2005 News

2005 Rockies Project News Coverage

• Western Skies, KRCC – “State of the Rockies,” March 26, 2005
• Gazette – “CC to Host Forum on the Rockies,” March 30, 2005
• New West – “State of the Rockies Report Card Unveiled,” April 5, 2005
• New West – “Finding Common Ground on the Future of the West,” April 5, 2005
• New West – “Crucial Choices Around Energy Development,” April 5, 2005
• The Gazette – “State of the Rockies Reports Highlights Regional Trends,” Op-Ed by Walt Hecox, April 5, 2005
• Rocky Mountain News – “Life in Denver gets an A,” April 6, 2005
• Denver Post – “West is Saddled with 'Cowboy' Myth, Study Says,” April 6, 2005
• The Gazette – “People, Problems Flocking to Rockies: Annual CC Report Cites Urban Sprawl, Pollution,” April 6, 2005
• The Associated Press – “Second ‘State of the Rockies’ Ranks Communities’ Civic Environments,” April 6, 2005 (also run by CBS4 in Denver, April 6, 2005; Summit Daily News, Breckenridge, April 6, 2005; KOLD News 13, Tucson , AZ; News 5 KPHO, Phoenix, AZ; KVOA Tucson)
• New West – “Making the Energy Challenge Look Easy,” April 6, 2005
• Albuquerque Journal – “Albuquerque 2nd in Sprawl in Rockies Study,” April 7, 2005
• Albuquerque Journal – “SF Ranks 3rd for Regional Small-City Sprawl,” April 7, 2005
• Colorado Springs Independent – “Roadkill: Paving Paradise to Put up a Parking Lot,” April 7, 2005
• The Daily Sentinel, Grand Junction – “GJ Ranks First in Sprawl,” April 7, 2005
• The Gazette – “Report a Useful Guide to Regional Trends … and Mile-High Anxieties,” April 8, 2005
• Pueblo Chieftain – “No. 1 ranking for sprawl surprises Pueblo,” April 9, 2005
• Western Skies, KRCC – “State of the Rockies, Part I: Civic Engagement,” April 9, 2005
• Western Skies, KRCC – “State of the Rockies, Part II: Energy Policy,” April 9, 2005
• Western Skies, KRCC – “State of the Rockies, Part III: Western Mythology,” April 9, 2005
• The Gazette – “Westerners Urged to Take Charge, Chart Region’s Course,” April 10, 2005
• The Denver Post – “Road House Blues,” April 10, 2005 
• Native News, distributed by Public Radio International– “Scholars Rave about Sovereignty’s Positive Impact on Tribal Economies,” April 8, 2005. Segment from KRCC’s “Western Skies,” aired on 197 stations in Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Illinois, Kansas, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Washington, Wisconsin, Wyoming, and in Canada: Alberta and Ontario (two stations in Toronto).
• Colorado Springs Business Journal – “Getting Around in this Big Town,” April 15, 2005.
• Wyoming Public Radio – “ Wyoming Today,” interview with Walt Hecox, April 18, 2005. WPR broadcasts to two-thirds of Wyoming, including Laramie, Casper, Cheyenne, Rock Springs, Green River, Evanston, Jackson, Lander, Riverton, Cody, Powell, Rawlins, Dubois, Gillette, Sheridan, Newcastle and Torrington.