Peter Mayer

Price for northern Colorado dams  soars to $2.7 billion, scaring a key customer as builders scramble to cut plan The cost of the sprawling Northern Integrated Supply Project around Fort Collins soared to $2.7 billion, scaring off a key customer and forcing a cutback.

Price for northern Colorado dams  soars to $2.7 billion, scaring a key customer as builders scramble to cut plan

27.08.2025 13:06 — 👍 3    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

Really?? Game 7s for the Nuggets and Avs are set for the same time on Saturday. Denver sports fans get no love from NBA or NHL schedulers, but at least modern TV can put both on the screen at the same time.

02.05.2025 16:18 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

If you have ever wondered how the leaders of America’s most powerful institutions would react if a would be despot sought to seize power in the US and strip away our most basic freedoms while destroying our economy, national security and institutions…now you know. They’ll roll over and play dead.

11.04.2025 21:22 — 👍 731    🔁 236    💬 20    📌 12

Federal judge orders Denver Water to stop Gross Dam construction; Army Corps must rewrite permits Federal judge issues injunction halting Denver Water's Gross Dam expansion, orders rewrite of Army Corps permits.

A federal judge orders construction to stop on Gross Dan expansion and permits re-written.

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04.04.2025 14:53 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Made some new friends today at the Growing Gardens dairy.

02.04.2025 21:03 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

PRESS RELEASE: Save The World’s Rivers Will Wade Into The CU South Permitting Process – Save The World’s Rivers

People have fought to protect the wetlands at CU South for years. It isn’t over.

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05.03.2025 15:37 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Tariffs are just like a tax hike. All Americans will soon pay more for essentials like food and cell phones and shoes. Those who can afford it the least will be hit hardest, as usual.

Why? What's the policy objective?

a. $$
b. Piss off Canada and Mexico
c. Putin said do it
d. ____________

04.03.2025 15:11 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

More than 1,000 protesting Musk and Trump’s firing of federal workers at NOAA on 3/3/2025.

03.03.2025 21:46 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

They Used to Be Disgusting. Donald Trump Loathes Them. They’re Invincible. It's time to flush a dated idea about toilets.

It's time to flush some outdated ideas about toilets.

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25.02.2025 16:55 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Estimated total water withdrawals in the US (fresh and saline) by sector from 1950 - 2020. Water use has become dramatically more efficient and per capita use has declined steadily over the past 40 years.

Data source: USGS.

24.02.2025 17:19 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Five deer looking at the camera

Five deer staring at something

An attentive herd in Boulder last week.

16.02.2025 18:48 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Romancing the River: To Halve and Have Naught | Sibley's Rivers

"the voters decided, by that one-percent margin, that we, as a nation, shall officially cease to believe that we are changing the climate; we’ve given ourselves license to linger in the denial and anger stages – denial that it is happening, and anger at anyone who wants to blame us"

- George Sibley

08.01.2025 16:20 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Kvalvika Beach, Lofoten, Norway

Another favorite shot from 2023 - Kvalvika Beach, Lofoten, Norway.

09.12.2024 19:23 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Lofoten, Norway Beach, mountain and flowers

Ever been to Lofoten, Norway? It's pretty awesome.

02.12.2024 18:29 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Water nerd, 2024.

25.11.2024 17:07 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0