Here are some selected news articles from the week ended 06 March 2021. Part 2 is available here.
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Fuel supplies drop most on record as US oil refining collapses, leading to largest ever jump in oil supplies
Refinery utilization at an all time low, 10% lower than it s ever been; oil refined is least on record; record jump in oil inventories, record drop in gasoline inventories; distillates production at a 26 year low, distillates inventories drop most in 18 years; largest jump in oil imports in 39 weeks.
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Steve Sanders of Canyon Summits gestures to backup generators at the company’s Hanging Lake site that would supply power to cellular equipment in the event of a power outage.
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A developer with an unfinished project to build cellphone towers in Glenwood Canyon is concerned that other players in the industry are trying to create additional wireless networks there that could lead to a proliferation of towers and antennas, threatening the canyon’s environmental and historic integrity.
Canyon Summits, a Massachusetts-based company formed to develop and manage wireless facilities in Glenwood Canyon, first secured leases from the White River National Forest and the Colorado Department of Transportation in 2012 to build cellphone towers on those agencies’ property at the four rest areas off of Interstate 70 as it threads its way through the canyon of the Colorado River.
5 Airbnbs near peaceful waterfalls that you can rent for a late-winter getaway
Updated Mar 02, 2021;
If you’ve been binge-scrolling waterfalls on Instagram for your next scenic getaway, you’re in luck.
Although we’re in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, there’s one way you can treat yourself safely to a vacation: secluded home rentals. The perk of home rentals is you can have the whole place to yourself without worrying about other people nearby, like you would have in a hotel or resort.
This time around, we’ve found some properties you can rent with gorgeous, crystal clear waterfalls you can see out the window. Whether you want to feel like you’re at Niagara Falls or just want to take in some breathtaking views, there are some pretty peaceful spots that you can rent this winter.
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Today, the Delaware Basin River Commission voted to ban fracking in the Delaware River Basin. This decision, years in the making, will protect the Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River, a unit of the National Park Service, from the harmful, poisonous impacts of fracked water.
The Delaware Basin River Commissioners include Governor John Carney of Delaware, Governor Andrew M. Cuomo of New York, Governor Tom Wolf of Pennsylvania, Governor Phil Murphy of New Jersey, and Brigadier General Thomas J. Tickner of the United States Army Corps of Engineers. All governors voted “aye,” to these new regulations banning fracking, with Brigadier General Tickner abstaining.