Boulderganic
An Xcel-lent plan, or a lot of wind?
Xcel Energy’s proposal to build a 200-kilowatt wind farm dedicated to Boulder residents promises a quick transition to renewable energy for almost all of the city’s electricity, but city officials are still evaluating that proposal’s ability to meet all of the energy...
CSU research helps remediate Superfund contaminated by mining operations
Despite its decline in the past 100 years, mining continues to impact communities around Colorado as contaminated effluence from abandoned mines leaches into local...
Harvest the rain: Know what’s legal
In the state of Colorado, those with water rights already have dibs on the rain that falls on your property, unless you have your own well (and even that has limits...
Road Salt Is Imperiling Aquatic Ecosystems. It Doesn’t Have To.
During this unusually snowy year, the rumble of snowplows and salt trucks has become a familiar — and comforting — winter soundtrack across the...
2016 could be the year for industrial hemp
In 2015 U.S. consumers bought over $500 million in hemp products, buying everything from food, cosmetics, fabrics and paper to construction material, insulation and...
New exhibit plants viewers in the world of seeds
Environmental concerns have been ingrained in multimedia artist Sybille Palmer since she was 10 years old. Palmer spent her teenage years in Leverkusen, Germany,...
NPR’s ‘Going There’ covers Colorado’s water issue
In the digital age, journalism can get lazy. With internet sources and phone interviews, Skype and file-sharing, investigating a story can be done from...
The return of Alfalfa’s
A long with Boulder landmarks like McGuckin Hardware and the Boulder Book Store, Alfalfa’s grocery remained a local standby for 13 years. Locals were crushed when the store, which pioneered the model for natural foods supermarkets, was bought by Wild Oats in 1996. ...
Climate data gives mixed message on storm forecasts
Keep calm and hold on to your hat. The atmosphere will not become increasingly stormy as the planet warms and the climate changes...
Eco-briefs | Gasland’s Josh Fox requests meeting with Obama administration
Gasland’s Josh Fox requests meeting with Obama administration...
