Boulderganic
Photographer James Balog captures glaciers, before they’re gone
For almost 15 years, James Balog has dedicated his time to photographing glaciers. He’s chronicled major change — common occurrences like miles of retreating...
BPA in canned foods; Zika in U.S.
BPA found in linings of canned foods
A new report released March 30 finds Bisphenol A (BPA) in the linings of two-thirds of America’s canned...
New Colorado wilderness held hostage in partisan congressional gridlock
After the budget battles of the last few years, it’s clear that Congress is fiscally dysfunctional, but our elected lawmakers also face challenges in other areas — including finding the political will to support public land preservation bills that have local ...
Americans want more renewable energy. Can ‘community choice’ help them get...
Editor’s note: A bill to study community choice energy (or aggregation) at the Public Utilities Commission, sponsored by Rep. Edie Hooten from Boulder, is...
U.N. calls lethal Brazil dam burst a crime
The latest Brazil dam burst happened on Jan. 26 in the town of Brumadinho in the central state of Minas Gerais, less than a...
Waste-to-energy or zero waste?
The recently completed gas-to-energy project at the Front Range Landfill in Erie is raising some questions about which approach is better: waste-to-energy programs, or zero waste...
The other atmospheric aerosols
Increasing particles in the atmosphere may be slightly slowing climate change, according to a study released by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. These particles, called aerosols — which have nothing to do with hair spray or spray-on deodorants — ...
Eco-briefs | Greenland´s ice cores may map future warming
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...
New NCAR exhibit focuses on solutions
It’s a warm and breezy summer morning atop the hill at the west end of Table Mesa Drive, hikers set off from a popular...
Fight for your right (to know what’s in your food)
Larry Cooper describes he and his wife Tryna simply as “concerned citizens” — proud grandparents seven times over, owners of a meeting and event company. Their concern over the safety of American food became so great, however, that the couple placed themselves at the...
