1) Tri-State is in a difficult financial position. They are $3.5B in debt because they reinvested in coal when they should have looked at more economical options. 3) They have lost 30% of their ...

In recent years, California and Arizona cut back their use dramatically. However, a recent paper by water journalist and ...

Barbara Day recently criticized me, Lyle McKnight, for speaking out about La Plata Electric Association’s lack of transparency – suggesting I am a “hypocrite” because I serve on the Durango Fire ...

Roughly 25 years ago, I attended my first LPEA annual meeting, and the keynote speaker from Tri-State gave a talk titled, “The Myth of Renewable Energy.” He mainly spoke about how bad renewables are, ...

I am a long-time library user in big cities and small towns. I’ve met all kinds of interesting people and developed long-time friendships with librarians. The help they provide in understanding the ...

Plutonium 239 – a manmade element named for Pluto, the Roman god of Hell – remains lethal beyond its half-life of 24,000 years. A single particle in body tissue will cause cancer, and its genetic ...

Mark Pearson paints a feel-good picture of LPEA’s future but glosses over the serious risks facing our cooperative. Yes, LPEA is leaving Tri-State. But at what cost? Members are now on the hook for a ...

Lyle McKnight claims to be concerned with the “lack of transparency” from LPEA – it’s one of the main reasons he’s running for the board seat in District 4 as “The Voice of the Working Man.” However, ...

The rush to renewable energy is raising utility bills across Colorado – and government subsidies are hiding the real cost. This transition is being driven by political mandates and taxpayer-funded ...

When conditions for astronauts are not right, the flight is another day. Not so for jockeys and horses running on mud during The Kentucky Derby on May 3. At the end of the race, pictures showed horses ...