Hope Mine regrowth project shows power of biochar

A new generation of pioneers have struck proverbial gold at an abandoned silver mine near Aspen.

Bennet calls for increased teacher pay

Senator Michael Bennet this week published an op-ed in the Boston Globe, saying the country needs to completely revamp how teachers are paid–and needs to pay them more. The current pay scale, he writes, is based on a model that discriminated against and took advantage of women, who often had More…

As Denver mulls 2022 Olympic bid, Sen. Bennet pushes IOC, USOC to resolve revenue dispute

How serious is Colorado getting about throwing its hat in the Olympic ring for the 2022 Winter Games? Now Sen. Michael Bennet is getting in on the act, pushing for swift resolution to a dispute between the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the United State Olympic Committee (USOC) over revenue More…

Colorado U.S. senators, Gov. Hickenlooper send jobs report to Obama

On the heals of Rep. Diana DeGette hosting a women’s business forum with House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and Mark Udall and Governor John Hickenlooper, Wednesday sent President Obama a report on innovation and job creation prepared earlier this year by Coloradans for an More…

Sen. Bennet returns from Afghanistan, Pakistan

Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet returned Tuesday from a trip to Pakistan and Afghanistan from August 23 to 30. His office said the purpose of the trip was to press government officials in the region to restrict the flow of ingredients used to make roadside bombs, the biggest killer More…

Sen. Bennet, sustainability advocates call for new meat industry anti-trust regulations

Sen. Michael Bennet urged Pres. Barack Obama late last week to finalize and implement rules to even the playing field for small ranchers and chicken farmers in competition with corporate giants in the industry. Sustainable food advocates, who have been traveling the country asking legislators to sign on to More…

On energy, Colorado politicians emphasize jobs

What’s the difference between a Democrat and a Republican in Congress these days? In one key aspect, not a lot. They’re both talking about jobs, jobs, jobs.

That much became apparent in a session last week in Denver when aides to U.S. Sen. Michael Bennett and U.S. Rep. Ed Perlmutter More…

Sen. Mark Udall says he supports marriage equality

Colorado U.S. Senator Mark Udall at a gay-rights event this weekend in Denver said he supports marriage equality for all Americans. Udall joins a growing list of lawmakers who have gone on record in support of ending the era where the federal Defense of Marriage Act and where constitutional bans More…

Montana’s Tester walks a fine line as a moderate Western Democrat

Seemingly taking a page right out of the Mark Udall/Michael Bennet playbook, Montana Democratic U.S. Senator Jon Tester is running for reelection as a moderate who campaigns in cowboy boots and decries the extremism of today’s Congress.

Tester will likely get his state’s Democratic votes while ceding most of More…

Sen. Bennet touts clean energy during Western Slope trip

During a three-day trip through the Western Slope this week, U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet promoted clean energy as a means to create more jobs in Colorado and break the nation’s dependence on foreign oil.

Meeting with members of the West Slope Compressed Natural Gas Collaborative in Rifle and touring a More…