Eco-Briefs
Drought lessons from Colorado
In March 2016, the Obama administration released another piece of its plan to mitigate the impacts of climate change. The Long-term Drought Resilience Plan...
Rally to protest dolphin hunting Aug. 31
In 2009, the documentary The Cove released onto the world the story of a small town in Japan where dolphins were being herded into a shallow, hidden cove to be hunted and captured. The film won an Academy Award and acclaim at Sundance. But this year, on Sept. 1, the ...
Obama proposes oil tax to fund clean transit; FDA finds three-parent...
Obama proposes oil tax to fund clean transit
In the first week of February, President Barack Obama announced a $10-per-barrel tax on oil imports as...
Eco-briefs | City offers events on water and weeds
The City of Boulder is holding two events on May 18 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the East Boulder Community Center, 5660 Sioux Drive, to cover some summer concerns: water restrictions and a noxious weed eradication program...
Banning uranium mining; Dropping grid-use fee
Colorado rally adds to voices calling to ban uranium mining in the Grand Canyon
On Aug. 23 in Fort Collins, environmentalists from Environment Colorado joined...
Eco-briefs | New University of Colorado study shows biodiversity protects against...
Biodiversity has become an increasingly important topic among scientists studying infectious disease, but can be tricky to test because of the complexity of ecosystems...
Eco-briefs | Boulder engineer competing for grant to jumpstart water reserve...
There are only five finalists left from a field of thousands of competitors in the GQ and Ketel One “A Gentleman’s Call” competition, which is handing out $100,000 to the winning business concept. Tom Rachlin, a 27-year-old engineer from Boulder, is one of the ...
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EXXON VALDEZ RESPONSIBLE FOR CONTINUED COLLAPSE OF ALASKAN FISHERIES, STUDY SUGGESTS...
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RESEARCHERS TAKE A STEP FORWARD IN THE QUEST TO CREATE A USABLE, HIGH ENERGY BIO-FUEL...