Boulderganic
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...
CU researchers propose an orbital-use tax to help clean up space
At any given point in time there are hundreds of thousands of particles of debris — approximately 6,000 tons — circulating the planet 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...
Bacteria bricks
Concrete is by far the most utilized building material around the world. But it’s also responsible for 8% of global carbon dioxide emissions, according...
Vulture lookout
They can be kind of disgusting,” Wildlife Ecologist at City of Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks Heather Swanson says with a laugh, before admitting, “I like them. They are cool...
The TV weathercasters who are shifting public opinion on the climate...
This story originally appeared in The Guardian. It is republished here as part of Boulder Weekly’s partnership with Covering Climate Now, a global collaboration...
Amendments to Boulder County’s Land Use Code approved
On Dec. 13, at a near-empty board meeting at the Boulder County Courthouse, proposed amendments to the County’s Land Use Code got the rubber...
CU prof: Don’t buy the promise of nuclear energy
A retired University of Colorado mechanical engineering professor is challenging a new documentary that espouses the virtues of nuclear power...
We’re all gonna die
If you’re keeping track at home, the current administration’s list of budget priorities ranks “the president playing golf” a few small light years ahead...
Out of sight, out of mind no more
In the last 30 years we have lost 50 percent of the world’s coral. This loss is far from arbitrary, and Chasing Coral —...
Lost in the wake
Wind doesn’t abide by state lines or other human-made boundaries. Air moves fast or slow depending on atmospheric conditions, but when its kinetic energy...
An annual tradition enables citizens to investigate what’s in their water
The City of Boulder has had its share of issues with drinking water over the last few years. Perhaps you read about elevated levels...
