Boulderganic
Emissions threaten age of uncertainty for carbon dating
Climate change driven by increasing levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide will not just damage the health of the planet. A UK scientist now warns that it will also make life increasingly difficult for archaeologists, forensic scientists, art experts, fraud and forgery...
Enlisting the sun
Of all the countries in the world, the United States consumes the most energy. Within the U.S., it is the Department of Defense (DOD), encompassing the Army, Marine Corps, Navy and Air Force, that consumes the most energy, according to the DOD. In 2010, the DOD’s ...
Food out of water
Mickey Mouse has never been known for his green thumb, but a ride dedicated to aquaponics at Disney’s Epcot Center (surely a death-defying thrill) highlights the public curiosity for this growing trend. While an increasing number of people take an interest in ...
Colorado grappling with greenhouse gas inventory
Tallying up greenhouse gas emissions may not be quite as easy as counting your fingers and toes, but it’s a necessary step toward taming the global warming beast, according to experts who have been working hard to complete an updated greenhouse inventory for Colorado...
Solar energy program creates opportunity for low-income families in Lafayette
Energy bills are no small matter for families with low income. According to a study by the American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity, these families have gone from spending 12 percent of their after-tax income on energy costs in 2001 to 21 percent in 2012. ...
Beware the brutality of the averted gaze
For a successful investigative author, it’s tough to sell a book of stories about Denver’s urban food scene to a publisher...
Eco-briefs | Xcel Energy: Turn dead trees into a power source
XCEL ENERGY: TURN DEAD TREES INTO A POWER SOURCE...
Temporary nature
The world as we know is changing. As temperatures soar, ice melts and water levels rise, artists like Tom Rice are striving to capture the final moments of these landscapes to preserve for the future...
Old King Coal is sick — but not yet dying
A global investigation into every coal-fired power plant proposed in the last five years shows that only one in three of them has actually been built...
Opening up to sustainable art
What began as an initiative to help the Center for ReSource Conservation clear out its inventory has blossomed into a community-building collaboration of artists and is drawing visitors into surprising corners of Boulder. The Bold Doors tour reinvented about 100 ...
Burning down current wildfire management
The message behind the results of new wildfire research is clear: It’s time for a new approach to managing wildfire in the West...
Fracking’s future is in doubt as oil price plummets
There’s no doubt that U.S.-based fracking — the process through which oil and gas deposits are blasted from shale deposits deep underground — has caused a revolution in worldwide energy supplies...
