If elk could talk, four of them near Aspen would have quite the story to tell their herdmates about what they experienced Friday morning.
There, each one of them was, minding its own business, when in swooped this noisy, airborne contraption, from which a net was shot its way. Before the elk knew it, it was being hobbled, blindfolded, and wrapped in a sling, to be hauled off dangling beneath a helicopter to a location where humans awaited to sedate it and give it what amounted to a quick physical in the field.
The elk was then released, still a bit dazed and confused by its experience, and began making it way back to its herd, with three of the four wearing newly placed collars on their necks.
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The Steamboat Springs School District Transportation Department is ordering a Blue Bird all-electric school bus this month. The same type of electric bus was delivered to Boulder Valley School District on Wednesday becoming the first electric school bus in Colorado. (Photo courtesy of Boulder Valley School District)
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS Some Steamboat Springs School District students taking the bus to school or activities next school year will be riding in quiet electric style.
After receiving a more than $317,000 ALT Fuels Colorado grant in January, the district will place an order within the week for an all-electric-powered, 72-passenger Blue Bird school bus, according to Casey Ungs, the district’s transportation manager.
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In August, when the $3.1 million in Berkshire Hathaway bonds that the City of Aspen holds mature, the city will not be repurchasing.
It’s not for lack of performance. The funds have done tolerably well. Rather, the Berkshire Hathaway bonds are tainted by a bad environmental record.
The city wants its $131 million in investments to reflect Aspen’s values. That most prominently means walking away from carbon.
“The City of Aspen is taking the first steps to putting our money where our mouth is,” says Mayor Torre (he goes by one name). “I anticipate a two-year process to fully divest from the investments that don’t reflect our community values. Our intention is to be fiscally responsible as we get policy in place to guide our banking and investments to meet our environmental, social, and governance expectations.”
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