaries shrink, a public power system frays • Utah News Dispatch

Humans cause roughly 84% of wildland fires...researchers found in a 2017 review of more than 2 decades of wildfire data. coloradosun.com/2026/07/17/h... --Roadless National Forest limit a main vector likely to increase wildfire risk: roads. #copolitics #coleg #nationalforests #publiclands

Over 1,600 energy department webpages on utility bill savings removed as US temperatures soar www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...

Beaver-inspired restoration revives historic wetlands in New Mexico mountains

Climate disruption is crushing Colorado agriculture. Who will pay for the loss and damages undermining our rural communities? #copol #coleg #climatechange #resilience #copolitics #BigOilKnew

GORP Act hearing bsky.app/profile/benn... #copol #PublicLands #copolitics

Climate disruption is already costing Colorado real money, pushing farms and ranches to brink. Who'll pay to make CO more resilient to extreme weather science has long indicated would result from decades of willful inaction and industry misdirection? www.gjsentinel.com/news/western... #copolitics

Heat pump momentum grows on election-year energy affordability issue, coalition says

Here’s how to get help if you were impacted by the Aspen Acres fire www.cpr.org/2026/07/15/a... via @boycedan.bsky.social

The Gunnison Basin's public lands are home to a legacy of ranching, critical wildlife habitat, and some of the best outdoor recreation Colorado has to offer.

GORP Act gets its first Congressional hearing... right NOW! www.energy.senate.gov/hearings/202... #publiclands #naturebasedsolutions #copol

Procession from Gunnison to Grand Junction for Canadian pilot who crashed into reservoir

No False Solutions. Carbon capture will never be sufficient so long as we keep using our thin atmosphere as an open sewer. Carbon capture is a PR-pitch and tax-enrichment scheme benefitting the worlds most profitable and polluting industries. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026... #copolitics #copol

Texas Ag Commissioner calls for special session to regulate datacenters. youtu.be/PBrCeWQRPrI?... #copol #coleg #copolitics #datacenters

The GORP Act includes designations to protect research and science at RMBL. Watch this piece on pollinators and wildflowers from @nexton9news.bsky.social youtu.be/uI4RJ3S0SPc?... #copol

OPINION: We need to treat wildfire smoke like the public health crisis it is www.montrosepress.com/news/columns...

New software detects 300 GW of hidden power on the US electric grid #copol #copolitics

“We need to invest in water systems and that does mean infrastructure and ditches and things like that and making them more efficient” Kolbenschlag said. “But it also means restoring watersheds and working on watershed health, which is also forest health.” #resilience #copolitics #copol

Climate change threatens our food supply. Who will pay to make it more resilient? Specialty farmers adapt harvests, protect crops in face of extreme heat #copolitics #copol #regenerative

Catnip lotion as effective as Deet at repelling mosquitoes, study finds

Software can unlock 300 GW of capacity on U.S. grid without building a single power plant - pv magazine Global

It may be almost impossible to make data centers pay their ‘fair share’ of electricity costs

Despite stiff political headwinds, tribe in Colorado brings utility scale solar project online

Home - Global Nutrition Report Climate change threatens agriculture, nutritional quality and food security. #copolitics #copol

Lake Powell reaches lowest water level on record

Black Farmers Win Court Case That Restores $127 Million in Federal Grants

Data centers emitting more CO2 than thought: study

House, Senate Dems ringing alarm bells over draft grants rewrite | Federal News Network

Decline in plankton across Northeast Atlantic sends stark warning for ocean health ...researchers say the most important action to protect the functioning of pelagic habitats is to mitigate ongoing climate change by supporting global reductions in carbon emissions. phys.org/news/2026-06... #copol

In her new book, Margiana Petersen-Rockney explores how farmers are adapting to the social and physical risks of climate change.

Potash is vital for veggies & fruit, boosting flowering, root strength & disease resistance. A top organic source? Comfrey liquid wash! Steep leaves in water for a potassium-rich feed—perfect for tomatoes, beans & berries. Use weekly for best results! #gardening #organicfertiliser

The unfolding climate crisis is top public health and key economic hazard. From choking wildfire smoke and closied campgrounds in Rocky Mnts at height of summer season to closed beaches along Atlantic seabord as breaks the vacations arrive. #coleg #copolitics #copol

Heat adds to strains on areas with data centers, raising the temperature on AI debates

Ocean surface temperatures hit a record high for June