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11:38pm

Tue May 21, 2013
Environment

Prospect Energy To Continue Operating In Fort Collins Despite Fracking Ban

Credit Grace Hood / KUNC
Protesters stand outside a March 5 Fort Collins city council meeting

Fort Collins city council members decided late Tuesday night to allow the sole oil and gas operator, Prospect Energy LLC, to continue operating inside city limits despite a recently passed ban on hydraulic fracturing.

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4:21pm

Tue May 21, 2013
Business

From Pellets to Petroleum, CO Company Hits Stride In Biomass

Credit Confluence Energy

Have you thought much about the wood pellet industry lately?

In you live in Colorado, chances are the answer to this question is no. And for Confluence Energy CEO Mark Mathis, that’s part of the problem. It started back in 2008 when his industry was being celebrated as an alternative fuel source that would help curb global warming.

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3:30pm

Tue May 21, 2013

1:57pm

Tue May 21, 2013
Agriculture

Want To Grow Hemp? State Officials Say To Wait

Credit Martin Abegglen / Flickr/Creative Commons
Hemp and marijuana are hard to differentiate with the naked eye, but the two plants differ in their chemical makeup. Hemp is mostly used for its fiber and oil to make fabrics and lotions.

Aspiring hemp growers are stuck in a tricky gray area these days. While voters in some states, like Colorado, have given the go-ahead to growing and processing the plant, a blanket ban still exists at the federal level.

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8:00am

Tue May 21, 2013
Other Than Honorable

Gazette Excerpt: Injured In Iraq, Jailed At Home

Credit Michael Ciaglo / The Gazette
Sgt. Paul Sasse smokes a cigarette while in handcuffs Feb. 12 outside a courtroom at Fort Carson as he waits to be arraigned on assault charges.

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