Eco-Briefs

The U.S. Green Building Council has announced the top 10 states for new Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certifications in 2012, and Colorado landed third on the per-capita list...

As the world’s glaciers melt, the runoff contributes as much to sea rise as melting ice sheets, according to a study led by Clark University in Worcester, Mass., and the University of Colorado Boulder...

REPORT FINDS 50 PERCENT DECLINE IN GLOBAL MARINE LIFE SINCE 1970...

Biodiversity has become an increasingly important topic among scientists studying infectious disease, but can be tricky to test because of the complexity of ecosystems...

COLORADO RANKS EIGHTH NATIONWIDE FOR SOLAR CAPACITY...

A field study conducted by researchers from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the University of California San Diego (UCSD) shows that dust and microorganisms help spur precipitation, which California counts on for its water supply. The ...

ACCELERATED WARMING IN HIGH MOUNTAIN REGIONS HAS GLOBAL IMPLICATIONS...

MONUMENTAL MESSAGING...

EARTHQUAKES ON THE RISE...

Gasland’s Josh Fox requests meeting with Obama administration...

FUEL EFFICIENCY IN VEHICLES CONTINUING SLOW INCREASE...

THE RIGHT TO BE A RIVER...