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    February 8, 2012

    Big Oil making big profits on declining production

    ​It's official: 2011 was a record-busting year in the oil industry, with the five largest companies -- BP, ExxonMobil, Chevron, ConocoPhillips, and Royal Dutch Shell -- reporting all-time-high profits of $137 billion. That's a 75 percent jump from the year before, even though the giants produc ... More >>

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    September 21, 2011

    Tom Strickland exits Interior, chased by big bucks

    Tom Strickland.​The news that "lobbyist lawyer" Tom Strickland, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar's chief of staff for a hectic two years, is now taking a job with British Petroleum's law firm in its battles with his former boss over the Deepwater Horizon mess made a big splash in the Denver Post ... More >>

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    May 20, 2011

    Rocky Mountain Arsenal Visitors' Center opens to the public

    ​Over the past fifteen years, the federal government has turned the Rocky Mountain Arsenal, once one of the most contaminated Superfund sites in the United States, into a wildlife refuge, complete with nature trails, lakes for fishing and summer camps. Tomorrow, the Arsenal will open its newes ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 12, 2011

    Harrold Wright: The unsung whistleblower behind a big settlement with Big Oil

    John JohnstonBobby Maxwell​The Department of the Interior's Office of Natural Resources Revenue recently announced that Shell Oil and related companies have agreed to pay the goverment $2.2 million to resolve claims that the companies underpaid royalties from natural gas wells on federal and I ... More >>

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    October 14, 2010

    Rocky Mountain Arsenal's transition from Superfund site to wildlife refuge is complete

    ​Fifteen years after Shell Oil Company and the U.S. Army began a massive, $2.1 billion cleanup at Rocky Mountain Arsenal, one of the most contaminated Superfund sites in the United States, the Army is getting ready to hand over the last of its cleaned parcels to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Serv ... More >>

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    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 >>

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    August 24, 2009

    One year ago today at the DNC: The New Orleans All-Star Jam-Balaya at the Fillmore Auditorium

    Allen Toussaint.​This week marks the one-year anniversary of the Democratic National Convention, an event that made Denver the center of the media universe for several unforgettable days. To mark the occasion, we'll be offering selected flashbacks of Westword coverage. First up: An on-site cou ... More >>

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    April 2, 2009

    Ken Salazar wants windmills in the ocean, but first he'll have to save the Interior Department

    Allen Toussaint.​This week marks the one-year anniversary of the Democratic National Convention, an event that made Denver the center of the media universe for several unforgettable days. To mark the occasion, we'll be offering selected flashbacks of Westword coverage. First up: An on-site cou ... More >>

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    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 >>

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    August 25, 2008

    Last Night: The New Orleans All-Star Jam-Balaya at the Fillmore Auditorium

    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

    August 25, 2008

    Last Night: The New Orleans All-Star Jam-Balaya at the Fillmore Auditorium

    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

    August 25, 2008

    Last Night: The New Orleans All-Star Jam-Balaya at the Fillmore Auditorium

    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

    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

    December 11, 2003

    Power to the People

    The answer could be blowing in the wind.

  • News

    July 5, 2001

    This Is a Job for Superfund!

    Colorado's legacy of contamination spreads far and wide.

  • News

    January 4, 2001

    Off Limits

    A calendar hits the wall.

  • News

    November 9, 2000

    Paying the Price

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

  • News

    April 1, 1999

    Mr. Clean

    Superfund ombudsman Robert Martin is either a white knight -- or an EPA whitewash.

  • News

    February 11, 1999

    Toxic Wait

    Some residents say the Rocky Mountain Arsenal still isn't clean enough to polish Commerce City's image.

  • News

    October 29, 1998

    Shy, but Not Retiring

    Colonel Bishop, Rocky Mountain Arsenal boss, has left the Army--but he's already back on the job.

  • News

    January 29, 1998

    Twenty Years of Denver

    Colonel Bishop, Rocky Mountain Arsenal boss, has left the Army--but he's already back on the job.

  • News

    May 1, 1997

    Letters

    Colonel Bishop, Rocky Mountain Arsenal boss, has left the Army--but he's already back on the job.

  • News

    April 3, 1997

    And Not a Drop to Drink

    Colonel Bishop, Rocky Mountain Arsenal boss, has left the Army--but he's already back on the job.

  • News

    March 15, 1995

    GLOWING REPORTS

    THERE'S PLENTY OF GOOD NEWS ABOUT ROCKY FLATS. AND YOU'RE PAYING FOR IT.

  • News

    October 19, 1994

    OVERSIGHT OVERKILL

    HOW MANY OFFICIAL WATCHDOG GROUPS DOES IT TAKE TO CLEAN UP THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN ARSENAL? TWO, SO FAR.

  • News

    April 6, 1994

    HOW GREEN IS MY PRESIDENT

    IN A STRANGE SUPERFUND TWIST, POLLUTERS SAY CLINTON'S CLEANUP PLAN IS "PRO-BUSINESS."

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