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• UCCS goes global

  August 24, 2011 7:26 PM

  The University of Colorado at Colorado Springs is taking big steps in getting students ready to work in a global market place. The school was recently awarded the At Home in the World Initiative from American Council on Education. The program was created to promote diversity in education and... more »

• Air Force Space Command defends GPS

  September 24, 2010 9:56 AM

  The Air Force says a government report raising questions about the Global Positioning System is "overly pessimistic." The report from the investigative arm of Congress says the Air Force faces obstacles in launching next-generation GPS satellites. The Government Accountability Office report says the most recent GPS satellite was almost... more »

• Old Farmer's Almanac: Global cooling to continue

  September 8, 2010 8:32 AM

  The "Old Farmer's Almanac" is predicting that most of the country will see a colder-than-usual winter while summer and spring will be relatively cool and dry. The 2011 issue of the almanac was released Tuesday. It maintains its long-term prediction that the Earth is going through a gradual cooling... more »

• Economic bright spot: Colorado ag exports increase

  August 26, 2010 8:40 AM

  Colorado officials say the state's agricultural exports through the first half of the year are up 27 percent from the same period last year, to $508.9 million. Colorado exports of meat, hides and skins, animal products such as milk, eggs and honey, miscellaneous food and miscellaneous grains, seeds and... more »

• Senators: Obama wants tax on carbon emissions

  June 29, 2010 1:18 PM

  WASHINGTON (AP) - Senators say President Barack Obama is insisting that any energy legislation put a price on carbon emissions - something many Republicans call an energy tax they can't accept. Sens. John Kerry and Joe Lieberman told reporters after meeting with the president Tuesday that Obama was clear... more »

• Actor Danny Glover to speak tonight

  March 15, 2010 4:51 PM

  Actor and activist Danny Glover will speak in Pueblo tonight, at an event hosted by CSU-Pueblo. Probably best known for his role in the Lethal Weapon movies, he has been a mainstay in Hollywood since a bit part in Escape from Alcatraz in 1979. He's also known as a... more »

• Honda adds 437,000 cars to global air bag recall

  February 10, 2010 9:24 AM

  A recall over air bags that started with a few thousand vehicles 15 months ago has ballooned to include nearly 1 million Hondas. The Japanese automaker says it has taken more than a year to expand the recall because the company "had to do many tests." Honda will replace the... more »

• Biggest economies try again to strike climate deal

  October 18, 2009 6:55 AM

  Money is the key as representatives of the world's 17 biggest and most polluting nations gather in London Sunday to search for a breakthrough on financing efforts to combat global warming. Pressure has been mounting for the United States to finalize its position before a decisive December conference in Denmark... more »

• Alarming' melt of glaciers in Indian Kashmir

  October 13, 2009 2:26 PM

  Indian Kashmir's glaciers are melting fast because of rising temperatures, threatening the water supply of millions of people in the Himalayan region, a new study by Indian scientists says. The study by Kashmir University's geology and geophysics department blamed the effect on climate change, and said it endangered the... more »

• Obama: leaders united, confident after bringing economy out of crisis

  September 26, 2009 7:46 AM

  President Barack Obama says world leaders are "confident and united" as they forge ahead with efforts to fix a malfunctioning global economic system and head off future financial meltdowns. At the conclusion of a two-day summit of the world's 20 top economies in Pittsburgh, Obama says the actions the leaders... more »

• Blair touts 10 million jobs from climate action

  September 21, 2009 8:31 AM

  Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair says he hopes to break the "deadlock" in global climate talks with his new report. Blair heads up a climate initiative. The report presents evidence that 10 million jobs could be created by 2020, if developing nations agree to big cuts in greenhouse gases.... more »

• Father of 'green' revolution dies at 95

  September 14, 2009 11:22 AM

  Agricultural scientist Norman Borlaug, the father of the "green revolution" who won the Nobel Peace Prize for his role in combating world hunger and saving hundreds of millions of lives, died Saturday in Texas, a Texas A&M University spokeswoman said. He was 95. Borlaug died just before 11 p.m.... more »

• UK: Global deal on climate change may not happen

  September 8, 2009 10:25 AM

  Britain's Foreign Secretary says there is danger a United Nations conference in December won't strike a global deal on climate change. David Miliband said Tuesday the complexity of negotiations and disputes between industrialized and developing nations leave prospects for a deal "in the balance." He said they threaten to sink... more »

• Study: Terrorists shifting to softer targets

  September 8, 2009 9:49 AM

  Bombing hotels abroad is becoming more attractive to terrorists -- because it's easier. As military and government targets get harder to hit, the global intelligence company STRATFOR says terrorists are content to strike hotels and other soft targets instead. STRATFOR says the number of attacks on hotels has more than... more »

• G-20 pledge continued economic stimulus

  September 5, 2009 11:47 AM

  The Group of 20 rich and developing countries have pledged to carry on with measures to boost the global economy, despite signs of a fledging recovery. At the end of a meeting here Saturday, G-20 finance officials also promised a crackdown on bankers' pay and committed to giving developing countries... more »