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Posted inBusiness

New Belgium Brewing prepares for industrial heat pump that could cut its greenhouse gas emissions

by Mark Jaffe 3:50 AM MDT on Sep 11, 20237:07 AM MDT on Sep 11, 2023

Fort Collins-based AtmosZero is using brewer to pilot a drop-in heat pump system that could help reduce the carbon footprints of other similar companies that account for 7% of U.S. greenhouse gases.

Posted inCrime and Courts

Colorado deputy who shocked man with Taser before deadly crash on I-25 will not face charges

by Olivia Prentzel 1:49 PM MDT on Jul 21, 20235:41 PM MDT on Jul 21, 2023

The Larimer County District Attorney’s Office found Deputy Lorenzo Lujan showed “poor, and ultimately tragic, judgment” before crash that killed Brent Thompson, 28, but did not commit a crime

Posted inOpinion Columns

Opinion: Good beer comes from good water, and the Supreme Court just jeopardized good water

by Carol Cochran 1:30 AM MDT on Jul 20, 20234:26 PM MDT on Jul 19, 2023

Colorado lawmakers must move quickly to set up a permitting program for dredging and filling intermittent streams and wetlands.

Clouds reflected in water as a person rows a boat creating ripples in the wake
Posted inWater

Colorado sees major drop in water use as historic rains continued in June

by Michael Booth and Shannon Mullane 3:08 AM MDT on Jul 14, 202310:18 AM MDT on Jul 14, 2023

Despite the good news, last month still set a global record for the warmest June in 174 years of data collection

Posted inWater

All that rain in May let Coloradans keep their sprinklers “off.” Here’s how much it helped.

by Michael Booth and Shannon Mullane 3:08 AM MDT on Jun 2, 20239:10 AM MDT on Jun 2, 2023

Steady, consistent rain in the pivotal spring month has plumped reservoirs and slowed the taps for Front Range users

Posted inNews

10 days of rain washes drought away in a big swath of eastern Colorado

by William Allstetter 3:31 AM MDT on May 22, 20231:39 PM MDT on May 21, 2023

Rainfall four times greater than what is typical in May speeds year-long recovery, though far southeastern part of Colorado still struggles with exceptional drought conditions

Posted inEnvironment

Recreation or conservation? The battle being waged around Fort Collins’ old Hughes Stadium.

by Tracy Ross 4:23 AM MDT on Apr 16, 20233:24 PM MDT on Apr 19, 2023

Against the backdrop of the land battle where Colorado State football was once played is how open space is disappearing across the West

Old Firehouse Books staff picks
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Old Firehouse Books has your reading suggestions to close out March

by The Colorado Sun 2:05 AM MDT on Mar 26, 20232:03 PM MDT on Mar 20, 2023

Old Firehouse Books in Fort Collins recommends a Newberry winner’s latest novel, interconnected short stories a fascinating look at moths.

Posted inEnvironment

Can Colorado’s struggling seedling tree nursery be an answer to forest fires and disease?

Kevin Simpson by Kevin Simpson 2:34 AM MST on Feb 19, 20239:46 AM MST on Feb 21, 2023

Badly in need of new infrastructure and a new business model, the facility has begun its resurgence with a new mission — to be an “epicenter of reforestation”

Posted inHousing

Metro Denver median home prices finally dropped after two years of unprecedented growth

by Tamara Chuang 4:41 AM MST on Feb 15, 202311:50 AM MST on Feb 15, 2023

After a hectic two years of unprecedented home price increases, the median sales price stayed the same in Colorado, dropped in metro Denver, and rose in other parts of the state in January

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