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Show Summary – Western Skies #136–
August 8, 2006
COLORADO'S CROWDED FALL BALLOT
Voters can expect to see up to 15 ballot questions in November. One seeks
to constitutionally define traditional marriage, another seeks to codify
rights for same sex couples. A measure to limit rights for same sex couples
didn't make the cut. Wrap up and analysis from Denver. [LISTEN]
DRILLING COLORADO'S ROADLESS PUBLIC LANDS PART
ONE: WHITE RIVER NATIONAL FOREST
A special task force on Colorado's roadless public lands urges continued
protection, but their advice may be preempted by plans to drill for natural
gas. [LISTEN]
DRILLING COLORADO'S ROADLESS PUBLIC LANDS PART
TWO: SAN JUAN NATIONAL FOREST
The Forest Service releases a long anticipated plan that could allow new
natural gas wells, and attendant roads, in one of southwestern Colorado's
last roadless habitats. [LISTEN]
DRILLING COLORADO'S ROADLESS PUBLIC LANDS PART
THREE: G.M.U.G. NATIONAL FOREST
The combined Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison (GMUG) National Forests
encompasses nearly 5,000 square miles of the state's most spectacular scenery,
three ski areas, and significant energy resources. A forest management plan
has been in the works for more than four years. Two weeks before its release,
a political appointee in Washington, D.C. abruptly pulled the plan, fueling
suspicion of intervention by the energy industry. [LISTEN]
PEACE PROTESTERS IN COLORADO COMPLAIN OF HEAVY
HAND OF JUSTICE
Two peace protesters who were arrested outside a military recruiting center
last November were released from jail in Golden Saturday. The pair served
a 10 day sentence that civil rights advocates call "excessive." [LISTEN]
SPINNING - IT'S NOT JUST FOR GYM JOCKS ANYMORE
A report from the Pacific Northwest says the ancient craft of turning wool,
and even roadkill, into yarn, is making a comeback. [LISTEN]
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