Boulderganic
Eyes on the mitigation prize
Boulder County has three extra pairs of eyes helping detect fire.
The eyes, cameras built by Pano AI, use geo satellite data and field sensors...
eco-briefs
Katharine Hayhoe is an anomaly in the science world. She is an atmospheric scientist who studies climate change and its effect on humans and the natural environment, and she is also a conservative Christian. Hayhoe is coming to Boulder on a campaign to bridge the gap...
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...
New ocean energy plan could worsen global warming
One of renewable energy’s more outspoken enthusiasts has delivered bad news for the prospects of developing ocean thermal energy. His prediction is that although the technology could work for a while, after about 50 years it could actually exacerbate long-term ...
Hard out here for a pup
Where animal shelters are concerned, the news from cities hardest hit by COVID-19 was bleak: “More dogs in shelters will be euthanized during coronavirus...
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...
An ocean to learn from
Journalist and ocean organizer David Helvarg is attending this month’s Colorado Ocean Coalition Blue Drinks to talk about his new book, The Golden Shore. On its surface, Helvarg’s latest book offers a lengthy history of California and Californians’ relationship to ...
Rewear, reuse, recycle
On average, the U.S. generates about 25 billion pounds of textiles each year — 85 percent of which end up in landfills, according to the nonprofit Council for Textile Recycling...
Talking about the environment
When it comes to environmental issues like climate change, where do you get your information? Unless you’re a scientist, it’s likely that someone is relaying the information to you — say, a newspaper journalist, a TV meteorologist or your Facebook friends...
Preserving the past and paving the way for the future
On Aug. 17, two dozen people — some sporting dresses and white sneakers, others cowboy hats and leather boots — lumbered into an open-top wagon...
Aquaponics sustains edible addictions%uFFFD
As a word, “aquaponics” was invented sometime in the 1970s, but as a practice it’s been around since ancient times among the Chinese, Aztecs and other cultures. While it may sound like an aquatic exercise class, the only things swimming in this case could be your ...
Conservation through conversation
Environmental documentary films have the power to raise awareness about some of the most pressing issues facing our planet. But, awareness isn’t the same...

















