Boulderganic

The true cost of travel

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By paying less than $14, you can offset the carbon emissions you produce from one round trip flight from Denver to Los Angeles in economy class...

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...

Water is Life

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I thought of the footage I’d seen of prayerful people being pepper sprayed and maced in the eyes by armored law enforcement at Standing...

The possible effect of best management practices in agriculture

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The agricultural sector is responsible for 9 percent of greenhouse gas emissions in the U.S. and methane from the raising of livestock represents almost one-third of these emissions, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency...

Recycling the hard-to-recycle

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Whether you have a recyclables pick-up service or you use a collection center, there are probably still times when you wonder, “Where do I recycle this?” Like that box of old paint cans, or out-of-date textbooks that not even thrift Charmaine Ortega Getz shops ...

Driven to drive less

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Are you looking for a car, maybe even a second ride, but also hoping to reduce emissions and expenses...

20 years behind Europe

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The increasing demands for clean energy, along with concerns over waste management, decreasing land space, the environmental impact of pathogens and the growing use of compost have sparked interest in the application of anaerobic digestion (AD...

Bearing witness

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A stocky Western bluebird makes his home in a nest box.  The tenant’s glimmering blue suit, interrupted by a rusted vest, catches Mary Young’s attention,...

Co-existing with wildlife

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Not in the house, pleaseIs the local wildlife getting a little too cozy — skunks under your deck, squirrels in your attic, raccoons in your chimney? Bears and mountain lions are a subject for another day; we’re talkin’ about the more common critters. The ...

Mosquito control

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It’s an unfortunate fact of life that along with those endless dog days of summer — perfect for barbeques, biking, hiking and swimming — also comes the height of mosquito season. While these blood-sucking members of the fly family are often little more than nuisances...

eco-briefs

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OPENED PUBLIC COMMENT FOR THE WEST- ERN YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO’S SPOT ON THE THREATENED SPECIES LIST...

Balancing recreation and conservation

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Roger W. Toll stands tall in dirt-crusted work boots. He places his large, weathered hand on the brim of his forehead to shade from the sun, setting his gaze on the expanse before him: a broad formation of earth that gradually rises to sheer stone, guarding the ...