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Winter Park Express ski train an 'eye-popping' success, Amtrak says
The new Winter Park Express weekend Amtrak train between Denver Union Station and the high-country ski resort has seen more than 15,000 passengers since it started on Jan. 7. The train runs Saturdays...
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Colorado health chief, researcher tangle over oil and gas cancer impact
A researcher at the Colorado School of Public Health is at odds with state public health officials — again — over her conclusions about the health impacts of living near oil and gas development. Lisa...
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RTD says videos of fatal train crash show gates worked properly
Videos taken from surveillance cameras along the University of Colorado A line, released by the Aurora Police Department via their YouTube channel, show the crossing gates working properly when a train...
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As Uber, Lyft thrive at DIA, airport will allow fewer taxi cabs
The demand for traditional taxis at Denver International Airport has dropped over the years as more passengers use ride-sharing services like Uber and Lyft to get from the airport, say airport...
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Sneak peek: RTD's new light rail line through Aurora (Photos, video)
Aurora will get its long-awaited light rail line next week when the Regional Transportation District opens its newest element of the sprawling FasTracks construction project. The R Line, which opens on...
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Take3: 78 years of teaching the next generation how to ski (Video)
The Eskimo Ski Club started in 1939 teaching the children of Colorado how to ski at Winter Park. Since then, the club’s instructors have taught thousands of kids how to ski and snowboard. Some of...
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Generations have grown up with Winter Park's Eskimo Ski Club (Video)
Every Saturday morning during ski season, as thousands gather at Winter Park Resort, a few hundred kids make their way to what’s called “The Corral” at the base of the lifts. They’re part of the Eskimo...
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Broomfield renewable energy firm to partner with NREL on big battery test
Renewable Energy Systems (RES), an international company with U.S. offices in Broomfield, will be working with the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) to test an energy storage system, the...
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Denver oilfield service company plans to go public
Denver’s Liberty Oilfield Services Inc. has filed for an initial public offering. Companies preparing to go public say they expect to raise a token amount, in Liberty’s case $50 million, for the...
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RTD's R Line light-rail train through Aurora opens today with free rides,...
The Regional Transportation District’s $687 million R Line light-rail train route through Aurora will hold its grand opening today at 10 a.m. at the Iliff Station. If you’re curious about the Denver...
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Colorado oil and gas group hopes Congress kills methane regulations
The oil and gas industry is drawing a bead on federal regulations aimed at cutting air pollution from field equipment that may be leaking methane, a greenhouse gas, into the atmosphere. The regulations...
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Target installing solar power systems at 5 stores in Colorado
Target Corp. is installing solar power systems on five of its stores in the Denver metro area — its first in Colorado, the big-box retailer says. The Minneapolis-based company (NYSE: TGT) said today...
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Officials from Colorado, other states oppose moves to roll back federal...
More than 60 local elected officials from Colorado, three other western states and the Ute Mountain Tribe have sent a letter to the U.S. Senate voicing opposition to moves in Congress to roll back the...
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Broomfield council postpones 6-month oil and gas ban — indefinitely
The Broomfield City Council late Tuesday voted 6-3 to postpone indefinitely a proposed six-month moratorium on processing applications for oil and gas permits. It was the second vote on the proposal....
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Colorado drivers lose billions to bad roads, report says
Colorado drivers lose $6.8 billion a year in time, operating costs and crashes due to roads and bridges that are deteriorated, congested or lack desirable safety features, according to a new study from...
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Al Gore coming to Denver to inspire climate change action
About 900 people from around the world will be at the Colorado Convention Center this week to listen to former Vice President Al Gore talk about climate change — and what they can do about. It’s the...
View ArticleReal Estate Leads - Collected week of February 24, 2017
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Risk is low for neighbors of oil & gas operations, says Colorado...
A state agency's survey of research into the health impacts of oil and gas development says the risk of harmful effects “is low for Coloradans living near oil and gas operations." But the survey from...
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Colorado oil and gas: Up from the bust
The two-year downturn that savaged the oil and gas industry — driving dozens of companies into bankruptcy and eliminating thousands of jobs — is done, according to two Denver-area analysts who follow...
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The view on energy from D.C.
Erica Bowman — chief economist for the American Petroleum Institute, an oil and gas trade association based in Washington, D.C. — spoke to Colorado legislators in early February about the status of the...
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