Boulderganic

Food out of water

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Mickey Mouse has never been known for his green thumb, but a ride dedicated to aquaponics at Disney’s Epcot Center (surely a death-defying thrill) highlights the public curiosity for this growing trend. While an increasing number of people take an interest in ...

BPA exposure linked to prostate cancer

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Exposure to low levels of bisphenol A (BPA) during development may make men more susceptible to prostate cancer later in life, according to a new study published Tuesday...

Wheels, willpower and Way to Go

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Twenty-five regional companies are competing to be this year’s first annual Go-Tober smart-commuting winners. At stake: cleaner air, happier employees and $10,000 in congratulatory advertising for the top three companies...

More harm than good with climate geo-engineering

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Geo-engineering — the untested technofix that would permit the continued use of fossil fuels — could create more problems than it would solve. By masking...

4-H: It’s not just for farm kids anymore

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Although most of my life was spent in a California valley where the term “agribusiness” was coined, I didn’t live on a farm and I assumed that the 4-H organization was only for kids who did...

At odds

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The day before debating the most impactful public lands bill in recent Colorado history, Rep. Joe Neguse received a call with special news from...

Nature bats last

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The coronavirus pandemic has made humans think a lot about animals. Take, for instance, the deluge of foster home applications that hit animal shelters...

The economic potential of solar energy

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Catching the Sun, a new documentary by Shalini Kantayya premiering in Denver on April 19, starts with a bang. Thick clouds of smoke shoot...

Capturing carbon

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In the U.S., we treat more than 100 trillion gallons of wastewater every year, enough to submerge a mile-wide swath from Boulder to Colorado Springs, one mile deep in wastewater. Treating that water requires 15 gigawatts of electricity, the equivalent of 6,000 wind ...

Cricket is the new cow

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Along Morrison Road, in west Denver, there’s a 40-foot shipping container that houses 15,000 crickets, give or take — they aren’t the easiest insects...

Organics going international

Colorado’s organic farms may soon get a big boost from some faraway customers: members of the European Union...

Mary Pipher: Take action before the ship sails

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Get in the boat. That’s where the advice starts. Get on board with the reality of global climate change and grab a friend to help row the boat. And then keep believing that with a little progress every day, you can cross any ocean. Even if the sharks swimming around ...