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U.S. ivory laws; Aerial seed bombing

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Most ivory sales now illegal in United States  On June 2 President Obama signed a measure introduced by the Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) that...

‘Knee Deep’ chronicles community after Boulder flood

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When filmmaker Aly Nicklas watched the rising waters of the Boulder flood in 2013 wash away the homes of her friends, she needed to...

Banking on the environment

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Banking might not seem like the answer to a healthier environment, but there’s a growing movement in Boulder that believes public banking could fund environmental projects from solar development to local organic farms… even a municipalized electric grid...

Scientific wonderland

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On July 14, 2015, the interplanetary space probe known as New Horizons flew past Pluto and gave humans the first up-close view of the...

Asking the big questions

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The annual Conference on World Affairs has never shied away from difficult topics, and this year is no different. Several of the panels tackle...

Help needed

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Workers from other countries are needed to grow American crops. So say many American farm owners, at least. And many further argue it’s because...

Bomb-sniffing spinach; Religious leaders and the environment

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Tapping into chemical pathways According to a study in the journal Nature Materials, scientists have nanoengineered a spinach plant that is able to detect the...

Balancing recreation and conservation

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Roger W. Toll stands tall in dirt-crusted work boots. He places his large, weathered hand on the brim of his forehead to shade from the sun, setting his gaze on the expanse before him: a broad formation of earth that gradually rises to sheer stone, guarding the ...

Reacting to climate change; Banning fracking in Latin America

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How species could react to a changing climate New research from scientists at the University of Wisconsin Madison and Aarhus University in Denmark shows where...

Growing momentum

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In June, Sweden’s largest pension fund, AP7, sold off its investments in six energy companies that it says are in violation of the Paris...

Rethinking attitudes towards sustainability

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Sustainability is an all encompassing concept that affects every part of our lives. It’s not just about science and the environment but also includes...

Home, home on the grange

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Many people, when they hear the word “grange,” think of a ZZ Top song, or, at best, something about a farm...