Boulderganic

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...

One millimeter at a time

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Through a window in the Arts Longmont Gallery sits a garden. Lush with a variety of plants, the space is bright and full of...

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...

The union of science and art

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The National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) is much more than a place for the most prestigious climate scientists in the world to work;...

No dry kibble here

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It was nearly 20 years ago when Sandy Bosben walked into a Santa Fe, New Mexico, coffee shop for a cup of joe and...

Traverse the great outdoors without leaving your seat

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"You can’t be an outdoor enthusiast and not be a lover of nature. Or someone who is concerned about the environment,” Richard Paradise tells...

A high-powered mom

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Heather Bailey is Boulder’s new czar of municipalization, and she knows a thing or two about regulatory agencies and cities running their own electric utilities...

A quarter-century of environmental reporting and no end in sight

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Boulder Weekly has always made environmental reporting a top priority. Looking back through our archives paints a striking picture of just how much has...

Opening doors

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There’s a new set of doors cut into the side of the Eco-Cycle warehouse in Boulder, the region’s most comprehensive center for hard-to-recycle materials....

Buying local

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Southern Colorado’s San Luis Valley is as rugged as it gets. It’s bordered by the Sangre de Cristo and the San Juan mountains; anywhere...

Never more important, never so dangerous

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“It’s difficult to reconcile yourself to the fact it may be your last day, your last moment, you know? But my spirits are up...

Capturing carbon

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In the U.S., we treat more than 100 trillion gallons of wastewater every year, enough to submerge a mile-wide swath from Boulder to Colorado Springs, one mile deep in wastewater. Treating that water requires 15 gigawatts of electricity, the equivalent of 6,000 wind ...