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Longmont Times-Call : Gov. Hickenlooper says Longmont drilling rules must be challenged - Longmont Times-Call

Thu, 16 Aug 2012 01:26:13 +0000

I voted for Hickenlooper in part because he is a geologist. It seemed time to have someone with a technical background in the office. I am happy with my vote.

Longmont Times-Call : State suit against Longmont would be uncharted territory - Longmont Times-Call

Mon, 30 Jul 2012 05:10:58 +0000

Do those who favor local control in Longmont also favor local control by Alaskans of the north slope?

Daily Camera.com: : Messy and modern free speech: What the Chick-fil-A controversy is about - Boulder Daily Camera

Fri, 27 Jul 2012 19:13:06 +0000

I am saying that the opinions expressed by the people who own the company that employs the people who make my chicken sandwich have never directly impacted me in the purchase of a chicken sandwich. I did ask what your direct experiences have been with Chick fil A in this regard which you avoided answering entirely. That is interesting!

Daily Camera.com: : Messy and modern free speech: What the Chick-fil-A controversy is about - Boulder Daily Camera

Fri, 27 Jul 2012 14:18:30 +0000

Has Chick fil a ever made it a condition of your purchase that you agree with the owner? You should record it if it ever actually happens to you. Personally, I have never been asked such a question at Chick fil a. Instead, they usually ask if I want waffle fries with my chicken sandwich.

Longmont Times-Call : State to sue Longmont over new oil and gas regs - Longmont Times-Call

Wed, 25 Jul 2012 13:17:17 +0000

Looking at the biographies of the Colorado Oil and Gas Commissioners (the make up of which is proscribed by statute as to background and party distribution) they seem to me to be well qualified for their jobs. Those biographical descriptions and the statutory requirements for the make up of the Commission are found through the "General" tab on the link below. http://cogcc.state.co.us/

Longmont Times-Call : Longmont forced to face the budget - Longmont Times-Call

Mon, 16 Jul 2012 14:02:15 +0000

Another reason drilling is not happening in Boulder is that the formations fold upward as you get closer to the Flatirons (the Fountain Formation). The Niobrara formation of such interest in Weld County and eastern Boulder county actually outcrops just above NCAR. Page 11 of the link give some perspective. http://pubs.usgs.gov/dds/dds-069/dds-069-p/REPORT...

Daily Camera.com: : Chris Jewell: Cyclists need to be considerate on multi-use paths - Boulder Daily Camera

Sun, 15 Jul 2012 17:20:45 +0000

I miss Attusso's Saltimbocca.

Longmont Times-Call : Longmont\'s Twin Peaks Mall to get major makeover - Longmont Times-Call

Fri, 8 Jun 2012 01:48:04 +0000

Apple, coldwater creek, rei for our household

Longmont Times-Call : Weld commissioner defends fracking, contrasts Weld\'s policies with Boulder County\'s - Longmont Tim

Fri, 18 May 2012 16:20:35 +0000

It is true that gas produced here is physically used here. However, to the extent gas production in the area exceeds local demand there is ample capacity to move gas to the rest of the US. The completion of the Rockies Express pipeline (1.8 Bcf/d capacity) and the Ruby Pipeline (1.5 Bcf/d) have brought total CO/UT/WY natural gas export capacity to the rest of the country to over 10 Bcf/d versus roughly 1.8 Bcf/d in 1980. There is roughly 5.5 Bcf/d of export capacity out of the Cheyenne Hub located on Hwy 85 near the CO/WY border. The consequence has been a dramatic narrowing of the price difference between the Rockies and the rest of the country.

Longmont Times-Call : Teresa Foster: Oil, gas drillers to compete with farmers for water - Longmont Times-Call

Sat, 7 Apr 2012 14:20:52 +0000

The link herein leads to a list of current North American LNG terminals. Note that the only terminals that can export LNG can only do so by re-exporting LNG that was previously received into the terminal. None of these terminals have facilities in place to take natural gas from a US source and liquify it for export. Hence, exports are limited to the re-export of a foreign source that has already arrived as liquid. http://ferc.gov/industries/gas/indus-act/lng/LNG-...

Longmont Times-Call : Teresa Foster: Oil, gas drillers to compete with farmers for water - Longmont Times-Call

Sat, 7 Apr 2012 14:13:24 +0000

The primary irrigated crop on the Colorado plains that competes for water is corn. Corn is primarily going to making ethanol. The US has tripled its exports of ethanol to Brazil in the past year. So I can't get very wound up that water going to oil and gas operations is going to take away ethanol from Brazilians. As to Ms. Foster's claim of LNG exports on the west coast exporting natural gas, there are no LNG terminals in CA, OR or WA of any kind, import or export. She has been given bad information.

Daily Camera.com: : Vicki Tonski: Concerns about the Early Literacy Act - Boulder Daily Camera

Mon, 19 Mar 2012 00:44:19 +0000

Based on your remarks, I don't think you could see or believe any reason other than racism for the restoration of power to that neighborhood first. As long as more whites in absolute terms were without power, you would see no other explanation as that is the consequence of metaphorical cataracts.

Daily Camera.com: : Vicki Tonski: Concerns about the Early Literacy Act - Boulder Daily Camera

Sun, 18 Mar 2012 23:12:59 +0000

There is a clear difference between you and me. If a city electric utility of 1,000,000 million following a storm had 1,000 customers without power evenly distributed in the city except for 100 that were clustered in a neighborhood of just 1,000 homes, I would send the repair crews first to that neighborhood as a matter of efficiency. You would send them house to house throughout the town without regard for the concentration in one location. If that neighborhood with the 100 without power were largely Hispanic and the rest of the town white, you would call me a racist because in absolute terms, more white people were without power. I of course, would disagree. I don’t think you should manage a utility.

Daily Camera.com: : Vicki Tonski: Concerns about the Early Literacy Act - Boulder Daily Camera

Sun, 18 Mar 2012 22:00:51 +0000

The what does the following from her editorial represent: "There's a clear achievement gap amongst readers in Colorado. In 2010, 79 percent of white students were proficient in reading, compared with 50 percent of all black, Latino and Native American students." Looks like a statistic to me.

Daily Camera.com: : Vicki Tonski: Concerns about the Early Literacy Act - Boulder Daily Camera

Sun, 18 Mar 2012 20:50:37 +0000

I don't know what your disagreement with me is. I am supporting spending money where is will have the greatest proportional impact = area of most disadvantaged kids = the minorities group in Ms. Stutzman's editorial per the statistics she cites. Perhaps some reading literacy assistance should be directed to you.

Daily Camera.com: : Vicki Tonski: Concerns about the Early Literacy Act - Boulder Daily Camera

Sun, 18 Mar 2012 19:42:41 +0000

I believe money should be spent where it will have the greatest proportional impact. Since the data in cited in Ms. Stutzman's identifies groups with greater needs based on ethnicity, then as a taxpayer I would rather my money if it is to be spent be spent where it will do the most good and likely save me more money down the road. For me, it is economic pragmatism.

Daily Camera.com: : Vicki Tonski: Concerns about the Early Literacy Act - Boulder Daily Camera

Sun, 18 Mar 2012 18:08:31 +0000

I don't believe Ms. Tonsk'si quote of Ms. Stutzman'a editorial interjects racism. Do you believe Ms. Stutzman interjected racism in her editorial?

Longmont Times-Call : Residents to RTD: Quit promising and give us guarantees - Longmont Times-Call

Fri, 16 Mar 2012 16:10:20 +0000

RTD's promise is give me your money now and maybe I will give you a train in 30 years. This is spite of missing every deadline and cost estimate and failing to properly consult with the BNSF. Did they think Warren Buffett (Berkshire Hathaway owns the BNSF) was some benevolent operator?

Daily Camera.com: : Gregory L. Scott: Why the high price for gasoline? - Boulder Daily Camera

Fri, 16 Mar 2012 13:30:10 +0000

Rather than speculators I would suggest that refiners are taking advantage of the WTI - Brent spread in crude that allows US inland refiners in particular to purchase crude at prices significantly lower than others in the world. Since gasoline is a priced on a par when accounting for shipping costs, the lower crude price in the US yields a better spread to gasoline for US refiners than others elsewhere in the world. For refiners in some parts of the US, there is even an advantageous spread of local crude to WTI. Not as sexy as complaining about speculators but fits the fundamentals. It's what you get when a market for an input is somewhat decoupled from the market for a finished product.

Daily Camera.com: : Drilling for natural gas in Boulder County? Not so fast! - Boulder Daily Camera

Mon, 12 Mar 2012 00:19:34 +0000

It was a poor attempt at sarcasm directed to the anti-fracking crowd. Clearly a joke with too many words to be effective.