Boulderganic

Lightening the load for organic certification

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Organic certification comes at a hefty cost — anywhere from $800 to $2,500. But Colorado companies can get some of that money back, at...

Can third time be the charm in the uphill battle for...

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U.S. Rep. Jared Polis, D-Boulder, knows his numbers. He knows that more than 90 percent of Americans believe that all foods that contain or are made with genetically modified organisms (GMOs) should be required to have labels that state as much. Unfortunately, he ...

A changing climate in gender equality

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What do gender equality and the environmental crisis have in common...

The possible effect of best management practices in agriculture

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The agricultural sector is responsible for 9 percent of greenhouse gas emissions in the U.S. and methane from the raising of livestock represents almost one-third of these emissions, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency...

eco-briefs | Week of March 6

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THE BUZZ ON BEEKEEPING...

The chemistry of personal care

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Phthalates linked to health effects down in some products, up in others...

Bill Aims to Strengthen Colorado’s Climate Plan

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On Feb. 10, 2016, the Colorado House of Representatives narrowly passed a bill aimed at strengthening the state’s climate plan. Unveiled in September 2015,...

A little extinction is OK

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This week’s quote … make that quotes...

Climate change or global warming?

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More Americans say the term “global warming” is bad news than take that view when the term “climate change” is used instead, according to a recent study from the Yale Project on Climate Change Communications and the George Mason University Center for Climate Change ...

Obama declares state of emergency in Flint Water crisis; Colorado...

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Obama declares state of emergency in Flint Water crisis President Obama declared a state of emergency last week in response to the ongoing water crisis...

Pine beetles appear to share Santorum’s views on sex

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Quote “To be whole. To be complete. Wildness reminds us what it means to be human, what we are connected to rather than what we are separate from...

Mobile methane detection

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Bruce Vaughn is behind the wheel of his pickup, and I’m cradling an iPad in the passenger seat. The screen shows a GPS map of our location and a colored line behind where we’ve traveled...