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Fossil Fuel Energy

  • Blogs

    January 7, 2010

    Scott McInnis (kind of) tops Colorado Ethics Watch's top five ethics scandals of 2009 list

    "Hey, my hands are clean!"​Last year, ethics in Colorado improved by 50 percent -- at least judging by Colorado Ethics Watch's list of the year's top ethical standards. After all, the 2008 edition was ten items long, but the 2009 sports just five. "We realized it had been a slow year," says ne ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 4, 2009

    Is ConocoPhillips thinking about moving its headquarters to Louisville?

    Is something like this coming to Louisville?​Intriguing story in today's Houston Chronicle about Houston-based energy giant ConocoPhillips. Reporter Brett Clanton notes that the firm is downsizing elsewhere, but it recently filed "a preliminary development plan for its 432-acre site in Louisv ... More >>

  • Film

    October 15, 2009

    Crude at the Mayan

    Is something like this coming to Louisville?​Intriguing story in today's Houston Chronicle about Houston-based energy giant ConocoPhillips. Reporter Brett Clanton notes that the firm is downsizing elsewhere, but it recently filed "a preliminary development plan for its 432-acre site in Louisv ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 8, 2009

    Claim: No "peak-oil crisis" -- thanks partly to Western Colorado oil shale

    ​Worried that the world's oil supplies will soon dwindle into nothingness? Relax -- we've got plenty. At least that's the assertion of H. Sterling Burnett, a senior fellow at the National Center for Policy Analysis, which describes itself as a "nonprofit, nonpartisan public policy research org ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 1, 2009

    End of summer pinot party tonight at Lala's Wine Bar Pizzeria

    ​While it's still a few weeks before we bid a formal farewell to summer, the wine geeks at Lala's Wine Bar Pizzeria, 410 East Seventh Avenue, see no reason to wait, which, in part, explains why the restaurant and watering hole is hosting an end-of-summer pinot party tonight from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 28, 2009

    Did the spontaneity-free climate-change rally in Greeley have a Mr. Burns touch?

    As we pointed out yesterday, a climate-change rally in Greeley on Wednesday didn't exactly qualify as a grassroots uprising, given the participation of EnergyCitizens.org, an affiliate of the American Petroleum Institute, which opposes legislation to cap greenhouse gases recently passed by the U.S. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 14, 2009

    Exxon-Mobil: admitted bird killers

    Talk about paying at the pump.​Exxon-Mobil had a bad day in court in Denver yesterday. The firm pleaded guilty to killing migratory birds in five states, including Colorado. The size of the fine and community-service payments Exxon-Mobil has agreed to pony up -- $600,000 -- is, to use an avian ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 30, 2009

    Tonight at the Wynkoop: Author Andrew Nikiforuk reveals Canada's dirty oil secrets

    Most Americans probably don't know that Canada has replaced Saudi Arabia as our primary source of imported oil. And fewer still have any idea that much of the Canadian oil, refined into gasoline at places like Suncor Energy's plant in Commerce City, is some of the nastiest stuff on earth, obtained ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 9, 2009

    Shmuck in a Shell

    It's a new year, so all of the Shmucks from 2008 -- well their transgressions are just raging, unclaimed water under the bridge. But a new year means new Shmucks! And the first is making a claim for some of that raging water. Earlier this week, Shell Oil filed for "the first major water right on th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 11, 2008

    Sleaze, sex, cocaine -- and oh yeah, billions in lost revenues -- at Bush's Interior

    It's a new year, so all of the Shmucks from 2008 -- well their transgressions are just raging, unclaimed water under the bridge. But a new year means new Shmucks! And the first is making a claim for some of that raging water. Earlier this week, Shell Oil filed for "the first major water right on th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 9, 2008

    Economic downturn hits Idaho Springs

    It's a new year, so all of the Shmucks from 2008 -- well their transgressions are just raging, unclaimed water under the bridge. But a new year means new Shmucks! And the first is making a claim for some of that raging water. Earlier this week, Shell Oil filed for "the first major water right on th ... More >>

  • News

    September 4, 2008

    William Orr's quest for better, cheaper gas left him facing prison time

    It's a new year, so all of the Shmucks from 2008 -- well their transgressions are just raging, unclaimed water under the bridge. But a new year means new Shmucks! And the first is making a claim for some of that raging water. Earlier this week, Shell Oil filed for "the first major water right on th ... More >>

  • News

    August 28, 2008

    Speer Boulevard corners the market on views -- and Obama souvenirs

    It's a new year, so all of the Shmucks from 2008 -- well their transgressions are just raging, unclaimed water under the bridge. But a new year means new Shmucks! And the first is making a claim for some of that raging water. Earlier this week, Shell Oil filed for "the first major water right on th ... More >>

  • News

    July 31, 2008

    Bless This Mess

    It's a new year, so all of the Shmucks from 2008 -- well their transgressions are just raging, unclaimed water under the bridge. But a new year means new Shmucks! And the first is making a claim for some of that raging water. Earlier this week, Shell Oil filed for "the first major water right on th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 23, 2008

    Oil Shale Rush Is Déjà Vu All Over Again

    It's a new year, so all of the Shmucks from 2008 -- well their transgressions are just raging, unclaimed water under the bridge. But a new year means new Shmucks! And the first is making a claim for some of that raging water. Earlier this week, Shell Oil filed for "the first major water right on th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 2, 2008

    How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love High Gas Prices

    It's a new year, so all of the Shmucks from 2008 -- well their transgressions are just raging, unclaimed water under the bridge. But a new year means new Shmucks! And the first is making a claim for some of that raging water. Earlier this week, Shell Oil filed for "the first major water right on th ... More >>

  • Home Entertainment

    January 17, 2008

    Up and Coming

    Our top DVD picks scheduled for release this week.

  • Blogs

    January 8, 2008

    Answers to the 1st Annual BCS Corporate Sponsor Bowl Quiz presented by Westword.com

    Our top DVD picks scheduled for release this week.

  • Blogs

    January 8, 2008

    1st Annual BCS Corporate Sponsor Bowl Quiz Presented by Westword.com

    Our top DVD picks scheduled for release this week.

  • Blogs

    January 4, 2008

    Haiti Travelogue: Day One

    Our top DVD picks scheduled for release this week.

  • Blogs

    December 29, 2007

    The Roan Plateau: A Guide for the Perplexed

    Our top DVD picks scheduled for release this week.

  • News

    October 25, 2007

    Anarchists, Arise!

    Unconventional Action hopes to see the largest gathering of anarchists in American history in Denver next year.

  • News

    November 16, 2006

    Fighting Mad

    Tycoon Jack Grynberg says the energy industry has stolen millions from him -- and billions from the government. What if he's right?

  • News

    September 8, 2005

    Duke of Oil

    He took on big energy companies and won. So why did the feds fire him?

  • Culture

    August 25, 2005

    Deeper Digging Needed

    Gary Austin's one-man Oil is no character gusher.

  • Calendar

    August 18, 2005

    Oil Strike

    Gary Austin's provocative new play comes to Bas Bleu.

  • Calendar

    December 23, 2004

    Rootsy Return

    Rickie Lee rises

  • Calendar

    July 8, 2004

    Bush Bash

    Hustler's Flynt takes on el presidente

  • News

    May 20, 2004

    Off Limits

    Out of the frying pan and into the fire

  • News

    March 13, 2003

    Anti-War Craft

    Students ruffle Auraria's tradition of apathy.

  • Music

    November 21, 2002

    Whisper to Scream

    From punk to folk, poetry to prose, Patrick Porter is a voice of unease.

  • News

    May 9, 2002

    Muzak to My Ears

    Elevator music is looking up.

  • Food & Drink

    April 4, 2002

    Best Expense-Account Dinner

    Restaurant Kevin Taylor

  • News

    January 10, 2002

    Funky Town

    Even though the EPA says Denver's air is getting cleaner, the odor lingers on.

  • News

    November 8, 2001

    This Thug's Life

    Frank Lontine thought being in a gang would be cool. Now he's got plenty of time to think about why it isn't.

  • News

    October 4, 2001

    Gas Pains

    Drilling for natural gas on the Western Slope has punched holes in some residents' dreams of solitude. Others see it as the way of the West.

  • News

    July 19, 2001

    Walking Tall

    He was kicked out of a recent career fair, but Bill Coleman always stands out on the job.

  • News

    April 12, 2001

    Fill 'er Up

    Parkway Station, at your service.

  • News

    January 4, 2001

    Off Limits

    A calendar hits the wall.

  • News

    November 9, 2000

    See You in Court

    There's plenty of fuel for lawsuits against gas companies.

  • News

    November 9, 2000

    Paying the Price

    Major gas companies are driving away independent operators, all in the name of greed.

  • News

    March 23, 2000

    All's Not Well

    Bon Carbo residents are still fighting for their right to clean water.

  • News

    May 13, 1999

    This State for Sale: A Special Report

    The state's oil and gas industry proves that the squeaky wheel gets the grease.

  • Music

    November 19, 1998

    Minty Fresh

    The Tarmints specialize in longtime local Kurt Ottoway's favorite flavors.

  • News

    November 12, 1998

    Look Out Below!

    When a Denver gas company started drilling wells in Las Animas County, it brought bad feelings to the surface.

  • News

    February 26, 1998

    Worse Than a Pledge Drive

    A southeast Denver neighborhood howls about a public-TV station's profit-making development proposal.

  • News

    January 15, 1998

    No Taxation Without Misrepresentation

    A state property-tax goofup means that a poor Colorado county has to pay back a huge oil company.

  • News

    September 25, 1997

    A Dry Hole

    John Gable drilled for oil and suckers--including the federal government.

  • Film

    May 29, 1997

    A Miner Treasure

    John Gable drilled for oil and suckers--including the federal government.

  • News

    December 19, 1996

    Fueling Controversy

    Does Texaco discriminate against blacks? Ask Roy Phillips, Denver's black Texaco owner.

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