Nuclear Power
August 2, 2009--Sun splits water for a cleaner, brighter tomorrow (Telluride Daily Planet)
October 24, 2008--Opponents leaving Tri-State water case (Pueblo Chieftain)
The largest water-change case in the Arkansas Valley is moving toward a trial next January with fewer opponents. Last week, the Southeastern Colorado Water Conservancy District, working with other parties in the case, approved a settlement with Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association.
October 22, 2008--Future oil, water needs might not mix (Rocky Mountain News)
In 40 years, will Colorado have a greater need for oil or for water? The state may not be able to have both, a draft of a new study suggests.
October 20, 2008--Deaths of small fry a big issue (Denver Post)
For a newly hatched striped bass in the Hudson River, a clutch of trout eggs in Lake Michigan or a baby salmon in San Francisco Bay, drifting a little too close to a power plant can mean a quick and turbulent death.
October 19, 2008--Toxic plume spurs study of public health (Denver Post)
The federal government has begun a required but long-delayed comprehensive review of public health in Cañon City as newly found toxic pollution spreads from a shuttered uranium mill. The U.S.
October 3, 2008--Nuclear plant proposed near Green River (Grand Junction Free Press)
A company owned in part by a former Utah state legislator expressed interest in building the state’s first nuclear power plant, and one possible site lies just 100 miles west of Grand Junction. Transition Power sent a letter of interest to the U.S.
August 8, 2008--Environment Colorado asks for 'no' on water plan (Rocky Mountain News)
Environment Colorado has launched a legal battle to deny Tri-State Generation and Transmission the water needed for a newly proposed power plant in southeastern Colorado.
August 7, 2008--Uranium in Paradox Valley (NY Times)
As the third global energy shock begins to drastically alter national economies, a potential shift in U.S. energy policy has moved to the forefront of the upcoming presidential election. Glasier, the one-time mining executive-turned-rancher, wants to build a uranium mill on cattle grazing land near his spread.
July 1, 2008--CAP officials look for future Arizona water solutions (U.S. Water News)
The combined population of three of Arizona's most populous counties could double in 40 years and that has water experts dreaming up plans for the future. One scenario could have three desalination plants on line by 2048 to increase the supply of Central Arizona Project water flowing to Phoenix and Tucson.
April 24, 2008--Energy's water demands worrisome (United Press International)
Add another requirement to the clean-energy checklist: low water usage. Two Virginia Tech researchers released a study this week examining the water-use requirements for 11 different energy sources, ranking them in terms of efficiency.
