Boulderganic
Are flame retardants causing toxic couches?
Flame retardants in U.S. furniture are on the rise, with a new study finding them in nearly all couches tested...
Animal behaviorists flock to Boulder
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 ...
Bike-sharing program launches in Boulder
A new fleet of bicycles will take to Boulder’s streets on May 20 — shiny, red bikes equipped with baskets and bells — as part of a program designed to make it easier for residents and visitors to make quick trips by bicycle around town...
No environmental regulations in this House
Though Congress this year may be better known as the session that failed to accomplish anything, a report commissioned by three ranking members of the House shows this year’s collection of Representatives has cast more anti-environment votes than any other in ...
Wildfires put the heat on Congress to fund fire suppression
With catastrophic wildfires blazing across the nation, Congress is pressured to address the runaway growth of fire suppression at the cost of other critical programs...
The trickle-down effect
The American West has always been an arid place, often only supplied with water running down from Colorado. But while the supply chain is the same, mounting population, as well as economic and environmental pressures, have inspired a film with a comprehensive ...
Jumping the power lines
Forget the grid. For the developing world, forget the power lines and the coal-fired electricity they deliver. In developing countries, renewable energy sources are the answer to getting people online, powering up their cell phones and running computer labs in ...
Bill McKibben leads divestment campaign to Boulder
Three figures were all author and environmental activist Bill McKibben needed to fuel his national roadshow. Do the Math, put together by McKibben, president and co-founder of 350.org, will follow up on McKibben’s breakthrough Rolling Stone article “Global Warming’s ...
Eco-briefs | Greenland´s ice cores may map future warming
A study released by a team of international scientists indicates that Greenland’s ice core layers, which date back 100,000 years, may shed light on the future of global warming...
New Colorado wilderness held hostage in partisan congressional gridlock
After the budget battles of the last few years, it’s clear that Congress is fiscally dysfunctional, but our elected lawmakers also face challenges in other areas — including finding the political will to support public land preservation bills that have local ...
Acid attack
As the planet’s oceans become more acidic, the diatoms — a major group of alga — in the Antarctic Ocean could grow more slowly...
