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For the Love of Country

Javier Sierra | Posted 04.18.2012 | Green
Read More: Nuestros Rios, Colorado College Poll, Land Protection, Latinos and the Environment, Jobs, Land Conservation, Love of Country, Pollution, Western States, Clean Energy Economy, Clean Energy Fossil Fuels, Hispanic Voters, Hispanic Green Movement, Latino Voters Colorado, Latino Voters Environment, Green News
Javier Sierra

Among us Hispanics nothing defines our ties to nature, to the divine creation better than the amor por el terruño, or loosely translated, our love of country, an often spiritual connection with the land that sees us grow, that nurtures us, that gives us life.

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Obama Administration Plans Solar Push For Western States

AP | MATTHEW DALY | Posted 12.27.2011 | Green
Read More: Energy, Solar Energy, Video, Western u.s., Western Solar Energy, Western States Solar Energy, Western States, Solar Power Western u.s., Solar Energy Push, Green News

WASHINGTON — The Obama administration on Thursday identified 17 sites in six Western states as prime candidates for solar energy projects on pub...

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Bank Robberies Most Likely To Happen On Fridays, FBI Says

Reuters | ELLEN WULFHORST | Posted 06.06.2011 | Business
Read More: Federal Bureau of Investigation, Burglaries, Bank Robberies, Crime, Commercial Banks, Western States, Southern States, Fbi, Armed Robbery, Credit Unions, Bank Counters, Business News

NEW YORK - Bank robberies in the United States take place most often in mid-morning, on Fridays and in southern and western states, according to gov...

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Western States Brace For Grasshopper Infestation

AP | MATT JOYCE | Posted 05.25.2011 | Denver
Read More: Montana, North Dakota, Grasshopper Infestation, Western States, Cloud, Idaho, Wyoming, South Dakota, Grasshopper Infestations, Insect Outbreak, Animal and Plant Health Inspection, Grasshopper Plague, Grasshoppers Eating Crops, Grasshoppers, Nebraska, Usda, Grasshopper Swarm, Denver News

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Study Reveals That Women In Western States Breastfeed More Than Eastern States

hosted.ap.org | MIKE STOBBE | Posted 05.25.2011 | Denver
Read More: Center for Disease Control, Breastfeeding, Baby Formula, East Coast, Western States, Breastfeeding in Public, Colorado, Cdc, Denver, Hispanic, Cultural Differences, Denver News

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Climate Change Plus West Coast = Climatopia?

Kim Cranston | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green
Read More: Climate Change, Climate Crisis, Climate, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, Global Climate Change, Vancouver, Washington, Western States, British Columbia, California, Oregon, Green News
Kim Cranston

The west coast of North America may increasingly be one of the most habitable, "green," and economically vibrant regions in North America and the planet.

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Message from a Bomber

Michael Kaplan | Posted 05.25.2011 | Denver
Read More: Ted Kaczynski, Unabomber, Purposelessness, Industrial Society, Montana, Terrorism, Nature, Western States, Florence, Colorado, Denver News
Michael Kaplan

Ted Kaczynski will spend the rest of his life in the supermax prison in Florence, Colorado. Some admirers have cast him as an eco-anarchist, fighting to protect nature. This seems a romantic fiction.

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Obama pitches self in new ad; McCain hits tax plan

AP | BEN FELLER | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Read More: Nevada, Colorado, John McCain, New Mexico, Western States, Barack Obama, Politics News

RENO, Nev. — Democratic candidate Barack Obama began his closing argument for the presidency Saturday by asking voters to look to the future whi...

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Gas Back Below $4, Except In Western States

AP | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business
Read More: Gas, Gas Prices, Western States, Gas Prices Dropping, Lower Gas Prices, Business News

CAMARILLO, Calif. — A national survey shows gas prices continue dropping across the nation. The average price of a gallon of regular gasoline a...

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McCain's Rise May Upset Democrats' Western Strategy

Washington Post | Jonathan Weisman | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Read More: Democrats Western Strategy, 2008 Campaign, 2008 Elections, Democrats, Western States, John McCain, Politics News

For Democrats, 2008 was supposed to be the year of the Mountain West, when three years of relentless Republican attacks on undocumented immigrants wou...

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Democrats Roaring Back In Western States

The Oregonian | Charles Pope | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Read More: Democrats Winning in West, Western States, Rocky Mountain West, Rocky Mountains, Democratic Party, Democrats, Elections, Politics News

Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell, R-Colo., was one of the first, deciding in 2004 that it would be more fun to ride his tricked-out Harley than run for re...

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Administration Push For Oil And Gas Drilling Holes In GOP Western Base

Washington Post | Karl Vick | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home
Read More: Western States, Drilling, Oil, Gas, Colorado, Republican Party, Home News

The Bush administration's aggressive drive to promote oil and gas drilling on the western slope of the Rocky Mountains has sparked growing anger here ...

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