Vladimir Putin’s war of aggression in Ukraine has made it abundantly clear that our fossil fuel-dependent economy jeopardizes our national security as hostile foreign leaders weaponize their energy resources. Similarly, the rapidly intensifying climate crisis, which is causing widespread disruption with no place on earth escaping the impacts of rising temperatures and increasingly extreme weather, […]
Keith Baker
Special to The Colorado Sun
Posted inOpinion, Opinion Columns
Opinion: Colorado’s gateways to public lands need help from Congress
Like many parts of the country, Chaffee County has been hit hard by the economic downturn brought on by COVID-19. The spring is a busy time here as an influx of tourism and visitation to our incredible public lands buoy our economy as well as the county’s budget, but we’re missing out on much of […]