Boulderganic
Eco-challenged tech
Three-D printing is the new industrial revolution. Ty Syt, a member of the Boulder hackerspace Solid State Depot, says interest in 3-D printing will only continue to grow as more people learn to use the technology. But, it’s a wasteful process, he says, and there’s ...
Searching for a CSA
If you are trying to avoid GMOs and the potential for strange growths or zombie-like qualities this summer, participating in a CSA, or Community Supported Agriculture, may be a good choice...
Ag nitrogen and tracking deforestation
Nitrogen from agriculture bigger problem than believed
Humans have long known that agriculture contributes to surface and groundwater pollution, particularly from nitrates that run off from...
Plans to dam the Amazon will cost the Earth
Even clean energy could devastate the Amazon, according to new research. A massive increase in hydropower from a series of planned Amazon dams could...
Colorado speaks up in GMO debate
Support of Proposition 37 in California has dropped by more than 19 percent and has created a tight race in the weeks leading up to the Nov. 6 election...
Aquaponics sustains edible addictions%uFFFD
As a word, “aquaponics” was invented sometime in the 1970s, but as a practice it’s been around since ancient times among the Chinese, Aztecs and other cultures. While it may sound like an aquatic exercise class, the only things swimming in this case could be your ...
Natural guidelines
For 3.8 billion years, nature has been working hard to hone processes and designs to evolve efficiently. As humans, we borrow from what nature has perfected. That’s how products like Velcro (based on burrs) and highly efficient wind turbines (with propellers designed...
From seed to harvest
It’s late April and Polly Ruff pulls a few weeds growing from the outside edge of her raised bed at Living Harvest Garden. The 30 plots surrounding her are in various stages of preparation for the first season of this freshly minted community garden...
Drought lessons from Colorado
In March 2016, the Obama administration released another piece of its plan to mitigate the impacts of climate change. The Long-term Drought Resilience Plan...
The possible effect of best management practices in agriculture
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...
