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    Further Listening: Is Denver Hoarding Water? (via City Cast Denver)

    Further Listening: Is Denver Hoarding Water? (via City Cast Denver)

    FromLaws of Notion

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    Further Listening: Is Denver Hoarding Water? (via City Cast Denver)

    FromLaws of Notion

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    Length:
    20 minutes
    Released:
    Dec 21, 2022
    Format:
    Podcast episode

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    Laws of Notion Listeners! More on our state's water issues with our friends at City Cast Denver. Ever since Denver Water was founded in 1918, the agency has demonstrated enviable foresight, building out a massive infrastructure across 4,000 square miles to ensure Denver’s population (and economy) can continue to grow. But now that reservoirs and rivers are drying up across the West, is it time for Denver to share the wealth? Colorado’s top water reporter, Luke Runyon of KUNC, joins producer Paul Karolyi, City Cast Denver, to explain where Denver fits into the recent conflict over the Colorado River and offer an outsider’s perspective on Denver Water’s ambitious growth. This episode originally aired on August 29, 2022.  Learn more about City Cast Denver and subscribe to their daily morning newsletter: https://denver.citycast.fm/newsletter/ or follow them on Twitter @citycastdenver.  Learn more about the Institute for Science & Policy at institute.dmns.org and follow us on Twitter @institutescipol. 
    Released:
    Dec 21, 2022
    Format:
    Podcast episode

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    In rural northwestern Colorado, the town of Craig is at a crossroads. Coal has long been the primary employer and economic driver in this small, tight-knit community, which takes pride in providing energy to the surrounding region. Here, coal is an identity. A duty. A way of life. But something is about to change. In order to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, Colorado is moving on from fossil fuels. And in 2020, Tri-State, the local electrical utility, announced that it would close the Craig coal-fired power plant and coal mines by the end of the decade. Now, residents face an uncertain future. Some business owners and local officials are seeking to reinvent Craig’s economy. Others still hold out hope of a coal revival. This is a story about the energy we use every day. But it's also a story about values and resilience in the face of change. Craig is only the latest American coal town to face a transition. It won't be the last. Can it succeed where others have failed? Coal at Sunset: A Colorado Town in Transition was created by the Institute for Science & Policy at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science and is produced in partnership with House of Pod.