The Center in the News
12/02/2006 – Washington Post
"In West, Conservatives Emphasize the 'Conserve'" by Blaine Harden
Nearly a dacade ago, historian Patricia Nelson Limerick set the modern American West to verse: The West has been lucky, it's true... Read more
02/06/2005 – The Denver Post
"We Must Get It Right This Time" by Fred Julander
Demand for energy is increasing rapidly. Around the world, 1.6 billion people still dwell in energy poverty with no access to electricity. Global competition for the energy supply gives increasing importance to the American West's status as the nation's most important site for growth in energy supplies... Read more
10/09/2004 – Rocky Mountain News
"A Physician Proposes a Solution for the Excessive Use of Alcohol on Colorado's University Campuses" by Dr. Charles Scoggin
As a physician I am well acquainted with both the beneficial and adverse consequences of alcohol consumption, and would like to venture a prescription for treatment of the current problems of alcohol abuse at the University of Colorado at Boulder... Read more
02/22/2004 – Daily Camera
"Respectful Hearing for James Watt" by Patty Limerick and Tom Precourt
On the evening of Feb. 11, former Secretary of the Interior James G. Watt spoke at the University of Colorado as part of the series, "Inside Interior: Conversations with the Secretaries of the Interior on Their Role in Shaping the West..." Read more
11/02/2003 –
"Lewis Uses Klamath Controversy to Eye Endangered Species Act"
University of Colorado professor William Lewis will give a talk examining the strengths and weaknesses of the Endangered Species Act that were illustrated in a controversy in Oregon's Klamath Basin... Read more
09/31/2003 – Daily Camera
"What Does Your Energy Dollar Buy?" by Michael Hannigan
The giant Northeast Power Failure of 2003 has, no doubt, brought the subject of energy supply to your mind. So I have a suggestion: Visit your local power plant... Read more
07/06/2003 – Daily Camera
"A Legacy of Contamination" by Joe Ryan
Back in 1858, a group of white settlers in horse-drawn wagons made their way to Pike's Peak in search of gold. They paused at Fort St. Vrain on the South Platte River for a view of the Flatirons, which inspired their leader, Captain Thomas Aikins, to remark... Read more
03/30/2003 – Daily Camera
"Reversing Habitat Loss in the West" by Sharon K. Collinge
The landscapes of the American West have changed dramatically over the past 400 years, and no one can miss the great irony in this transformation... Read more
03/22/2003 – Daily Camera
"Preserving American Indian Languages"
Andrew Cowell, a CU associate professor, will speak April 2 on "Native American Languages in the West: A Prognosis for the Future" as part of the Chancellor's Community Lecture Series... Read more
02/25/2003 – Daily Camera
"Preserving Sound Nearing Extinction" by Katy Human
This sentence gave me pause during a noise and national parks conference at the University of Colorado last week: "A lot of the parks look a lot like they did 25 years ago, but few of them sound as they did"... Read more
02/02/2003 – Daily Camera
"Ritual and Cultural Renewal in the West" by Brenda M. Romero
A recognition of the importance of rituals that tie people to place lies at the core of the "healing of the West." For me, that has meant learning more about the ways in which I was part of New Mexico... Read more