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Monday
Sep162013

TAPPED OUT -- The Upper Colorado River on the Brink

From The Story Group

Denver and the Front Range need more water, mainly for residential lawns. Their plan to take up to 20% more of the Upper Colorado and Fraser rivers, 80% in all, is pushing a stressed river ecosystem to the brink. Is residential landscaping worth the risk, or can conservation on the Front Range solve the problem?

Tuesday
Sep032013

Lost in Migration – Copper's Effect on Alaska's Salmon

From The Story Group

New science is pointing to a dark future for Alaska's Bristol Bay salmon if the controversial Pebble copper mine is developed. This video looks at the effects a massive mine development would have on salmon in Bristol Bay's most productive sockeye spawning rivers. What science has uncovered are the effects of minute amounts of copper in salmon streams and how the mine will alter the fragile hydrology of the ecosystem.