Spencer Penrose: Pioneer, Philanthropist
Spencer “Speck” Penrose was born on November 2, 1865, as the fifth of seven sons of a prominent Philadelphia family. The Penrose men attended Harvard University. Brothers Boies, Charles, and Richard graduated from there with high honors. Unlike them, Spencer graduated from Harvard at the bottom of his class. While at Harvard, he had a boating accident, and lost an eye. He bought two glass eyes. One had red streaks painted on it to simulate a blood-shot eye and matched his good eye in the morning. The other glass eye was clear, and he used it in the evening,
After Harvard, Spencer Penrose migrated to Las Cruces, New Mexico. He established several businesses, selling each for enough to cut his losses and try his next venture. In Utah, he dabbled in copper mining. In 1892 his brother, Richard, who had become a successful geologist, and a Philadelphia friend, Charles L. Tutt wrote to Speck about a potential gold rush in Cripple Creek, Colorado.
In the Cripple Creek mining district Penrose and Tutt bought part interest in the C.O.D. (Cash On Delivery) which turned out to be one of Cripple Creek's more successful mines. They sold their share of the C.O.D. mine and invested in a copper operation that the other mining men said would not produce enough copper to pay for the expense of extracting it. Richard Penrose came up with a new method of extracting copper from the ore and Speck made his millions. (It is nice to have a geologist in the family.)
William Jackson Palmer, had the Antlers Hotel rebuilt in 1901 after a fire in Colorado Springs. After a honeymoon trip in Europe, Penrose had ideas about what a hotel should be. Speck reportedly wanted to buy the Antlers, but Palmer wouldn't sell. For $90,000, Penrose purchased a site outside the boundaries of the city, to avoid Colorado Springs' alcohol-free ordinance. He had the Broadmoor Hotel built for three million dollars. He used the architect firm which designed New York's Grand Central Station. The Broadmoor remains one of the most luxurious hotels in the West.
When Hollywood was making the movie True Grit in western Colorado, John Wayne stayed at the Broadmoor. You don't need a better recommendation than that.
Many charities and charity institutions in Colorado Springs and as far away as the University of Denver have benefited from the generosity of Spencer "Speck" Penrose and his wife Julie.
Only in Washington
Despite the Corona virus outbreak, the administration speeds up wall building on the Mexican border.
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) wants to allow more fine-particulate air pollution even though it appears to be a key contributor to mortality from COVID-19.
Environmental organizations challenge the EPA's plan to allow dirty industrial plants to pollute communities during startups, slowdowns, and plant malfunctions.
The EPA has announced a freeze on enforcing environmental regulations. Their excuse to abdicate responsibility for being the nation's environmental police is the agency put antiquated dirty factories, power plants, etc.and other polluters in charge of determining whether they believe the corona virus will prevent them from meeting legal requirements. Polluters are to police themselves.
EPA will announce in the next few days that the agency will loosen controls on methane. Fire powered power plants will be allowed to release more toxic gases. More industrial soot will be released into the air. EPA officials say less strict methane rules will allow the gas and oil industry to free of "crippling regulations."
Former EPA bosses who served under Democratic and Republican administrations have stated that the Environmental Protection Agency should renounce political influence in setting environment friendly regulations. The Environmental Protection Network is a bipartisan group of more than 500 former EPA employees and senior managers who said regardless of the results of the coming election the agency needs to change it's path to a more protective status for the environment. The former heads' statement said they are "concerned about the current state of affairs at EPA."
But Not Seriously
The EPA charges companies for illegal air pollution. It's a mist-demeanor.
I watched a documentary on oil pollution from leaking ships. It was pretty slick.
The seas are being polluted by fish pooping in the water, those Bass Turds.
Spencer “Speck” Penrose was born on November 2, 1865, as the fifth of seven sons of a prominent Philadelphia family. The Penrose men attended Harvard University. Brothers Boies, Charles, and Richard graduated from there with high honors. Unlike them, Spencer graduated from Harvard at the bottom of his class. While at Harvard, he had a boating accident, and lost an eye. He bought two glass eyes. One had red streaks painted on it to simulate a blood-shot eye and matched his good eye in the morning. The other glass eye was clear, and he used it in the evening,
After Harvard, Spencer Penrose migrated to Las Cruces, New Mexico. He established several businesses, selling each for enough to cut his losses and try his next venture. In Utah, he dabbled in copper mining. In 1892 his brother, Richard, who had become a successful geologist, and a Philadelphia friend, Charles L. Tutt wrote to Speck about a potential gold rush in Cripple Creek, Colorado.
In the Cripple Creek mining district Penrose and Tutt bought part interest in the C.O.D. (Cash On Delivery) which turned out to be one of Cripple Creek's more successful mines. They sold their share of the C.O.D. mine and invested in a copper operation that the other mining men said would not produce enough copper to pay for the expense of extracting it. Richard Penrose came up with a new method of extracting copper from the ore and Speck made his millions. (It is nice to have a geologist in the family.)
William Jackson Palmer, had the Antlers Hotel rebuilt in 1901 after a fire in Colorado Springs. After a honeymoon trip in Europe, Penrose had ideas about what a hotel should be. Speck reportedly wanted to buy the Antlers, but Palmer wouldn't sell. For $90,000, Penrose purchased a site outside the boundaries of the city, to avoid Colorado Springs' alcohol-free ordinance. He had the Broadmoor Hotel built for three million dollars. He used the architect firm which designed New York's Grand Central Station. The Broadmoor remains one of the most luxurious hotels in the West.
When Hollywood was making the movie True Grit in western Colorado, John Wayne stayed at the Broadmoor. You don't need a better recommendation than that.
Many charities and charity institutions in Colorado Springs and as far away as the University of Denver have benefited from the generosity of Spencer "Speck" Penrose and his wife Julie.
Only in Washington
Despite the Corona virus outbreak, the administration speeds up wall building on the Mexican border.
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) wants to allow more fine-particulate air pollution even though it appears to be a key contributor to mortality from COVID-19.
Environmental organizations challenge the EPA's plan to allow dirty industrial plants to pollute communities during startups, slowdowns, and plant malfunctions.
The EPA has announced a freeze on enforcing environmental regulations. Their excuse to abdicate responsibility for being the nation's environmental police is the agency put antiquated dirty factories, power plants, etc.and other polluters in charge of determining whether they believe the corona virus will prevent them from meeting legal requirements. Polluters are to police themselves.
EPA will announce in the next few days that the agency will loosen controls on methane. Fire powered power plants will be allowed to release more toxic gases. More industrial soot will be released into the air. EPA officials say less strict methane rules will allow the gas and oil industry to free of "crippling regulations."
Former EPA bosses who served under Democratic and Republican administrations have stated that the Environmental Protection Agency should renounce political influence in setting environment friendly regulations. The Environmental Protection Network is a bipartisan group of more than 500 former EPA employees and senior managers who said regardless of the results of the coming election the agency needs to change it's path to a more protective status for the environment. The former heads' statement said they are "concerned about the current state of affairs at EPA."
But Not Seriously
The EPA charges companies for illegal air pollution. It's a mist-demeanor.
I watched a documentary on oil pollution from leaking ships. It was pretty slick.
The seas are being polluted by fish pooping in the water, those Bass Turds.