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For many Americans, the very idea of conservation carries aclear meaning. Conservation connotes deprivation. It means doing without. It is fully rational to avoid being deprived. It makes perfectsense ...

Bill would have local governments consider Colorado water plan in decision-making Local governments in La Plata County aren’t opposed to a proposed state bill that stresses water conservation planning ...

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High-efficiency furnace sales around Portland, Ore., are hotter than anywhere in the nation. And the state credits the region's gas utility, NW Natural, with persuading customers to pay the $2,700 ...

Flight makes bats unique among mammals and confers on them the potential to cover large distances. And yet, for most of the approximately 1,400 or so species of bats, we have little information about ...