Boulderganic
Driven to drive less
Are you looking for a car, maybe even a second ride, but also hoping to reduce emissions and expenses...
Diesel program cutting emissions, but funding to be slashed
More than 50,000 high-polluting diesel engines have been cleaned up or removed from U.S. roads in a federal program designed to reduce smog and greenhouse gases, according to a new Environmental Protection Agency report to Congress...
A bright future outside plastics
When Michael SanClements set out on an eco-dare to create no plastic waste for two weeks, he says it changed the way he saw the world by opening his eyes to just how prevalent plastics are. In his book, Plastic Purge: How to Use Less Plastic, Eat Better, Keep Toxins ...
Shifting poles; Lasting effects of Deep Horizon
Climate change shifts Earth’s geographic pole
Scientists have known for decades the impacts of global warming — from changes in weather patterns to drastic sea...
Conserving water, energy and food on campus
Trayless dining in university dining halls: a simple idea, but one with few case studies and fewer reliable metrics...
Balancing recreation and conservation
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 ...
Eco-briefs | Coffee production could be shaken by climate change
The world’s most consumed coffee species, Arabica, could be pushed to extinction in the wild in 70 years by the hand of climate change, according to a new study...
Lacking labels
Natural,” “organic,” “whole grain,” “hormone free”: the labels in grocery store aisles are endless, all designed to tell consumers more about the products available for purchase...
Act legalizes cottage chefs
Farmers have a new revenue stream to tap into this year, and as a result, their customers will have some things to look forward to as well, like homemade jams, baked goods, dehydrated soup mixes and fruit butters...
