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Sonoran Institute Study Cites Importance of Recreational Economy in Gunnison County, Colorado – September 2008

Sonoran Institute Study Cites Importance of Recreational Economy in Gunnison County, Colorado – September 2008

Economic Gains Threatened by Mining in Crested Butte, Colorado – September 08

Study Cites Declining Importance of Mining in the Region DENVER, Colorado – Say hello to tourists, hikers, hunters, skiers and wealthy retired folks. Say goodbye to mining? Not if the 1872 mining law… MORE ›

Recreational Activities Drive Gunnison County’s Economic Engine – September 08

Study Cites Declining Importance of Mining in the Region DENVER, Colorado – Say hello to tourists, hikers, hunters, skiers and wealthy retired folks. Say goodbye to mining? Not if the 1872 mining law… MORE ›

Institute Research Shows Ending Oil and Gas Industry Tax Break in Colo. Won’t Raise Prices – July 08

Download White Paper: Colo. Oil & Gas Severance Tax Break Download News Release DENVER ― Ending Colorado’s 30-year tax break for the oil and gas companies would not increase prices for the state’s… MORE ›

Sonoran Institute White Paper Finds Oil and Gas Industry – July 08

DENVER ― Ending Colorado’s 30-year tax break for the oil and gas companies would not increase prices for the state’s consumers at the gas pump and would be highly unlikely to affect home… MORE ›

Headwater News: Western Perspective – June 08

Sonoran Institute Opens Statewide Policy Office in Denver – June 08

McClintock named director DENVER, Colorado — The Sonoran Institute is expanding its work in Colorado, including opening an office in Denver to focus on growth, energy, transportation planning and related policy and legislative… MORE ›

Headwater News: Western Perspective – June 08

Headwaters News highlights a “Western Perspective” by the Institute’s Dennis Glick on the impacts of cascading development in the Tetons region of Idaho and Wyoming. Click here to read more.

Water Harvesting Workshops Offered – June 08

FREE WATER HARVESTING WORKSHOPS TO BE OFFERED IN TUCSON A series of free water harvesting workshops will be offered in Tucson beginning this weekend. The hands-on workshops were developed in response to a… MORE ›

Eco Tourism in the Colorado River Delta – May 08

Eco-tourists to the Colorado River Delta contribute much-needed revenue to struggling small communities LA CIENEGA DE SANTA CLARA, SONORA – “Be still, be still,” the woman next to me whispered urgently. MARK LELLOUCH… MORE ›

Designing the New West – May 08

Preserving Western Beauty – May 08

It is considering designating millions of US-owned acres as a permanent conservation system.Reporter Faye Bowers describes her trip to Arizona’s Sonoran Desert National Monument.Sonoran Desert National Monument, Ariz. – This swath of desert… MORE ›

Regional Planning Urged for Teton Area – May 08

CHEYENNE, Wyo. – “Spillover” growth from booming Jackson Hole, Wyo., is creating both opportunities and challenges for surrounding counties and an urgent need for “serious and substantial discussions” about their common interests, according… MORE ›

Phoenix Steps Up on Preserving Urban Green Areas – May 08

Phoenix residents overwhelmingly approve measure to acquire urban green space. Opinion piece by the Arizona Republic. Click here to read more.

Wyoming Partnership Receives Grant – April 08

Grant to Partnership for Wyoming’s Future will help communities manage growth CHEYENNE, Wyo. – A $10,000 grant will fund growth-related research, training and technical assistance for Wyoming’s communities. The Partnership for Wyoming’s Future… MORE ›

Montana Town Cancels Talk on Climate Change

School authorities’ cancellation of a talk that a Nobel laureate climate researcher was to have given to high school students has deeply divided this small farming and ranching town at the base of… MORE ›

Mountain: Metal or Moguls? – January 08

 A Sonoran Institute study highlights issues associated with the emerging new economy in Crested Butte, Colorado. Click here to read more.

Development Done Right

Last Friday I had the honor of being the dinner speaker at the celebration of the publication of a new book. Sponsored by the Sonoran Institute, the book – Building From the Best… MORE ›

Tucson – Proposition 200 Misses the Mark

It is likely that the Tucson metropolitan area will continue to grow. Limiting growth within Tucson’s water service area will cause development to happen elsewhere in Pima County.  Exporting the city’s growth problems… MORE ›