Eco-Briefs

Eco-briefs | Xcel Energy: Turn dead trees into a power source

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XCEL ENERGY: TURN DEAD TREES INTO A POWER SOURCE...

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CRUDE OIL IN GULF COULD CONTINUE TO CRIPPLE THE REGION’S WILDLIFE...

Battle cry issued from 180,000 opponents of Pebble Mine

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BATTLE CRY ISSUED FROM 180,000 OPPONENTS OF PEBBLE MINE...

A little extinction is OK

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This week’s quote … make that quotes...

Eco-briefs | Boulder engineer competing for grant to jumpstart water reserve...

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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 ...

Obama declares state of emergency in Flint Water crisis; Colorado...

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Obama declares state of emergency in Flint Water crisis President Obama declared a state of emergency last week in response to the ongoing water crisis...

Eco-briefs | Week of September 26, 2013

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Sage grouse under Endangered Species Act review...

Poor water grade

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A report released by Izaak Walton League of America (IWLA) found that with outdated records and a lack of monitoring stations, Colorado, as well...

Eco-briefs | Greenland´s ice cores may map future warming

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A study released by a team of international scientists indicates that Greenland’s ice core layers, which date back 100,000 years, may shed light on the future of global warming...

Bomb-sniffing spinach; Religious leaders and the environment

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Tapping into chemical pathways According to a study in the journal Nature Materials, scientists have nanoengineered a spinach plant that is able to detect the...

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Katharine Hayhoe is an anomaly in the science world. She is an atmospheric scientist who studies climate change and its effect on humans and the natural environment, and she is also a conservative Christian. Hayhoe is coming to Boulder on a campaign to bridge the gap...

Eco-briefs | Breweries unite with nonprofit to promote awareness of water...

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The Natural Resource Defense Council (NRDC), a nonprofit environmental advocacy group, is joining forces with more than 20 craft breweries to campaign for clean water...