Vote “No” on Denver’s bonds to reject irresponsible debt After reading my ballot, I researched previous bonds that were passed by voters. The Rise Denver bond in 2021 was $260 million, and the Elevate Denver Bond in 2017 was $937 million. I added up the 2A to 2E bonds this year, and the total is…
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An Amazon Web Services data center in Virginia. | Nathan Howard/Bloomberg via Getty Images If you’ve noticed your electricity bill is higher than normal recently, you’re not alone. Power is getting more expensive everywhere, outpacing inflation. One major culprit? The flurry of new data centers being built to meet demand from the AI sector. To…
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Indray maraina mazava masoandro tamin’ny volana septambra, niverina an-tanety ireo mpanjono tao Ambolimailaky, tanàna iray amoron-dranomasina any atsimo-andrefan’i Madagasikara. | Garth Cripps ho an’ny Vox Click here to read this story in English. HELODRANON’NY RANOBE, Madagasikara — Ny haran-dranomasina (vatohara) izy tenany dia tena tsara tokoa. Miaina any amin’ny dimy kilaometatra miala ny morontsiraka izy…
Read more On a sunny morning in September, fishermen sail to shore in Ambolimailaky, a village along the coast of southwestern Madagascar. | Garth Cripps for Vox Tsindrio eto raha te hamaky ity lahatsoratra ity amin’ny teny Malagasy. BAY OF RANOBE, Madagascar — The coral reef itself was exquisite. Growing about 3 miles offshore in 50 feet of…
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An Amazon Web Services data center in Manassas, Virginia. Virginia is home to the largest concentration of data centers in PJM, a power grid that spans 13 states and Washington, DC. Your electricity bill is rising. Naturally, you’re mad about it and looking around at who to blame. But it’s not a who, it’s a…
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Polis can’t bully cities into making housing more affordable Re: “Housing laws: Most cities make ‘good faith’ efforts to comply, state says,” Oct. 8 news story Gov. Jared Polis is starting to sound more and more like President Trump! His plan to punish those cities that don’t agree with his “more, more, more” housing policy…
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A juvenile globe-horned chameleon in a nature reserve north of Antananarivo, Madagascar. Throughout the Western world, Madagascar is perhaps best known as a hot spot for wildlife, home to lemurs, chameleons, and other animals — a reputation popularized by movies like Madagascar and shows like Planet Earth. And it’s true that the country has an…
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Colorado needs nuclear energy to address emissions cost-effectively Re: “Is nuclear power becoming cool in Colorado?” Oct. 13 news story Judith Kohler’s October 13 article, “Is nuclear power becoming cool in Colorado?” highlights an important moment for our state. As Colorado transitions away from coal, it’s time to recognize that nuclear power is essential to…
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The Lower Basin is doing our part for the Colorado River Re: “California and Arizona’s water negotiators wrong to target Colorado,” Oct. 12 editorial The editorial misrepresented both facts and intent. In a perfect encapsulation of the us-vs-them mentality pervading the Colorado River Basin, my recent quote in the Los Angeles Times calling for all of the…
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The Hudson Bay peatlands are a haven for biodiversity and a powerful carbon sink. | The Water Brothers & Wildlands League The largest herds of caribou in the world make their homes here. Polar bears give birth to cubs in dens dug into this soil, some of them more than 200 years old. And birds…
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