Boulderganic

Boulder by the sea

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Despite being an entirely landlocked state, Colorado is home to the sixth largest population of certified scuba divers in the U.S. This may be...

Light pollution; Fracking regs shut down

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Night sky becomes light sky A new map of the sky reveals that light pollution is so prevalent, most Americans can’t see the Milky...

Beyond brick and mortar: The Green Home Tour

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Accessibility to sustainable residences is an important part of mitigating climate change. In the U.S., residential buildings account for 21 percent of all domestic...

Mosquito control

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It’s an unfortunate fact of life that along with those endless dog days of summer — perfect for barbeques, biking, hiking and swimming — also comes the height of mosquito season. While these blood-sucking members of the fly family are often little more than nuisances...

RYSE youth council takes action

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On April 8, U.S. Magistrate Judge Thomas Coffin in Eugene, Oregon handed down a victory for young environmental activists. Twenty-one young people from across...

Five years in two months’ time

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The most challenging part about spending nine weeks traveling 6,400 miles on a catamaran may not be the sea sickness, but the boredom of...

Water rights in Aspen; Lawsuit in Peru

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Damming the beauty of Aspen Faced with concern over a growing population and rising temperatures due to climate change, Aspen City Council recently voted to...

New exhibit plants viewers in the world of seeds

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Environmental concerns have been ingrained in multimedia artist Sybille Palmer since she was 10 years old. Palmer spent her teenage years in Leverkusen, Germany,...

The economic potential of solar energy

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Catching the Sun, a new documentary by Shalini Kantayya premiering in Denver on April 19, starts with a bang. Thick clouds of smoke shoot...

Balancing Earth’s energy checkbook

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The balance of how much energy the Earth receives and emits tells scientists a lot about the state of this planet’s climate.   Peter Pilewskie, a...

Geo-engineered crops may help — and harm

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Proposals to tackle climate change that rely on geo-engineered crops show neatly the double bind that can await remedies which try to do too...

Faith in going carbon free

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For many people, religion offers a path to a better life. Mt. View United Methodist Church has developed a different kind of path that...