Boulderganic
Growing resistance
The World Health Organization statement on the matter reads like the setup to a sci-fi horror film — a once hypothetical problem has now become a major threat to public health. And no, we’re not talking about Ebola flying home on airplanes. We’re talking about the ...
Greener skiing
If you’ve ever skied, it’s unlikely anyone has to tell you there’s a difference between the way the locals approach the mountain and the way gapers from the Midwest approach it. Locals are often the first on and last off the lift. But the Ski Area Citizen’s ...
Spring brings green events
New vegetation is starting to poke out of the tundra, and upcoming events in Boulder County are heralding a spring full of green interests...
Endangered again
No one expects wolves to return to everywhere in the world they once roamed — they’ll hardly be able to find comfortable dens in the wilds of Central Park in New York City — but how much territory wolves can be expected to recover, and whether they’ll need the ...
Binational partnership calls on the Canadian Pension Plan to divest from...
With pleading eyes and a serious tone, idyllic English countryside in the background, several British teenagers take turns addressing teachers from Ontario, Canada. They...
Goats: the natural weed whacker
by Elizabeth Miller Goats,the notoriously undiscriminating eaters, have been set loose on some of Boulder’s non-irrigated park areas to assist the City of Boulder in controlling invasive weeds. The city has allowed 300 to 350 goats to graze on the east side of ...
Can Divestment help fix PERA?
There’s a growing movement both in Colorado and around the world calling on investment managers to rid their funds of coal and other fossil...
Growing momentum
In June, Sweden’s largest pension fund, AP7, sold off its investments in six energy companies that it says are in violation of the Paris...
Pollination and pollution
High temps interfere with pollination
Researchers from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem looked into the effect temperature has on floral smells, a method flowers use...
Beetle-mania
After suffering more than 15 years of a mountain pine beetle outbreak, Colorado’s forests are now facing another bark beetle epidemic. Last year, 183,000 acres of Colorado’s forests were infested with the spruce beetle, bringing the total acreage affected by spruce ...
Starting with extremes
On Feb. 12, as Congress was still finalizing a budget deal for 2018, the Trump Administration released recommendations for 2019’s federal budget, including significant...
