Purgatory’s plan to open Chair 8 and 95 percent of its terrain this Sat., Dec. 15

The decision to scrap two coal-fired power plants in coal-rich Wyoming based on “the nation’s changing attitude”
The Durango and Ignacio school districts retrofitting 26 school buses and cutting emissions in half
Big oil rearing its ugly head last week when the U.S. Senate struck down what would have been landmark clean-energy legislation
Ever-expanding potholes giving Durango’s Florida Road a distinctly Third World flavor
The mystery behind the destruction of the Central Intelligence Agency’s torture tapes and a suspicious trail leading to the White House