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Just as western Colorado towns like Rifle have begun a new
life as thriving “amenity” economies, an energy boom of
unprecedented proportions has taken over the landscape.
by Jonathan Thompson,
May 12, 2008
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An energy boom of unprecedented proportions is
transforming western Colorado towns like Rifle, which just recently
recovered from the last big energy boom – and a catastrophic
bust.
by Francisco Tharp,
May 12, 2008
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This year, Ari LeVaux is breaking with his own tradition
and planting his vegetable garden from starts rather than
seeds.
by Ari LeVaux,
Apr 21, 2008
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California’s Salton Sea is at a crossroads, but
whether it dries up and blows away or is restored and rejuvenated,
the future does not look bright for its resident renegades,
retirees and recluses.
by Terry Greene Sterling,
Jul 16, 2008
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A copper-mining company is courting Superior, Ariz., but
the former mining town – now re-inventing itself as a modest
tourist haven – is unsure whether it really wants a new
marriage with extractive industry.
by Jonathan Thompson,
Jul 16, 2008
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Tiny Vilas, Colo., thought it was a great idea to open an
online school and enroll at-risk students from far-away Denver
– but neither the students nor the school district ended up
scoring well at report card time
by Samuel Western,
Jul 16, 2008
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Craig Childs lifts the rug of modern-day Phoenix, Ariz.,
to examine the remnants of the civilization that preceded it
– the Hohokam people, who also built a great city in the
middle of the desert, and flourished until the day they ran out of
water.
by Craig Childs,
Jul 16, 2008
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Now that logging no longer provides enough money to
support Oregon’s libraries, Pepper Trail says it’s up
to citizens to decide to keep their state’s bookshelves
filled and accessible.
by Pepper Trail,
Apr 09, 2007
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Thirsty Santa Fe, N.M., considers an innovative law
requiring all new buildings to install rainwater-harvesting
systems.
by Cristina Opdahl,
Jul 16, 2008
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The energy boom in the Rocky Mountain West has been
shadowed by a much darker boom: a frightening rise in death and
serious injury
by John Mecklin,
Jul 16, 2008
