Boulderganic
Skipping school
For the first time in more than 20 years of United Nations negotiations, the 2015 Paris Climate Conference (COP21) aims to achieve a legally binding and universal agreement on climate, with the goal of keeping global warming below 2 degrees Celsius and taking ...
Americas Latino EcoFestival arrives for its fifth year
The fight to diversify the environmental movement has many battlefields and you cannot liberate them at the same time,” says Irene Vilar, founder of...
Battle cry issued from 180,000 opponents of Pebble Mine
BATTLE CRY ISSUED FROM 180,000 OPPONENTS OF PEBBLE MINE...
Running up for air
On Wednesday, March 6, a cloud of brown haze descended upon Denver.
“Highly elevated pollution levels will continue for large sections of the northern...
Keeping recycling in the family
After he retired from masonry construction in 1989, Robert Barlow decided he’d use his free time for a little business, buying and selling cans and other discarded aluminum. The modest Boulder business soon expanded to cover other kinds of metals, but it has the...
A need to see
The Boulder Valley is no stranger to advocacy groups, especially of the environmental variety. With the abundance of voices here, Boulder residents can be flooded with so much information that local organizations often have to find creative ways to get their message ...
Climate outlook; The Ogallala Aquifer
Climate outlook projects warm, wet spring likely for much of Colorado and the West
After announcing that February 2016 was “probably” the warmest month globally...
Contesting the rules of roadlessness
Six years ago, in the interest of protecting Colorado’s pristine wilderness areas while the national roadless area rule was being contested in court, the state began development of a roadless rule. Two drafts and 200,000 public comments later, local conservation ...
Tips for keeping summer eco-sweet
This week’s column has a particular summer focus on all things environmental, sustainable and organic. Keeping the stink out — If you participate in Boulder County’s alternate-week curbside compost pick-up you may have noticed the collection bin can get ...
Lessons from the sky
Wearing hardhats and safety goggles, a group of college students from Colorado huddle in the control room at the Four Corners Coal Power Plant in Farmington, N.M. They prod at the equipment that provides energy to 300,000 households. Almost all the employees at the ...
