Lawsuits threatened over oil-shale development (Rocky Mountain News)
Environmental groups have threatened to sue the federal government to block plans for commercial oil shale development on nearly 2 million acres of public land in Colorado, Utah and Wyoming.

Environmental Efforts Forefront In 2008 (Grunion Gazette)
GREEN REFLECTION. Colorado Lagoon looks tranquil, but remains the source of contention among neighbors. —Gazette file photo Cheers — here’s to greening the city.

Colorado GOP lawmakers to sponsor oil shale bills (The Aspen Times)
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. - No commercial oil shale development is expected in Colorado for several years, but some Republican legislators want to start laying the groundwork to manage the resource that...

Balance Flexx corn herbicide from Bayer CropScience knocks out tough weeds with the power of Recharge - New herbicide ... (SeedQuest)
Corn growers now have access to a new herbicide option for their fields, as the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently approved Balance® Flexx herbicide from Bayer CropScience . Balance Flexx controls more than 50 grass and broadleaf weeds with the power of Recharge™.

Colorado GOP Lawmakers To Sponsor Oil Shale Bills (CBS4 Denver)
No commercial oil shale development is expected in Colorado for several years, but some Republican legislators want to start laying the groundwork to manage the resource that some estimates put at more than 1 trillion barrels of oil.

Accutest Laboratories Announces the Acquisition of Evergreen Analytical Laboratory (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
DAYTON, N.J.----Accutest Corporation, the third largest operator of environmental testing laboratories in the United States, has announced the acquisition of Evergreen Analytical Laboratory of Denver, Colorado.

Conservation groups threaten suit over oil shale (KFDA-TV Amarillo)
Associated Press - January 6, 2009 1:55 PM ET DENVER (AP) - Environmental groups have threatened to sue the federal government to block plans for commercial oil shale development on nearly 2...

Colorado GOP lawmakers to sponsor bills on oil shale rules, incentives (KJCT 8 Grand Junction)
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (AP) - No commercial oil shale development is expected in Colorado for several years, but some Republican legislators want to start laying the groundwork to manage production of it.

1/6/2009 2:03:00 PM Balance (R) Flexx Herbicide Approved By EPA (CattleNetwork.com)
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. - Corn growers now have access to a new herbicide option for their fields, as the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently approved Balance(R) Flexx herbicide from Bayer CropScience.

State patrol still looking for driver who fled after crash (Greeley Tribune)
The man who fled the scene of a crash Friday in Greeley remains at large, according to the Colorado State Patrol.