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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 ...
Sharing costly disposals
Colorado legislators have repeatedly failed to pass legislation for product stewardship, which requires manufacturers to share the costs of disposing of products they create. Almost half of U.S...
Fishing for sustainable seafood
Step away from the shrimp cocktail and the smoked salmon spread. Even fisheries that sell products stamped with the seal of approval from the Marine Stewardship Council, an international nonprofit that promotes solutions to overfishing and certifies fisheries and ...
Saving Rudolph
Not too far from the North Pole, Norwegian trains have killed more than 100 reindeer in a recent three-day period. Train companies claim the...
Naropa Eco-Resilience group addresses collective climate grief
It was almost one year ago when researchers, politicians and activists from around the world hiked up a mountain in western Iceland to commemorate...
The science of how nature positively affects our brains
Early in her book, The Nature Fix, Florence Williams writes, “ think of nature as a luxury, not a necessity. We don’t recognize how...
Toxic trout for dinner?
You may want to think twice before frying up that batch of fresh trout from your favorite Rocky Mountain lake. Federal scientists say they’ve found high levels of toxic mercury in fish from many remote lakes and streams around the West, including Rocky Mountain ...
Up Your home grow game
Master grower Chris Baca shares tips, tricks and hacks for taking cannabis home grows to the next level.
Are flame retardants causing toxic couches?
Flame retardants in U.S. furniture are on the rise, with a new study finding them in nearly all couches tested...
Recycling the hard-to-recycle
Whether you have a recyclables pick-up service or you use a collection center, there are probably still times when you wonder, “Where do I recycle this?” Like that box of old paint cans, or out-of-date textbooks that not even thrift Charmaine Ortega Getz shops ...
