Oil Shale Feasibility
The federal government recently finalized rules allowing commercial oil shale development in Colorado, Utah and Wyoming … but energy companies are still running tests to determine whether such development is feasible. KRCC’s Eryn Gable recently visited northwest Colorado and has more on the uncertainty and technological hurdles facing this alternative source of energy.
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Governor Bill Ritter briefed reporters at the state capitol after returning from what he says was a successful ten day economic development trip to Asia. Ritter met with business leaders from China and Japan to promote the state as a renewable energy research hub and lobby for a non-stop flight from Denver to Tokyo. Bente Birkeland reports from Denver.
One of Colorado’s newest members of Congress spent last week in Washington. Betsy Markey came to look for an apartment and staffers, and to lobby for a seat on congressional committees. It is all part of orientation for freshman lawmakers on Capitol Hill. Sara Sciammacco has more on how she made out and what’s next.
Creating jobs in rural Colorado, improving the state’s infrastructure and strengthening small businesses are some of the goals of the state’s new job creation committee. The ten member committee held it’s first meeting on Monday and plans to make recommendations when the legislative session begins in January. Bente Birkeland reports from Denver. 
Located on the northern border of Pakistan, K2 is the second-highest mountain on Earth as well as the second deadliest; for every four people who reach the summit, one dies trying. Veteran climber Don Bowie is one of those lucky four, having summited K2 on a 2007 expedition that he’s documented in his multimedia presentation The Savage Mountain, which he’ll show at Colorado College this evening. KRCC’s Aaron Retka spoke with Bowie, who explained what makes the mountain so much more dangerous than other peaks.