From the League of Women Voters of Chaffee County blog:
In January, four League of Women Voters meetings will focus on water development. On January 5 and January 12, the documentary movie “The Flow” will be screened. On January 14 and January 15, a representative of the Nestle Corporation will discuss the proposed water development in […]

The NY Times has just published their annual ‘Year in Ideas’ Feature.  I’ve really enjoyed becoming acquainted and re-acquainted with the ideas they’ve collected here.  For instance, consider the awkwardly named but delightful concept of the  ‘Locavestor’:
“Perhaps you’ve heard of locavores: people who eat only foods that have been produced within a 100-mile radius.  Now […]

Recent local news includes the probability that Climax Mine will hold off for another little while before opening fully again, and as a company, who wouldn’t. Like all other commodities as of recent, Molybdenum has experienced an incredible run up and a terrifying drop over the past couple of months. Just look at […]

Alex T writes, “I spent the morning getting serious about early voting. Discussing the issues with one of my housemates made for some rather stimulating conversation. As we tried to parse the proposed amendments on the Colorado ballot, those little blue ‘issue guides’ that came in the mail a few weeks ago seemed […]

Alan Robinson, GARNA representative to the Chaffee County Heritage Board, writes:
The Chaffee County Heritage Area Advisory Board is just completing a 2-year effort to develop a Heritage Area Management Plan, and is inviting the public to review the full document. This Plan, which has been developed on a parallel track with the County’s Roundtable […]

A durable community has a well known checklist of needs. Localized food, energy, and economic activity are the pillars upon which a community or region can or cannot stand on it’s own. These are the same requirements that have existed for communities since the beginning of time. With this list in mind, […]

Folks, we’ve only got 2 weeks left til Election Day.  If you’re anything like me, between the lackluster debates, more TV ads than any campaign in history, and non-stop-People-magazine-politics, I think I’m just about full.  However, the allure of the possibility real change, of having your voice heard and making a difference for your family, […]

Walking through a bookstore last month, a cover caught my eye, The Transition Handbook - From Oil Dependency to Local Resilience by Rob Hopkins. That was my first introduction to the concept of “transition towns” or towns that are working now to reduce their need for oil and build infrastructure that supports a durable community. […]

Alex T writes, “As you may have seen here on this site and elsewhere, CMC hosted a Sustainability Festival at the Orpheum Theatre in Buena Vista a couple of weeks ago. The event, which focused on local green and community-oriented businesses as well as the path forward into a world with an uncertain energy […]

Having spent all day two Saturdays ago at the Orpheum Theatre in Buena Vista attending the Sustainability Showcase and Celebration event, it really drove home once again to me the importance of community involvement and idea interchange. In that spirit, I’d like to point the attention of our CBV readers today over to the Salida […]