Boulderganic

A visual story of mountain building

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Located at the nexus of the Great Plains and the Rocky Mountains, Boulder’s topography is the ultimate geologic juxtaposition. The change of slope where...

Animal behaviorists flock to Boulder

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The Superb Starling is named for its iridescent blue and orange plumage and is evoked in a Wynton Marasalis song for its complex and collective birdsong, consisting of warbling, trills and chattering. But what caught the eye of animal behaviorists was its complex ...

Never more important, never so dangerous

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“It’s difficult to reconcile yourself to the fact it may be your last day, your last moment, you know? But my spirits are up...

eco-briefs

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ENVIRONMENTAL GROUPS PROTEST BLM OVER PLANS TO INCREASE FRACKING ON FEDERAL LAND...

Gas well emissions continue while farmsteader mounts case

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Even as Rod Brueske continues to hone his argument that Encana’s operations at a gas well near his house have posed an environmental and health risk, he’s seeing ongoing off-gassing at the well near his Longmont-area home...

Short film, big message

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They all agree: there was more work than time to do it — the students of Damian Tate’s Career Digital Arts program and Heather Riffel’s Urban Agriculture program at Arapahoe Ridge High School had seven weeks, from Jan. 6 to Feb. 21, to make a short film about how ...

A homegrown blend for sustainable wine

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The idea of organic wines is a little laughable in Europe. “I’ve actually gotten scoffed at,” Joanne Keys, executive director of the Alliance for Sustainable Colorado and co-owner of the West End Wine Shop, says of her inquiries into sustainable wine-making in Europe...

Getting in (recycled) gear for the outdoors

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Climbing, hiking, biking, camping, scuba diving, surfing, fishing, kayaking — enjoying environmental recreation to the fullest often means there’s a lot of gear that goes with it. And it’s the kind of gear that can wind up in landfills or incinerators when it’s ...

Boulder’s sustainable stake in global palm oil

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In recent years, a wave of companies have committed to improving the way they source one of the world’s most popular, most environmentally destructive, most...

Report criticizes EPA oversight of injection wells

Federal environment officials have failed to adequately oversee hundreds of thousands of wells used to inject toxic oil and gas drilling waste deep underground, according to a new congressional report...

Water rights in Aspen; Lawsuit in Peru

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Damming the beauty of Aspen Faced with concern over a growing population and rising temperatures due to climate change, Aspen City Council recently voted to...

Buying local

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Southern Colorado’s San Luis Valley is as rugged as it gets. It’s bordered by the Sangre de Cristo and the San Juan mountains; anywhere...