Boulderganic

Reduce, reuse, recycle and… robots?

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At Alpine Waste and Recycling in Denver, “Clarke” uses its suction cup arm to sort through cartons from the conveyor belt alongside his fellow...

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,...

Driven to drive less

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Are you looking for a car, maybe even a second ride, but also hoping to reduce emissions and expenses...

Global warming 1-2-3

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Scientists first started writing about global warming in the 1850s. More than a century ago, others explored the possibility of human-caused climate change. And...

How to save the economy and climate together

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The warnings are stark. With the COVID-19 crisis wreaking global havoc and the overheating atmosphere threatening far worse in the long term, especially if...

Banking on the environment

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Banking might not seem like the answer to a healthier environment, but there’s a growing movement in Boulder that believes public banking could fund environmental projects from solar development to local organic farms… even a municipalized electric grid...

Mosquito control

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It’s an unfortunate fact of life that along with those endless dog days of summer — perfect for barbeques, biking, hiking and swimming — also comes the height of mosquito season. While these blood-sucking members of the fly family are often little more than nuisances...

eco-briefs

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LET IT RAIN...

RYSE youth council takes action

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On April 8, U.S. Magistrate Judge Thomas Coffin in Eugene, Oregon handed down a victory for young environmental activists. Twenty-one young people from across...

Home, home on the grange

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Many people, when they hear the word “grange,” think of a ZZ Top song, or, at best, something about a farm...

Lost in the wake

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Wind doesn’t abide by state lines or other human-made boundaries. Air moves fast or slow depending on atmospheric conditions, but when its kinetic energy...

Recycling the hard-to-recycle

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Whether you have a recyclables pick-up service or you use a collection center, there are probably still times when you wonder, “Where do I recycle this?” Like that box of old paint cans, or out-of-date textbooks that not even thrift Charmaine Ortega Getz shops ...