Boulderganic
Something in the air: High methane found near oil and gas...
While flying over Utah collecting air quality data in February, researchers with the Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences encountered a day with ideal weather conditions for measuring the air over an oil and gas field. The Uintah Basin, south ...
Bus operators race to ditch dirty vehicles
In 2013, the Regional Transportation District (RTD) faced a big decision. Advancing technologies, combined with a boom in natural gas production, presented an opportunity...
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...
Geo-engineering can stop global warming, at least in theory
Climate scientists now know that geo-engineering — in principle at least — would halt global warming and keep the world at the temperatures it...
A visual story of mountain building
Located at the nexus of the Great Plains and the Rocky Mountains, Boulder’s topography is the ultimate geologic juxtaposition. The change of slope where...
Climate change or global warming?
More Americans say the term “global warming” is bad news than take that view when the term “climate change” is used instead, according to a recent study from the Yale Project on Climate Change Communications and the George Mason University Center for Climate Change ...
Not exactly running toward sustainability
Runners leave a lot of footprints, but there’s one that running shoe companies are starting to pay more attention to: the one on the environment. Running shoes are made with plastic, polyester and synthetic glues. All of those products take energy and oil to produce...
Cultivating community
After one year of labor intensive farm work, August Miller and his wife decided to pack up and take the knowledge and experience they learned while working on a farm in Paonia, Colo., to their own community in Boulder County. Their mission: to offer residents ...
Lingering problems from a banned pesticide
Women exposed before birth to the banned pesticide DDT may have a greater risk of developing high blood pressure later in life, according to a study published March 12...
Boulder County’s reported ‘80 percent’ farm failure rate doesn’t tell...
When the hail came, it was from the west and it was without warning. The June sky darkened, a cool breeze picked up and...
Spring is here
Spring in Colorado comes with melting snow, precipitation and rushing stormwater. But impermeable surfaces like driveways, sidewalks and streets prevent the runoff from soaking...
From the cove to the globe
Hidden cameras, undercover reconnaissance, international travel — the folks at the Boulder-based Oceanic Preservation Society are at it again, following up their 2010 Academy Award-winning documentary The Cove with more high-risk, covert campaigns, stunning ...
