Boulderganic
Recycling the dregs of humanity
Beer, wine, coffee and tea have different names for the sometimes gunky dregs of our most popular beverages. And they’re all as recyclable as the paper/ plastic/glass, etc., items we’re used to. Spent grains are what’s left between the brewing and fermentation ...
Grant helps communities kick-start zero-waste efforts
Boulder County is launching a nifty initiative that will help eight rural communities and townships, as well as a couple of rural homeowner associations have a chance to offer greater resource conservation opportunities to their constituents...
From beetle-kill pine to pellet stove fuel
It was sorrow that compelled Rosalie Bianco to act...
Taking life into your own hands
Last November, outside of Craig, Colo., Brazilian-born Leo Zacharias removed a loaded .45-caliber pistol from his belt and handed it to his girlfriend, Colorado native Stephanie Loveless. If the strange man she was being left behind with tried anything, Zacharias ...
A drop in the bucket
Becoming more energy efficient can be a daunting and even expensive process. But with the increasingly apparent effects of global warming, it is a necessary step forward, and it’s getting easier...
How hot could it get?
Depending on which analysis you read, we’ve just experienced the second or third hottest October ever recorded in the U.S., preceded by the the...
Getting lost leads to building community
In April 2003, Pam Gilbert was hiking through the rocky and canyon-laden Andes when she and her Ecuadorian tour guide lost their way. It was sunny, and the steep slopes were sprinkled with thatched-roof huts. Two young boys planting fava beans noticed their plight ...
A quarter century of music and environmental hope at eTown
Environmental news is notorious for doomsday messages from climate change, to drought, to mass extinctions, but one Boulder-based radio show has been delivering positive...
Climate research struggles to find funding
With the crisis of global heating now widely recognized as one of the most challenging issues facing the world today, you might assume that...
Filipino youth raise voices at COP21
As part of our COP21 coverage from Paris, Boulder Weekly is partnering with the Boulder nonprofit Global Greengrants Fund to tell the stories of environmental youth activists from around the world...
Just a little toxic
When scientists tested arsenic levels at 38 sites along Boulder Creek over six months in 2011, every sample contained arsenic levels at least 10 times above the applicable state standard. Low levels of arsenic are unavoidable in Boulder Creek and other Colorado ...
Poor water grade
A report released by Izaak Walton League of America (IWLA) found that with outdated records and a lack of monitoring stations, Colorado, as well...
