by Liam Smith | Oct 7, 2022 | Uncategorized
Overdrawn. That was the theme of the Colorado River District annual water seminar last Friday, September 16th. Overdrawn is the perfect theme given the rapidly depleting water resources of the Colorado River Basin. According to CPR’s report on the water seminar, the...
by Liam Smith | Oct 5, 2022 | Climate Change, Environment, Industrial Pollution
Air. We all need it, and we all need to be able to breathe it. However, the increase of greenhouse gases and pollution has made the very air that we breathe poisonous. Greenhouse gases and air pollution are similar to other forms of pollution in that pollution does...
by Liam Smith | Oct 3, 2022 | Fishing
Rainbow trout, a staple Colorado fish is being threatened by climate change and water shortages. According to the Denver Post, trout are unable to live in warm waters. And warmer rivers, lakes, and streams are inevitable as temperatures rise from global warming....
by Liam Smith | Oct 1, 2022 | Agriculture, Drinking Water, Environment, Population
It’s National Coffee Day! For 64% of Americans, they can’t wake up without that invigorating boost of caffeine (for the other 36% it tastes like dirt). From the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization, “Coffee is the most widely traded tropical product, with...
