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Currently there are three shorte ...]]></description><guid>http://www.boulderijournal.com/article.php?id=8878</guid><category>Outdoors </category><pubDate>Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:16:35 -0600</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Boulder County bans fracking, again, despite legal threats]]></title><link>http://www.boulderijournal.com/article.php?id=8877</link><description><![CDATA[BOULDER — Despite legal threats from state officials and the oil and gas industry, county commissioners here extended a moratorium on new drilling applications for another 18 months.   The move comes less than a month after the same board had reluctantly voted 2-1 to let the county's <a href=" ...]]></description><guid>http://www.boulderijournal.com/article.php?id=8877</guid><category>Politics</category><pubDate>Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:07:37 -0600</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Activist calls Colorado oil, gas spill penalties 'a charade']]></title><link>http://www.boulderijournal.com/article.php?id=8873</link><description><![CDATA[An energy company's announcement that it will pay $35,000 for spilling fracking fluid in Weld County was hailed by the director of the Colorado Oil and Gas Commission as "an exemplary response" that went above and beyond.  But a local clean-water activist believes the process is a "charade."  In Feb ...]]></description><guid>http://www.boulderijournal.com/article.php?id=8873</guid><category>Community</category><pubDate>Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:52:31 -0600</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Vail's high-end buyers not paying into market upticks]]></title><link>http://www.boulderijournal.com/article.php?id=8871</link><description><![CDATA[VAIL — Real estate prices might be surging in markets around the country, but the activity is not enticing buyers in Vail’s luxury second home market to pony up. Price increases during the first part of the year contributed to a slow-down in activity, according to local brokers specializ ...]]></description><guid>http://www.boulderijournal.com/article.php?id=8871</guid><category>Real Estate</category><pubDate>Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:35:38 -0600</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Colorado senator ramps up scrutiny of U.S. secret surveillance programs]]></title><link>http://www.boulderijournal.com/article.php?id=8872</link><description><![CDATA[U.S. Sens. Mark Udall and Ron Wyden, who serve on the U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, said the bipartisan group of senators who joined their effort Tuesday to limit the federal government's ability to collect data on Americans without links to terrorism or espionage is a sign of the gr ...]]></description><guid>http://www.boulderijournal.com/article.php?id=8872</guid><category>Politics</category><pubDate>Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:31:12 -0600</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Denver ranks seventh in gluten-free demand, report says]]></title><link>http://www.boulderijournal.com/article.php?id=8869</link><description><![CDATA[With approximately one in three Americans reportedly trying to cut back or avoid gluten in their diets, the analysts at GrubHub, an online food ordering service, tracked the trend at U.S. takeout restaurants.   Denver ranked seventh in terms of customers with the highest demand for gluten-free produ ...]]></description><guid>http://www.boulderijournal.com/article.php?id=8869</guid><category>Living</category><pubDate>Tue, 18 Jun 2013 10:35:59 -0600</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Denver mayor calls for action on climate change]]></title><link>http://www.boulderijournal.com/article.php?id=8867</link><description><![CDATA[Forty-five leading elected officials – including Denver Mayor Michael Hancock - on Monday committed to creating more resilient cities, towns, and counties in the face of what they describe as unprecedented extreme weather and energy challenges that threaten communities across the country.    T ...]]></description><guid>http://www.boulderijournal.com/article.php?id=8867</guid><category>Politics</category><pubDate>Tue, 18 Jun 2013 08:37:59 -0600</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Colorado Supreme Court decision puts the "Limited" back in Limited Liability Company]]></title><link>http://www.boulderijournal.com/article.php?id=8818</link><description><![CDATA[<p class="p1">Last week, the Colorado Supreme Court handed down a landmark ruling which establishes that owners and managers of limited liability companies (known as "LLCs") have limited exposure to personal liability for the company's debts. The Court also ruled that LLC managers do not owe credito ...]]></description><guid>http://www.boulderijournal.com/article.php?id=8818</guid><category>Business</category><pubDate>Mon, 17 Jun 2013 14:18:07 -0600</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Black Forest Fire now 65 percent contained]]></title><link>http://www.boulderijournal.com/article.php?id=8815</link><description><![CDATA[Firefighters again made good progress in containing the fire yesterday. Fire behavior was reduced to creeping and smoldering due to improved weather conditions. Thunderstorms brought .11 inches of precipitation to the fire area which aided firefighters in their suppression efforts. The storm also pr ...]]></description><guid>http://www.boulderijournal.com/article.php?id=8815</guid><category>Community</category><pubDate>Mon, 17 Jun 2013 09:08:41 -0600</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[CU novice women's crew takes bronze at nationals]]></title><link>http://www.boulderijournal.com/article.php?id=8809</link><description><![CDATA[CU-Boulder’s women’s novice 8+ rowing team stroked fast and furiously down the 2K course on Lake Lanier in Gainesville, GA to secure bronze medals in the finals of the ACRA (American Collegiate Rowing Association) national championships for club-sport crew.  Over 55 college and univ ...]]></description><guid>http://www.boulderijournal.com/article.php?id=8809</guid><category>Outdoors </category><pubDate>Mon, 17 Jun 2013 08:29:30 -0600</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mountain States leading indicator healthy for May]]></title><link>http://www.boulderijournal.com/article.php?id=8814</link><description><![CDATA[  <em>Republished from the Goss Institute for Economic Research</em>    Similar to surveys over the past several months, the overall index for the Mountain States region for May, a leading economic indicator for the three-state area of Colorado, Utah and Wyoming, advanced to a very healthy reading.  ...]]></description><guid>http://www.boulderijournal.com/article.php?id=8814</guid><category>Business</category><pubDate>Mon, 17 Jun 2013 08:19:52 -0600</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Royal Gorge Fire is 100 percent contained]]></title><link>http://www.boulderijournal.com/article.php?id=8807</link><description><![CDATA[Today, fire crews finished mopping-up the fire perimeter. The Royal Gorge Fire is 100 percent contained as of 6 p.m. this evening. Smoke may continue to be visible in the fire area due to isolated pockets of unburned fuel inside the containment lines.   This is the final update for the Royal Gorge F ...]]></description><guid>http://www.boulderijournal.com/article.php?id=8807</guid><category>Community</category><pubDate>Sun, 16 Jun 2013 19:37:35 -0600</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Black Forest Fire destroys 473 homes]]></title><link>http://www.boulderijournal.com/article.php?id=8806</link><description><![CDATA[Favorable conditions allowed for progress as firefighters continued to improve existing lines throughout the fire area. Thunderstorm activity brought some precipitation (.03 inches) directly over the fire area but had a limited direct affect on the fire. It did allow for increased direct fire line c ...]]></description><guid>http://www.boulderijournal.com/article.php?id=8806</guid><category>Community</category><pubDate>Sat, 15 Jun 2013 14:39:04 -0600</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Think outside the wine box to find value]]></title><link>http://www.boulderijournal.com/article.php?id=8804</link><description><![CDATA[ASPEN—Who doesn’t love a bargain?    It’s easy to get caught up in the fancy wine fan club during the annual Food & Wine Classic in Aspen. But after the tents fold and the crowds leave, reality, in the form of tight budgets, tends to rear its head.    Fortunately, author Mark O ...]]></description><guid>http://www.boulderijournal.com/article.php?id=8804</guid><category>Living</category><pubDate>Sat, 15 Jun 2013 13:25:04 -0600</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Break out the bubbly, occasion or not]]></title><link>http://www.boulderijournal.com/article.php?id=8803</link><description><![CDATA[ASPEN—It’s fitting in this new Gilded Age that a morning seminar about “Showstopping Champagne,” one of the first events at the 31st annual Food & Wine Classic in Aspen, was standing-room only.    The capacity crowd assembled Friday discovered plenty of reasons as to why  ...]]></description><guid>http://www.boulderijournal.com/article.php?id=8803</guid><category>Living</category><pubDate>Sat, 15 Jun 2013 13:23:44 -0600</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Polis, Perlmutter pass amendment to benefit 'Cold War Patriots']]></title><link>http://www.boulderijournal.com/article.php?id=8802</link><description><![CDATA[The U.S. House of Representatives approved an amendment offered by Congressman Jared Polis (CO-02), Congressman Ed Perlmutter (CO-07) and Congressman Ed Whitfield (KY-01) to help provide relief to Cold War weapons program facilities workers, such as those who worked at the Rocky Flats Plant near Bou ...]]></description><guid>http://www.boulderijournal.com/article.php?id=8802</guid><category>Politics</category><pubDate>Fri, 14 Jun 2013 10:21:16 -0600</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Highway 50 reopens and evacuations lifted at Royal Gorge Fire]]></title><link>http://www.boulderijournal.com/article.php?id=8801</link><description><![CDATA[Fire officials announced this evening that U.S. HWY 50 was reopened as of 8 p.m. All residents that were displaced from their homes during the evacuation from the Royal Gorge Fire were allowed to return home this evening at 8 p.m.    Officials cautioned residents in the previously evacuated area tha ...]]></description><guid>http://www.boulderijournal.com/article.php?id=8801</guid><category>Community</category><pubDate>Fri, 14 Jun 2013 07:22:03 -0600</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[CSU-Led study assesses impact of U.S. Supreme Court decision on gene patents]]></title><link>http://www.boulderijournal.com/article.php?id=8799</link><description><![CDATA[The U.S. Supreme Court unanimously ruled yesterday that genes cannot be patented. A recent CSU-led study sheds light on the impacts of the case.    Gregory Graff, associate professor of Agricultural and Resource Economics at CSU, and a team of researchers at University of Minnesota and Pennsylvania  ...]]></description><guid>http://www.boulderijournal.com/article.php?id=8799</guid><category>Science</category><pubDate>Fri, 14 Jun 2013 06:50:38 -0600</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Clean Energy Collective awarded three new Solar Gardens]]></title><link>http://www.boulderijournal.com/article.php?id=8794</link><description><![CDATA[Solar garden developer Clean Energy Collective was recently awarded three new community solar garden projects through Xcel Energy’s Solar*Rewards Community program, bringing CEC’s project total within the program to eleven. The new 500 kW arrays, two in Boulder County and one in Denver C ...]]></description><guid>http://www.boulderijournal.com/article.php?id=8794</guid><category>Community</category><pubDate>Thu, 13 Jun 2013 08:51:52 -0600</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Increased human-coyote conflicts in Metro Denver prompts study]]></title><link>http://www.boulderijournal.com/article.php?id=8793</link><description><![CDATA[After an increase in reports of negative encounters with coyotes in metro Denver, scientists from Colorado State University’s Warner College of Natural Resources are conducting research to understand how human thoughts and behavior affect coyote conflict in urban areas. The study is being led  ...]]></description><guid>http://www.boulderijournal.com/article.php?id=8793</guid><category>Science</category><pubDate>Thu, 13 Jun 2013 08:42:22 -0600</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hickenlooper declares disaster emergencies for three fires]]></title><link>http://www.boulderijournal.com/article.php?id=8791</link><description><![CDATA[Gov. John Hickenlooper today signed three Executive Orders to declare disaster emergencies related to three fires burning in Colorado. The orders authorize a combined $10.15 million to help pay for firefighting and other costs.    One order declares a disaster emergency due to the Black Forest Fire  ...]]></description><guid>http://www.boulderijournal.com/article.php?id=8791</guid><category>Community</category><pubDate>Thu, 13 Jun 2013 07:12:26 -0600</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Firefighters continue work on Royal Gorge Fire, Highway 50 remains closed west of Canon City]]></title><link>http://www.boulderijournal.com/article.php?id=8789</link><description><![CDATA[The Royal Gorge Fire continues to burn west of Canon City. Fire behavior is expected to remain active today. The public can expect to see smoke throughout the afternoon as firefighters continue to protect structures and other infrastructure. Fire managers expect the temperatures to remain high throu ...]]></description><guid>http://www.boulderijournal.com/article.php?id=8789</guid><category>Community</category><pubDate>Wed, 12 Jun 2013 16:07:29 -0600</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Could Denver become America's shopping mall?]]></title><link>http://www.boulderijournal.com/article.php?id=8788</link><description><![CDATA[With its release today of a comprehensive study of Denver’s retail strengths, weaknesses and opportunities to become a nationally recognized shopping destination, the City and County of Denver is one step closer to its goal to make Denver an exceptional retail city. The Denver Retail Condition ...]]></description><guid>http://www.boulderijournal.com/article.php?id=8788</guid><category>Business</category><pubDate>Wed, 12 Jun 2013 15:45:28 -0600</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Denver kicks off second annual citywide business plan competition]]></title><link>http://www.boulderijournal.com/article.php?id=8787</link><description><![CDATA[The Denver Office of Economic Development will honor the best and brightest ideas in small business this year through its second annual JumpStart Biz Plan Awards. The program recognizes the top ten start-up and early-stage business plan finalists with tools to help their businesses thrive in Denver. ...]]></description><guid>http://www.boulderijournal.com/article.php?id=8787</guid><category>Business</category><pubDate>Wed, 12 Jun 2013 15:40:56 -0600</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Door to Door Organics pays it forward to Full Circle Farms]]></title><link>http://www.boulderijournal.com/article.php?id=8782</link><description><![CDATA[These days, "Colorado native" Door to Door Organics may be one of the nation's leading e-grocers with delivery into nine states, but with an 8 year history that began in Lafayette, Colo., and with their headquarters now in Louisville, Colo., they have deep roots in this state, and strong relationshi ...]]></description><guid>http://www.boulderijournal.com/article.php?id=8782</guid><category>Community</category><pubDate>Wed, 12 Jun 2013 07:39:57 -0600</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[BLM extends public comment period on proposed hydraulic fracturing rule]]></title><link>http://www.boulderijournal.com/article.php?id=8781</link><description><![CDATA[The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) announced today that it is extending the public comment period on its proposed revised rule to regulate hydraulic fracturing for oil and gas on public and Indian trust lands.  Notice of the 60-day extension, which extends the comment period deadline to August ...]]></description><guid>http://www.boulderijournal.com/article.php?id=8781</guid><category>Politics</category><pubDate>Wed, 12 Jun 2013 07:14:33 -0600</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wildfires in Colorado torch homes, force evacuations]]></title><link>http://www.boulderijournal.com/article.php?id=8780</link><description><![CDATA[Fueled by hot temperatures and wind gusts, four major wildfires were forcing thousands of evacuations as they devoured dozens of homes.  “Our thoughts are with those who have lost their homes and property in these fires,” U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet, D-Colo., said. “Unfortunately, Col ...]]></description><guid>http://www.boulderijournal.com/article.php?id=8780</guid><category>Community</category><pubDate>Wed, 12 Jun 2013 05:08:17 -0600</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Udall welcomes wildfire relief money]]></title><link>http://www.boulderijournal.com/article.php?id=8776</link><description><![CDATA[U.S. Sen. Mark Udall welcomed the news this week that the U.S. Department of Agriculture is releasing nearly $20 million to help repair damaged drinking water supplies and to reduce flood risk for Colorado communities burned by last summer's record-setting wildfires.   "It's a relief that Colorado c ...]]></description><guid>http://www.boulderijournal.com/article.php?id=8776</guid><category>Politics</category><pubDate>Tue, 11 Jun 2013 10:37:11 -0600</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[United's Dreamliner returns to international skies with Denver to Tokyo flight]]></title><link>http://www.boulderijournal.com/article.php?id=8775</link><description><![CDATA[United Airlines re-launched international service this week on the 787 Dreamliner with the inaugural flight from the airline's hub in Denver to Tokyo-Narita International Airport.   The daily flight marks the Mile High City's first nonstop connection to Asia.  "We share the excitement with the Denve ...]]></description><guid>http://www.boulderijournal.com/article.php?id=8775</guid><category>Business</category><pubDate>Tue, 11 Jun 2013 09:58:29 -0600</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Beetle-kill wood product reduces post-wildfire erosion]]></title><link>http://www.boulderijournal.com/article.php?id=8770</link><description><![CDATA[Private landowners and public land managers soon will be able to use a novel type of straw made from beetle-kill Colorado pines to help reduce erosion and flooding after wildfires. 
 
Rogue Resources Inc., a Steamboat Springs-based forest products business, is now manufacturing WoodStraw® Eros ...]]></description><guid>http://www.boulderijournal.com/article.php?id=8770</guid><category>Science</category><pubDate>Tue, 11 Jun 2013 09:29:29 -0600</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
