Published July 19, 2021 at 5:55 PM MDT U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
Flaming Gorge Dam, on the Green River in Utah, pictured in 2013. U.S. water engineers announced this week they will be taking water from Flaming Gorge and two other Colorado River Basin reservoirs to bolster hydropower production at Lake Powell s Glen Canyon Dam.
Today on Colorado Edition: We hear how drought is pressuring the massive plumbing systems that divert water from the Colorado River to faraway communities. We also explore the results of a recent survey that asked 150 people experiencing homelessness in Denver to share their lived experiences and recommendations for more helpful policies. Plus, we learn how inflation across the country is impacting Coloradans, and we revisit a conversation with a record-breaking professional mountaineer.
A worker enters the dog house during a break from plugging an orphaned oil well.
Today on Colorado Edition: We get the latest on the redistricting process in Colorado, a process magnified by the addition of an extra U.S. House Representative, and slowed down by the delayed 2020 Census count. We’ll also hear how Coloradans are responding to the ongoing violence in Palestine. Plus, we get a look at the high costs of cleaning up oil and gas wells in Colorado, abandoned by the companies that once operated them. And, we hear about local shake-ups in the oil and gas industry, and how it all fits into the rising price of fuel nationwide.
Dan Mika
BOULDER Surna Inc. (OTCQB: SRNA) said it booked $5.5 million worth of sales in the first quarter of 2021, amounting to a 51% jump compared to the prior quarter.
The Boulder producer of environmental control systems for cannabis growhouses and other indoor agriculture uses said in a statement that the jump in sales is the culmination of market uncertainty waning within the broader cannabis market.
The $5.5 million in bookings is 388% higher than the first quarter of 2020.
“We realize that Q1 is now in the rear-view mirror, but we believe Surna is well positioned to continue to deliver strong growth and is preparing for more client wins, new product rollouts, and an expansion of new service offerings,” Surna CEO Tony McDonald said in a statement.
Published April 14, 2021 at 6:11 PM MDT
Mike DelliVeneri
Colorado Parks And Wildlife
On today’s Colorado Edition: The last year saw a huge bump in people getting outdoors to escape pandemic confinement. We hear from Colorado Parks and Wildlife about the impact all that recreation has had on the environment. We explore the struggles of one of the region’s original natural grocers, and the overall state of the natural foods market. And, we talk with two authors on either side of the Continental Divide, who began a correspondence during the pandemic, based on their shared love of the Mountain West.
Published April 1, 2021 at 5:04 PM MDT
Sascha Brück
CC BY-SA 3.0
On today’s episode of Colorado Edition, we hear about Durango’s COVID cowboys, enforcing mask mandates while staying true to that Old West charm. We ll also travel back in time to revisit the Denver prohibition of 2020 – although it sounds more like the prohibition of the 1920s. Plus, we ll take a look at our changing climate with a story about what researchers are learning about drought by looking at soil, and a conversation about how an increased risk of wildfires could impact the future of Colorado s hemp producers.
Today’s guests include: Colorado correspondent for Kaiser Health News, Rae Ellen Bichell; Westword reporter Conor McCormick-Cavanagh; co-owner and COO of Argonaut Wine & Liquor, Ron Vaughn; and Dan Mika, a reporter with BizWest. And today s show features reporting from Aspen Public Radio reporter Alex Hager.