Must be all those Koch campaign donations through Oxbow to environmental activist and 'Fracking is inherently safe' Senator Mark Udall (D-Colorado) that are prompting his brother to support Clean Coal Energy and Methane Capture...
According to Scott Condon, the "unlikely source of a coal mine near Somerset" has his beloved Senator stepping back from his campaign donations scandal with Jon Corzine and taking a second look at what benies the Republicans bring to the table that he can get talked up through Randy Udall.
'That's two scandalous campaign donors for Senator Mark Udall (D-Colorado)', Mr. Condon.
Who cares? Is the message Scott Condon needs to hear from the folks today. Conservatives are for "all of the above" when it comes to energy sources. "All of the above" includes environmentally conscious.
'EcoTerror-pen' journalists are just so stuck in the past trying to wordsmith disinformation they can't see that undeniable fact.
Congratulations and a special thank you to Bill Koch.
For once again bringing a win-win to the energy (and political) table.
Nice job, Holy Cross!
Scott Condon:
"Producing power from methane offsets a substantially greater amount of greenhouse gases than production of the same amount of power from wind or solar.
“Holy Cross' methane project, with a capital cost of $5 million, will offer as much climate benefit as $500 million worth of solar,” Udall said. “In other words, it will displace nearly as much carbon as all the solar we have installed statewide to date.”
Worley said Holy Cross officials saw tremendous climate benefits from the project.
“It clearly seemed to us to be a good thing,” he said......
......Holy Cross has signed a second contract recently to fatten its portfolio of renewable energy. It has a deal to buy power produced by a biomass plant proposed in Gypsum by Eagle Valley Clean Energy LLC. The 10 megawatt plant would burn dead trees, construction material and other wood supplies to boil water and produce steam, which spins turbines that produce electricity.
The plant would create a good use for the beetle-kill trees prevalent in the Interstate 70 corridor, Worley said. It would also create up to 40 jobs at the plant while producing reliable, renewable energy, he said. The biomass plant could run 90-some percent of the time and wouldn't be subject to weather conditions, like wind and solar farms...." (Read more? Click title)
"Unapologetically pursuing and tracking patterns within the news others make since 2010."
Showing posts with label Scott Condon. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Scott Condon. Show all posts
March 5, 2012
SandBoxBlogs: Aspen Daily News "Negative reporting, negative impacts"
Have you ever assumed anything?
Ever engaged in 'just a little gossip'?
Ever held a position of power in the community? A position of trust? Ever taken a sworn oath to uphold duty?
Have you ever been a writer, an investigative reporter or columnist? Ever had the power of the media at your fingertips, either owned by another or created at your own hand?
Have a Facebook page? How about tweets, do you ever tweet 'just a little something' about what you read or hear 3rd party?
What does 'one more layer' of speculation matter? No harm, 'eventually it will work out'.
Ever had any of those kinds of thoughts?
Sure you have. You're a human being.
It's so noticeable and the topic of most conversations up and down the Roaring Fork Valley and I-70 corridor because we are one of the worst areas in the state for social abuse of others.
Yes, we are. We have an abundance of the kinds of stories like Rappaport and Condon. Don't believe it? Spend a couple months touching every single community in the state and their news sources. Do your own investigating.
Yes, we are.
Is it because we are an 'ugly people' with no conscience? Of course not. Is it because we live in an area of the state that has a higher level of material wealth, entitlement, highly intelligent professionals such as lawyers and politicians who have made their living from shrewdly calculating what others think and say? Is it because we've become so absorbed with ourselves that we don't even see decency any longer? Or is it simply logistics and the problem is a handful or two of powerful people with powerful social tools?
Could be. Maybe in part.
It's always best to take the higher road. Doing so usually gives the other person or issue exactly what they thought they wanted. Usually leads them to believe they've hit the jackpot of their own creation.
There is a world of difference between Scott Condon, who is employed by a powerful newspaper spending years targeting Glenn Rappaport with subtle flamer after subtle flamer (and) Glenn Rappaport finally stepping off to the side of that higher road with the realization that the time had come to speak to Scott Condon in a language Condon might finally hear.
A world of difference. Funny how that works when you give back to someone what that person thinks they wanted. There is no one left looking in the mirror today as Glenn's son writes in, other than Scott Condon. Very well done, Glenn.
A thank you goes out to the Aspen Daily News for being the first stop most locals make when they want their voices heard. That's an earned honor.
A special thank you goes out to Glenn's son, Nelson Harvey. For stepping off to the side of that higher road with his Dad. Well done.
"...but that’s precisely what happened. When Glenn resigned shortly thereafter, Condon’s press coverage played up complaints from some observers who thought he had acted improperly in the Rebekah Lodge case. Glenn was clean, but his name was forever sullied with the “conflict of interest” charge.
Furthermore, Condon published an article featuring concerns about the aesthetics of Glenn’s design for his proposed addition. (The design of the addition was not a part of the application.)
This set off a domino effect: The Rebekah Lodge owner scrapped the addition project, due to the negative press. Glenn lost his contract, and the town lost a pocket park. Most reporters can only dream of having this sort of impact, sinister as its effects may be.
I happen to know that Glenn resigned in 1998 for family reason — I was one of four children and step-children who had entered his life in the previous two years. Freedman’s contention, in her letter, that “ ... there is no indication that his family situation had changed,” is groundless and out of line.
Glenn Rappaport, my step-father, has been a dedicated public servant in the Roaring Fork Valley for 25 years. He has applied his energy to numerous public projects, often without compensation. His love for Basalt is unmatched, and he hopes to further serve the town as mayor. We won’t let erroneous press stand in his way." (Read the rest? Click title)
Nelson Harvey
Carbondale
"Unapologetically pursuing and tracking patterns within the news others make since 2010."
Ever engaged in 'just a little gossip'?
Ever held a position of power in the community? A position of trust? Ever taken a sworn oath to uphold duty?
Have you ever been a writer, an investigative reporter or columnist? Ever had the power of the media at your fingertips, either owned by another or created at your own hand?
Have a Facebook page? How about tweets, do you ever tweet 'just a little something' about what you read or hear 3rd party?
What does 'one more layer' of speculation matter? No harm, 'eventually it will work out'.
Ever had any of those kinds of thoughts?
Sure you have. You're a human being.
It's so noticeable and the topic of most conversations up and down the Roaring Fork Valley and I-70 corridor because we are one of the worst areas in the state for social abuse of others.
Yes, we are. We have an abundance of the kinds of stories like Rappaport and Condon. Don't believe it? Spend a couple months touching every single community in the state and their news sources. Do your own investigating.
Yes, we are.
Is it because we are an 'ugly people' with no conscience? Of course not. Is it because we live in an area of the state that has a higher level of material wealth, entitlement, highly intelligent professionals such as lawyers and politicians who have made their living from shrewdly calculating what others think and say? Is it because we've become so absorbed with ourselves that we don't even see decency any longer? Or is it simply logistics and the problem is a handful or two of powerful people with powerful social tools?
Could be. Maybe in part.
It's always best to take the higher road. Doing so usually gives the other person or issue exactly what they thought they wanted. Usually leads them to believe they've hit the jackpot of their own creation.
There is a world of difference between Scott Condon, who is employed by a powerful newspaper spending years targeting Glenn Rappaport with subtle flamer after subtle flamer (and) Glenn Rappaport finally stepping off to the side of that higher road with the realization that the time had come to speak to Scott Condon in a language Condon might finally hear.
A world of difference. Funny how that works when you give back to someone what that person thinks they wanted. There is no one left looking in the mirror today as Glenn's son writes in, other than Scott Condon. Very well done, Glenn.
A thank you goes out to the Aspen Daily News for being the first stop most locals make when they want their voices heard. That's an earned honor.
A special thank you goes out to Glenn's son, Nelson Harvey. For stepping off to the side of that higher road with his Dad. Well done.
"...but that’s precisely what happened. When Glenn resigned shortly thereafter, Condon’s press coverage played up complaints from some observers who thought he had acted improperly in the Rebekah Lodge case. Glenn was clean, but his name was forever sullied with the “conflict of interest” charge.
Furthermore, Condon published an article featuring concerns about the aesthetics of Glenn’s design for his proposed addition. (The design of the addition was not a part of the application.)
This set off a domino effect: The Rebekah Lodge owner scrapped the addition project, due to the negative press. Glenn lost his contract, and the town lost a pocket park. Most reporters can only dream of having this sort of impact, sinister as its effects may be.
I happen to know that Glenn resigned in 1998 for family reason — I was one of four children and step-children who had entered his life in the previous two years. Freedman’s contention, in her letter, that “ ... there is no indication that his family situation had changed,” is groundless and out of line.
Glenn Rappaport, my step-father, has been a dedicated public servant in the Roaring Fork Valley for 25 years. He has applied his energy to numerous public projects, often without compensation. His love for Basalt is unmatched, and he hopes to further serve the town as mayor. We won’t let erroneous press stand in his way." (Read the rest? Click title)
Nelson Harvey
Carbondale
"Unapologetically pursuing and tracking patterns within the news others make since 2010."
February 29, 2012
SandBoxBlogs: Aspen Daily News "Aspen Times biased against Glenn"
An excellent letter from Glenn Rappaport who is a Basalt Town Councilman and mayoral candidate. Again, up on the Aspen Daily News.
Goodness, local political races are sure heating up early, aren't they?
"There is ample good sense contained in the first rule of public office: “Don’t respond to people who buy ink by the gallon.” And yet Scott Condon, a prominent Aspen Times journalist, has for years deployed his ink to question my integrity and undermine my moral fiber. His latest dispatch, published last Friday, Feb. 24, does the same. I write to set the record straight.
Most of us in and around the Basalt Town Hall are well aware that Mr. Condon, the only valley writer who regularly covers Basalt politics, has had a long and close friendship with Jacque Whitsitt, my opponent in the upcoming Basalt mayoral race.
Over the decades it’s been frustrating — and rather frightening — to watch Mr. Condon cast me as the protagonist in a string of fictional scandals, then resurrect those fake scandals as official history in his ongoing coverage of Basalt politics. His latest version of this trick, published last week, revolves around my work as a consultant for the proposed Pan and Fork redevelopment project, a revitalization effort for downtown Basalt. Because of my involvement, I have recused myself from voting on the project as a member of the Basalt Town Council; this is standard procedure for public servants whose private sector work comes up for review. Yet Condon raises doubts about my potential effectiveness as mayor, and even lightly suggests I could be breaking the law.
Ultimately he comes up short, leaving observers of Basalt politics to wonder at his timing. Even if there were a scandal afoot, why didn’t he write about it four months ago, when Harry Teague and I first signed on to consult on the Pan and Fork project? Did he hold off to give Jacque Whitsitt, his friend and my opponent, a proverbial bump in the mayoral race?..." (Read more? Click title)
"Unapologetically pursuing and tracking patterns within the news others make since 2010."
Goodness, local political races are sure heating up early, aren't they?
"There is ample good sense contained in the first rule of public office: “Don’t respond to people who buy ink by the gallon.” And yet Scott Condon, a prominent Aspen Times journalist, has for years deployed his ink to question my integrity and undermine my moral fiber. His latest dispatch, published last Friday, Feb. 24, does the same. I write to set the record straight.
Most of us in and around the Basalt Town Hall are well aware that Mr. Condon, the only valley writer who regularly covers Basalt politics, has had a long and close friendship with Jacque Whitsitt, my opponent in the upcoming Basalt mayoral race.
Over the decades it’s been frustrating — and rather frightening — to watch Mr. Condon cast me as the protagonist in a string of fictional scandals, then resurrect those fake scandals as official history in his ongoing coverage of Basalt politics. His latest version of this trick, published last week, revolves around my work as a consultant for the proposed Pan and Fork redevelopment project, a revitalization effort for downtown Basalt. Because of my involvement, I have recused myself from voting on the project as a member of the Basalt Town Council; this is standard procedure for public servants whose private sector work comes up for review. Yet Condon raises doubts about my potential effectiveness as mayor, and even lightly suggests I could be breaking the law.
Ultimately he comes up short, leaving observers of Basalt politics to wonder at his timing. Even if there were a scandal afoot, why didn’t he write about it four months ago, when Harry Teague and I first signed on to consult on the Pan and Fork project? Did he hold off to give Jacque Whitsitt, his friend and my opponent, a proverbial bump in the mayoral race?..." (Read more? Click title)
"Unapologetically pursuing and tracking patterns within the news others make since 2010."
September 30, 2011
SandBox Comments: Aspen Times "Aspen Skiing Co. officially scraps system with ski pros"
This news, on a problem that has been festering in the shadows, trying to be heard for aprx. 18 years, is told very well by Scott Condon.
Up on The Aspen Times.
It is highly likely that commentators will weigh in on the subject matter, so SandBox Nanny will leave them to that.
Her comment this morning is aimed at the Times.
We notice.
We notice that this news is reported by the only print news publication the Aspen Skico and Crown Family 'allow' to speak regarding all things Skico.
Welcome back, Aspen Times.
Here's to the little guy.
Let freedom ring.
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"Truth goes through three stages. First it is ridiculed. Then violently opposed. Finally, it is accepted as self-evident."
Up on The Aspen Times.
It is highly likely that commentators will weigh in on the subject matter, so SandBox Nanny will leave them to that.
Her comment this morning is aimed at the Times.
We notice.
We notice that this news is reported by the only print news publication the Aspen Skico and Crown Family 'allow' to speak regarding all things Skico.
Welcome back, Aspen Times.
Here's to the little guy.
Let freedom ring.
(Learn more? Click title or comment to start discussion)
"Truth goes through three stages. First it is ridiculed. Then violently opposed. Finally, it is accepted as self-evident."
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