Boulderganic
The economic potential of solar energy
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
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
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
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
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
"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
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
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
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
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
“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
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 ...


















