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Crystal River’s wild and scenic designation up in the air

August 17, 2022 News & Media No Comments

Original Post ➡️ Mt. Sopris towers over the Crystal River Valley and the Crystal River confluence with Avalanche Creek. A group is seeking protection of the upper river, including this stretch, with the wild and scenic designation. Molly Briggs/Aspen Daily News After wrapping around Mt. Sopris and buzzing past Redstone toward Marble, the full majesty of ...

Poll: Arizonans want to ban uranium mining near the Grand Canyon

August 17, 2022 News & Media No Comments

Original Post ➡️ Protecting the state’s water supply appears to be a top priority among likely voters. Bruce Gordon, EcoFlight A new poll of likely voters in Arizona signals strong, bipartisan support for a permanent ban on new uranium mining near the Grand Canyon – and hope for the passage of the Grand Canyon Protection Act, ...

Carbon capture rate overstated – IEEFA

August 17, 2022 News & Media No Comments

Original Post ➡️ The life cycle emissions of carbon capture and storage projects are being under-reported, according to new research from think tank IEEFA. The efficacy of industrial carbon capture technology is being overstated, according to new research from US think tank the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA). Analysing the life cycle emissions of ...

Filling Lake Powell to maximize recreation benefits would require biggest water cuts in history, pro-reservoir group says in new report

August 15, 2022 News & Media No Comments

Original Post ➡️ (Ecoflight) An aerial view of Bullfrog Bay on Lake Powell, Thursday, April 14, 2022. As water managers across the Colorado River basin are scrambling to slow the declining levels in Lake Powell and Lake Mead, a coalition of groups that supports motorized recreation on the reservoir are calling for even deeper water ...

Access and Advocacy: Flying over Palavayu (the Little Colorado River)

August 15, 2022 News & Media No Comments

Original Post ➡️ This blog is co-written by Troy Honahnie, Jr., Hopi consultant, and Rachel Ellis, American Rivers Palavayu (The Little Colorado River) | Photo courtesy of EcoFlight For two early mornings in Spring, Hopi leaders, elders, and advocates joined with EcoFlight, American Rivers, and the Grand Canyon Trust to fly over Palavayu, or the Little Colorado ...

Laura Pritchett: Over the Gunnison Valley, airplanes and acronyms converged

August 7, 2022 News & Media No Comments

Original Post ➡️ The aptly named Ruby Range photographed during an EcoFlight over the Gunnison Valley on July 24, 2022. The Ruby Range, located northwest of Crested Butte, Colorado, forms the eastern boundary of the Raggeds Wilderness. The Rubies would be protected under the GORP (Gunnison Outdoor Resources Protection Act) proposal. (Dean Krakel, Special to ...

AZYEP Takes to the Sky: Students Fly with EcoFlight and AYC

August 5, 2022 News & Media No Comments

Original Post ➡️ Listen – 31:01 Student interns from the Andy Zanca Youth Empowerment Program partnered with EcoFlight and the Aspen Youth Center to fly over the Roaring Fork and Crystal River valleys. They learned about the importance of these waterways and conservation strategies. Come along with us on the flight, hear student interviews, and ...

Flights over Great Salt Lake highlight need for action

August 5, 2022 News & Media No Comments

Original Post ➡️ SALT LAKE CITY — It’s no secret that the Great Salt Lake is shrinking at an alarming rate, hitting yet another historic low in July, but a nonprofit is taking flight to provide the public with an aerial view of what is at risk. READ: Great Salt Lake drops to a new historic low EcoFlight believes that ...

Potential loss of hydropower at Lake Powell is not the biggest worry, according to new report

August 3, 2022 News & Media No Comments

Original Post ➡️ (Ecoflight) An aerial view of the Glen Canyon Dam at Lake Powell, Thursday, April 14, 2022.By Zak Podmore | Aug. 3, 2022, 11:21 a.m.| Updated: 2:08 p.m. After a modest rise in June, the water level in Lake Powell is on its way back down. The Bureau of Reclamation forecasts indicate it’s possible that Lake ...

Boundaries fade into wholeness

July 27, 2022 News & Media No Comments

Original Post ➡️ Nature Writing MFA students take to the skies with EcoFlight Listen – 3:41 A small aircraft flew low over the Gunnison Valley early Sunday morning. The engines drowned out the sound of pencils scribbling, as students in the Western Colorado University Nature Writing MFA program jotted down notes. The trip was facilitated ...

Crystal River’s wild and scenic designation up in the air

Poll: Arizonans want to ban uranium mining near the Grand Canyon

Carbon capture rate overstated – IEEFA

Filling Lake Powell to maximize recreation benefits would require biggest water cuts in history, pro-reservoir group says in new report

Access and Advocacy: Flying over Palavayu (the Little Colorado River)

Laura Pritchett: Over the Gunnison Valley, airplanes and acronyms converged

AZYEP Takes to the Sky: Students Fly with EcoFlight and AYC

Flights over Great Salt Lake highlight need for action

Potential loss of hydropower at Lake Powell is not the biggest worry, according to new report

Boundaries fade into wholeness

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