What we could do with cleaner energy is more than you can imagine. | Lucy Jones for Vox; Getty Images What could you do with energy that’s cheap, clean, and near unlimited? You could live in a home built to your precise needs that stays cozy and cool all year long. You could swim in…
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Despite Bennet’s numerous endorsements, Weiser is the proven fighter Re: “Election 2026: Heavyweight bout,” Nov. 16 news story Just days after the hottest November day on record for Denver, Sunday’s Denver Post described Colorado’s two competing Democratic gubernatorial candidates as heavy hitters. While Attorney General Phil Weiser was reported to have sued the Trump administration…
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Wildlife officials release five gray wolves on public land in northwestern Colorado on December 18, 2023. | Jerry Neal/Colorado Parks and Wildlife On a sunny morning two years ago, a group of state officials stood in the mountains of northwestern Colorado in front of a handful of large metal crates. With a small crowd watching…
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Cattle at a large feedlot in Texas. Some of the world’s biggest meat companies are finally facing a degree of accountability for allegedly deceiving the public about their pollution. On Monday, America’s largest meat producer, Tyson Foods, agreed to stop marketing a line of its so-called climate-friendly beef and to drop its claim that it…
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Standing up for the Epstein victims and decency Re: “Release the Epstein files, and let’s get rid of the ‘Epstein class’,” Nov. 19 commentary Anita Chabria makes a good point about the oligarchy, their arrogance, and not-so-innocent interaction with girls. It is time to out those folks and get them off the public stage. She…
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Tehran is running out of water. Rationing has begun in Iran’s capital city, with some of the approximately 10 million residents experiencing “nightly pressure cuts” between midnight and 5 am. The entire country is in an unprecedented drought, facing its driest — and hottest — autumn in nearly 60 years. Tehran has received no rain…
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A juvenile globe-horned chameleon clings to a branch in Ambohitantely Special Reserve, a protected area in the Central Highlands of Madagascar. CENTRAL HIGHLANDS, Madagascar — The flames were close. Moving like lava across the rolling hills, just a few miles away, a wildfire lit up the night sky with orange smoke. I watched the fire from…
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Earth’s population is growing. We’re expected to have 2 billion more mouths to feed by 2050. But how can we feed all those people in a way that is still sustainable and ethical? Many have argued that aquaculture (or fish farming) is one of the most sustainable ways we can consume animal protein, since it…
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Protester throwing a sandwich is inexcusable Re: “Man who threw sandwich at agent found not guilty,” Nov. 7 news story Although I can understand and appreciate the frustration the sandwich thrower felt, there is no justification for throwing any object at the police. As a police officer, I have been spat upon, had feces thrown…
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Online or in person, shop small and local businesses this holiday season Black Friday, Small Business Saturday, and Cyber Monday mark the most important stretch of the year for many founders like me. For small brands, holiday sales don’t just fuel growth, they often determine whether we can sustain our teams, our missions, and our…
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