Boulderganic

Beetle-mania

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After suffering more than 15 years of a mountain pine beetle outbreak, Colorado’s forests are now facing another bark beetle epidemic. Last year, 183,000 acres of Colorado’s forests were infested with the spruce beetle, bringing the total acreage affected by spruce ...

Boulder prepares for global work party

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Work party” sounds like one of those deals where an afternoon of labor for a friend results in a few pizzas and beer...

Lingering problems from a banned pesticide

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Women exposed before birth to the banned pesticide DDT may have a greater risk of developing high blood pressure later in life, according to a study published March 12...

Battle cry issued from 180,000 opponents of Pebble Mine

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BATTLE CRY ISSUED FROM 180,000 OPPONENTS OF PEBBLE MINE...

The marketability of green

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In a town where adjectives like “green” and “sustainable” are pretty much required to sell products, it seems as if some organizations may be missing out on a marketing opportunity when it comes to event promotion...

Forest Service says when trees die, people die

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Colorado foresters know that Colorado’s forests are changing. And over the past two decades, the change has been significant. Colorado’s forests have seen unprecedented mortality, driven by poor resiliency to insects and diseases, according to Joseph Duda, interim ...

Breaking the ice without guilt

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Shopping for the most responsible tools for our chores can be challenging unless a knowledgeable merchant is already ahead of the game...

Eco-briefs | Colorado Bioneers turns 10

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Bioneers, a gathering of environmental visionaries who offer practical solutions to the most pressing environmental and social issues of our time, will celebrate its 10th year as a Colorado satellite forum Nov. 9-11 at the University of Colorado Boulder campus...

Hands-on help for gardening, beekeeping

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Didn´t you resolve that this would be the year you’d finally give vegetable gardening a try, maybe even do a little beekeeping? Or maybe it’s your kids who have been campaigning for one of these projects...

An unbalanced equation

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Shortly after Ben Barres, a professor of neurobiology at Stanford University, gave a speech about his discoveries regarding nerve cells at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1998, an MIT faculty member was overheard saying, “Ben Barres gave a great seminar ...

Open streets, open minds

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City planners across the world are struggling to imagine a new paradigm where city streets are not just avenues for gas-guzzlers, but places where people gather, where community is fostered and where the use of cars is actually minimal...

Fire aftermath: Prove your structure wasn’t toxic

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Skipping one more hassle during an already bad time may be tempting, but doing so could cost big bucks and expand hazardous-waste landfills...