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5280 talks with Governor Ritter about his vision for energy development, protecting Colorado's landscape, and the politics of power.

After more than 30 years of hard work and little payoff, energy efficiency expert Amory Lovins is finally getting...

A look at the past, present, and future of Colorado's six most abundant sources of energy.

Position of Power
As America struggles with energy security, Denver can light the way.
Oil rigs and coal mines. Wind turbines and solar panels. With its wealth of both traditional and renewable resources, Colorado is poised to become a major player in the new energy economy. 5280's special report looks at what it all means for you.

5280's November issue offers up three winter escapes where no snowmobile can follow, plus cozy places to stay over when you just can't go back till tomorrow ("Quiet Trails," page 142). Here, we've found two more options to flee the city streets with snowshoes and a thermos on a cold winter day—this time in Lake and Summit counties.

Leave the snowmobile at home—these three hushed wilderness escapes require more silent modes of transportation. Plus, where to stay after you play.

Seven years ago, Congress passed a law admitting that nuclear weapons workers were exposed to radiation "without their knowledge or consent." The measure promised to compensate cancer-stricken ex-bomb builders with medical benefits and a lump sum of $150,000. But as former Rocky Flats workers are learning, the government is best at handing out one thing: denial.

They are America's Cold War veterans. And they bravely endured years of radiation at Rocky Flats nuclear facility for a country that pledged to care for them. Instead, government loopholes are making sure those promises aren't kept.

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CSU's engineer extraordinaire gives 5280 a lesson in biodiesel, the state of oil, and renewable energy in Colorado.

Pam Bennett's bid to change the face of Aurora politics.

A straw house in Golden's foothills shows us what's next for Colorado's green movement.
Escape to one of Denver's boutique hotels for a preholiday vacation.

Here a spud, there a spud—what to do with all those varieties.

Il Posto
Authenic Northern Italian in Denver.

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A Colfax Avenue oasis gets another bite.