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Deforestation intensifies warming in the Amazon Rain Forest
Fires raging across the Amazon in recent weeks have gripped the world’s attention and renewed concerns over deforestation in this iconic ecosystem. The widespread...
Hickenlooper’s new oil and gas regulations: Real substance or fracking greenwash?
The oil and gas industry and Gov. John Hickenlooper’s “plan A” was easy enough to spot when it came to their shared desire to increase oil and gas development in Colorado. For its part, the industry spent millions of dollars on advertising to convince the public that...
50 years of wild and scenic rivers
The river had dropped two feet in as many days prior to our excursion, our guide told us. But the water in the Cache...
Local author personalizes sustainability
From the outside looking in, there is a lot to learn from centenarians, people who live to be one hundred years old or older....
The true cost of travel
By paying less than $14, you can offset the carbon emissions you produce from one round trip flight from Denver to Los Angeles in economy class...
ONE WOMAN, ONE FARM
Audrey Levatino is a self-sufficient farmer — she has to be since, she runs it singlehandedly. So when it came to using a chainsaw, she knew she had to overcome her trepidation...
Solar thermal offers alternative to natural gas
You might call it “the other solar power” — the kind that won’t be affected no matter what happens with Xcel Energy’s debated rebates for photovoltaic panels...
eco-briefs
EXXON VALDEZ RESPONSIBLE FOR CONTINUED COLLAPSE OF ALASKAN FISHERIES, STUDY SUGGESTS...
El Nino and the Colorado; India’s solar program
Colorado River below average despite strong El Nino
Water levels and rainfall for the Colorado River basin were below-average in January and February, and will...
A picture worth a couple thousand dollars
Just as farmers in the past traded their plows for tractors, today’s farmers are trading old methods for new. With the advent of modern technology, fresh possibilities have grown. The newest method is called precision agriculture and it uses drones...
Heating up alternative energy
Colorado is primed to be powered by solar thermal energy, but one big challenge stands in the way: No one seems to know about it...
Global warming meltdown in the Rockies?
Anyone who tackles a tough summit like Tenmile Peak, above Frisco, probably is already tuned in to the risks of the high alpine zone — rockfall, changeable weather, equipment failure. But a snowboarder who was injured in a May 2010 avalanche on the peak may add a new...
