Boulderganic
The future is (hopefully) green
Once a day for one minute, the automatic irrigation system threaded through Peloton West condominiums’s new succulent wall whirs to life. Plants on the...
Boulder by the sea
Despite being an entirely landlocked state, Colorado is home to the sixth largest population of certified scuba divers in the U.S. This may be...
One person’s trash, another’s craft supplies
If you take the gear off your bike and hold it up to the light, you may be taken aback by the beauty of...
Paving the way for electric vehicles in Boulder, and across the...
Public opinion polls tend to show Americans overwhelmingly think electric vehicles (EVs) are better for the environment. A new study, led by the U.K....
Meet the recycling queen
Marjie Griek came to Colorado for the first time when she was 15 years old. It was the ’70s, and the recycling movement in...
What has become of the American farm?
Eating Animals is not out to tell you to become a vegetarian. Instead, the new documentary, directed by Christopher Quinn and produced by Natalie...
50 years of wild and scenic rivers
The river had dropped two feet in as many days prior to our excursion, our guide told us. But the water in the Cache...
Scientific mystery: Who is still producing this ozone- destroying chemical?
On May 16, scientists from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) in Boulder published a study in the scientific journal Nature that points...
Enter: The Boulder-born laser methane comb
When it comes to the oil and gas industry, business practices and environmental sustainability are often at odds with each other.
But a team of...
Between art and destruction
In 2010, the Fourmile Canyon fire raged through Boulder County, leaving more than 160 destroyed homes and almost 6,200 charred acres in its wake....
Growing roots
It’s a cold day in late April, blustery and damp, so the farmers at DeLaney Community Farm in Aurora are bundled up. It’s the...
Scientific wonderland
On July 14, 2015, the interplanetary space probe known as New Horizons flew past Pluto and gave humans the first up-close view of the...
