Save The Arkansas River: Tom Wiens Call To Action


Gov. Ritter reacts to Commissioners' continuing frustrations
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Save The Arkansas River on 06 April, 2008
 
Full text of April 4 letter to Chairman Hickman addressing the Lake County
Commissioners' "concern that Colorado is not doing its part."

Point-Counterpoint: CDPHE and BOCC lock horns over funding
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Save The Arkansas River on 02 April, 2008
 
The state agency wants to block funding for emergency drilling and the Lake
County commissioners examine the reasons one-by-one in this letter dated April
3, 2008.

Hickman blasts CDPHE
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Save The Arkansas River on 31 March, 2008
 
Cites "continued lack of active contribution by the Colorado Dept of Public
Health & Environment to fix the mine pool problem in the Lake County mining
district."

March 22: World Water Day
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Save The Arkansas River on 18 March, 2008
 
Gabrielle Louise performs at The D Note in Arvada, and we release the complete
videotapes of the Leadville Emergency Declaration Meeting held February 13,
2008.

Cadmium poisoning can be lethal
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Save The Arkansas River on 09 March, 2008
 
The cadmium in Leadville's mine water may poison the liver and kidneys, and
weaken bones to the point where body weight alone causes a fracture.

Agencies confused over authority on mine drain solutions
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Save The Arkansas River on 06 March, 2008
 
Lake County commissioners are still looking for a long-term fix to what they
deemed an emergency three weeks ago, while pumped water now shows high levels of
heavy metals.

Download "Save The Arkansas"
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Save The Arkansas River on 28 February, 2008
 
Free music download available here - New song by Colorado singer Gabrielle
Louise warns Bush and Congress of Leadville disaster.

County Commissioners blast CDPHE
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Save The Arkansas River on 29 February, 2008
 
Commissioners claim the Colorado Dept of Public Health and Environment is
stalling Parkville Water District efforts to solve the Leadville problem.

In Concert: "Save The Arkansas"
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Save The Arkansas River on 21 February, 2008
 
Colorado singer Gabrielle Louise performed her new single, "Save The Arkansas,"
at the Guy Clark Swallow Hill concert in Denver, Saturday night.

Wiens posts agency commitments
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Save The Arkansas River on 24 February, 2008
 
The following is a summary of the commitments made by EPA, BOR, CDPHE, FEMA at
the Allard/Wiens meeting held on February 21 in Denver: