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The Lake Christine fire has grown to 2,377 acres with zero percent containment as of 4:45 p.m. Wednesday. The blaze has triggered 500 home evacuations and continues to threaten power lines feeding electricity to the Roaring Fork Valley, authorities say. The Eagle County Sheriff’s Office has encouraged residents of the area to prepare for a 72-hour power outage. So far, Eagle County Sheriff’s Office reports there have been no structures burned and no injuries. “The Lake Christine Fire is a high-priority fire in the state of Colorado (because of) the values at risk and the power infrastructure located nearby,” said Chief Scott Thompson, incident commander. The numerous power lines above Lake Christine State Wildlife Area are making the firefighting effort at the #LakeChristineFire extremely difficult. Fire sheered off some poles. Ground crews cannot work beneath them for safety reasons. The lines make air and slurry drops tough. pic.twitter.com/FRvVfSm77m — Scott … [Read more...] about Lake Christine fire grows to 2,377 acres, threatens to knock out power lines to Roaring Fork Valley

The next Assistant Secretary of State for Energy Resources will assume the office at a pivotal time both in terms of U.S. energy security and global economic statecraft. The role has no rulebook, training program, or safety net — but it is critical for America and free nations around the world that our next “energy diplomat” succeed. The State Department is the foundation of America’s security apparatus, and energy diplomacy is — at its core — a matter of national security. Throughout history, nations have sought to coerce rivals by restricting or controlling critical resources. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger understood this lesson well. In response to the 1970s oil embargo, he co-founded the International Energy Agency in order to provide a countermeasure against the “oil weapon.” Today, America’s private sector-led energy abundance offers countries an alternative to Russian energy dependence and a buffer against countries like Iran that use oil sales to fund terrorism. … [Read more...] about America’s next ‘energy diplomat’ must thread a difficult needle

Xcel Energy is reporting that over 7,000 customers have been impacted by Friday’s snowstorm . There are over 350 outages in total, worse in areas where it snowed more . As of 9 a.m. nearly 5,000 customers were still without power. The most major of these outages was affecting 2,831 customers in Evergreen and Kittredge. Crews are still assessing the damage and it is unknown when power could be fully restored. Over 2,000 of the customers impacted have had power restored. Denver has several outages affecting over 50 customers, mainly centered around Capitol Hill due to downed trees taking power lines with them. There are nearly 500 without power in Wheat Ridge and another 500 in Lakewood. Other clustered areas with large loss of power are near highway 285 and Santa Fe Drive and parts of Lakewood, Englewood and Cherry Creek. So, yeah the snow is pretty heavy. pic.twitter.com/BbthVDqErC — Joe Rubino (@RubinoJC) April 16, 2021 Policies Report an … [Read more...] about Over 7,000 without power in the Denver metro after spring snow

South Korean President Moon Jae-in ordered officials on Wednesday to explore filing an international court injunction against Japan over its decision to release 1.25 million tons of contaminated water from the destroyed Fukushima nuclear power plant into the Pacific Ocean. “In an internal meeting, Moon ordered his government to ‘proactively consider’ bringing the matter to the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea,” presidential spokesman Kang Min-seok told reporters at a press briefing on April 14. “The [South Korean] office of the secretary for legal affairs has begun a review of various options, which include a formal request for the tribunal to take a provisional measure first, similar to a ‘court injunction,’ against Japan’s move,” Kang said. Japan on April 13 approved plans to release over one million tons of contaminated water from Fukushima into the Pacific Ocean starting in 2023. The massive amount of water was used to cool some of the plant’s nuclear … [Read more...] about South Korea Considers International Court Lawsuit Against Japan over Radioactive Water

Jump to section: Spring Creek | 416 | High Chateau | Weston Pass | Burro | Lake Christine | Wildfires Map Powerful, erratic winds continue to push the week-old Spring Creek wildfire through heavy forests and grasslands in south-central Colorado. The fire has destroyed at least 104 homes in its path. Spring Creek fire The fire has grown to 94,125 acres, making it the third-largest wildfire in state history. It has destroyed at least 104 residences and is only 5 percent contained. A pre-evacuation order was issued Wednesday for all residents in the area south of the Huerfano-Las Animas County line south to Las Animas County Road 42 and east to Las Animas County Road 21.7 and west to Colorado 12. Existing evacuee orders remain in place because of the fast-moving fire. Temperatures in the upper 80s and dry conditions continue to be a major problem. Wind gusts up to 25 mph and humidity between 8 and 11 percent were also challenging. Firefighters working in the … [Read more...] about Colorado wildfire update: Spring Creek fire devours another 15,000 acres, more on five others