Your Questions About Wind Turbines Colorado
Daniel asks…
What part of Colorado is best to live in?
I need help finding the best area to raise a biracial family in Colorado. I would like a town that is reasonable and has little crime and good job opportunities. I am African American and my husband is hispanic. Thanks!
admin answers:
If your husband is of hispanic heritage, I would reccomend Pueblo. The population was close to 45% Hispanic at the time of the 2000 Census, and has likely grown to 55-60% over the last decade.
Jobs in Pueblo, however, are hard to come by right now as they are everywhere. There is a new plant, “Vestas,” a manufacturer of wind turbines that is being built south of town and scheduled to open later this year, but they have had close to 10,000 people apply for only 500 jobs.
One thing you have to be aware of in Pueblo are high-crime areas. I would strongly reccomend staying away from the Bessemer area, as well as certain parts of the East Side and West Side.
There are several neighborhoods in which you will be able to find decent housing at an affordable price, such as Belmont on the city’s northeast side, and several areas on the north and south sides of town.
Pueblo West (another town about 10 miles west of Pueblo proper), University Park, also on the city’s northeast side, and the Regency, Southpointe, and El Camino/Ventana areas on the south side of town are low-crime areas, with very nice, but very expensive housing.
Pueblo has an average school system, I can’t really tell you which elementary schools are the best, but i can tell you about the middle and high schools.
Good middle Schools: Heaton, Roncalli, and all Pueblo West middle schools
Average: Pitts, Freed
Bad: Risley
-There is also one Magnet School on the city’s south side.
Good High Schools: South, Centennial, Pueblo West
Average: Pueblo County
Bad: East, Central
Hope this helps.
Susan asks…
Can anyone shed light on the Colorado oil shale situation?
Will the extraction EVER begin? Once in a while this story pops up about the Rocky Mountain oil shale. I’ve searched for info but I usually only find adds for investment ops. I have no interest in investing, but am very excited about the prospect of the US becoming the dominant oil power. Is this ever going to happen, or are we too concerned with the already doomed environment to do any more drilling? Any info with a source would greatly appreciated
admin answers:
While I’ve only seen the investment ads – this is my take on the situation. The US has HUGE natural resources that aren’t depleted – coal, oil shale and oil. However the environmental groups and townships block exploration and extraction of resources. (Not in my backyard – as the mantra goes). The technology for burning oil shale is not 100% completed yet – the process needs to be refined anyways as it takes alot of heat to refine it . The country basically needs a disaster so spectacular to consider doing any major projects that can have environmental impact (hance not drilling for oil, or even setting up electric generated wind turbines off the coast of Mass.) Sorry I can’t give sources. Check out wikipedia on it.
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