Boulderganic

Photographer James Balog captures glaciers, before they’re gone

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For almost 15 years, James Balog has dedicated his time to photographing glaciers. He’s chronicled major change — common occurrences like miles of retreating...

eco-briefs

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ACCELERATED WARMING IN HIGH MOUNTAIN REGIONS HAS GLOBAL IMPLICATIONS...

BPA in canned foods; Zika in U.S.

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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

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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...

eco-briefs

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OBAMA PERMITS SHELL OIL TO DRILL IN ARCTIC OCEAN...

U.N. calls lethal Brazil dam burst a crime

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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?

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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

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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

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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

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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)

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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...