Boulderganic
Posing new questions
In a world where climate change presents an ever-increasing threat, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed and helpless as we carry on in our day-to-day...
‘The market is for me, too’
"Our mission is essentially two fold,” says Brian Coppom, Executive Director of Boulder County Farmers Markets (BCFM). “One is to support local agriculture and...
The possible effect of best management practices in agriculture
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...
Women building a greener and profitable tomorrow
Creating a forum for women to explore their own potential in the growing world of sustainable business practice motivated Seleyn DeYarus to bring together three of Boulder’s examples of women leading the way towards a vision for a green economy. Hunter Lovins of ...
Natural guidelines
For 3.8 billion years, nature has been working hard to hone processes and designs to evolve efficiently. As humans, we borrow from what nature has perfected. That’s how products like Velcro (based on burrs) and highly efficient wind turbines (with propellers designed...
A new place for old waste
After 15 years of planning and three years of compiling surplus furniture from other county offices, the new Boulder County Hazardous Materials Management Facility opened on April 20...
An Xcel-lent plan, or a lot of wind?
Xcel Energy’s proposal to build a 200-kilowatt wind farm dedicated to Boulder residents promises a quick transition to renewable energy for almost all of the city’s electricity, but city officials are still evaluating that proposal’s ability to meet all of the energy...
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 ...
Diesel program cutting emissions, but funding to be slashed
More than 50,000 high-polluting diesel engines have been cleaned up or removed from U.S. roads in a federal program designed to reduce smog and greenhouse gases, according to a new Environmental Protection Agency report to Congress...
El Nino and the Colorado; India’s solar program
Colorado River below average despite strong El Nino
Water levels and rainfall for the Colorado River basin were below-average in January and February, and will...
Boulder company comes clean on green
When Greg Macchia of Boulder told his wife, Courtney, that he was going to start a cleaning business, she laughed...
