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 […]

This post, written by David Lynch, comes from the relatively new Guidestone blog. He writes:
As a recent resident farmer to the central Colorado mountain community, it has become painfully clear the challenges of preserving the region’s agricultural resources for local food production. How quickly have valuable agricultural lands given way to sprawling development and high-end […]

I filled up our Subaru today and noticed that I payed less than half price for a full tank than I did a year ago. Gas in Buena Vista is around 1.69 for regular unleaded! I definitely have mixed feelings on this issue.
From a financial standpoint, I feel happy that I can allocate more of […]

Today’s post comes to us as an opinion essay submitted by CBV reader and local farmer, Eric Belsey:
What About Fear?
Where do you fall on the spectrum that runs from optimism to pessimism? What time of day is it? Can you yoke optimism and pessimism to your wagon and ride off into the sunset?
Take for […]

There has been a lot of attention given in recent days to the question of who Barack Obama will choose for various members of his cabinet. Having already announced his nomination for Treasury Secretary, one of the most highly important positions in the administration - especially now, there are people who would argue that the […]

In his blog, Let Your Life Speak, Buena Vista resident Dustin Urban writes a poignant letter to Senator Salazar urging him not to hand over a blank check to the big 3.
“I am the proud owner of a Japanese Toyota Prius. I am 24 with a baby on the way, and I am committed to […]

True cost.
That is a concept that every company should consider, but few ever really do. What is the true cost of a cotton shirt in water and land usage, fossil fuels and energy? How about air pollution and health of the people working with the pesticides? How about trying to calculate the true cost of […]

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Ted.com has just released a talk by Pulitzer Prize winning author of Guns, Germs, and Steel and Collapse, Jared Diamond. Right away I will disclose my bias that I am very much a part of the Jared Diamond fan club. Throughout his writing he integrates theories about why society got to where it is today […]

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. […]

A ChannelBV reader writes:
“Dear fellow lovers of mountain living and planning aficionados, I’m far from complacent but this gave even me a jolt. Here’s a link to a Brookings report entitled “Mountain Megas.” I recommend scanning and maybe bookmarking the complete report. If nothing else, see the chart on page five of the […]