Boulderganic
Envelope, please
Fueled by federal grant dollars and powered by a team of advisors, the EnergySmart program is proving catalytic in the way it helps people take action after receiving an energy audit...
Local farm loses the battle against local government
After years of fighting Boulder County land use codes and regulations, Zia Parker is selling her farm and moving with her husband to Ecuador in hopes that running a permaculture farm will encounter fewer obstacles in the South American country...
The other atmospheric aerosols
Increasing particles in the atmosphere may be slightly slowing climate change, according to a study released by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. These particles, called aerosols — which have nothing to do with hair spray or spray-on deodorants — ...
The leaders of today
As part of our COP21 coverage from Paris, Boulder Weekly is partnering with the Boulder nonprofit Global Greengrants Fund to tell the stories of environmental youth activists from around the world...
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 ...
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...
Making money, making change
From King Richard in Robin Hood taxing his citizens to the point of starvation to Scrooge nickel and diming his employees out of a family Christmas, classic cartoons and fairy tales present a pretty grim picture of people who like money. But The [i4c] Campaign, and ...
Boulder going Beta
In the fall of 2009, Boulder combined four divisions — the Planning Department, the Office of Environmental Affairs and the Economic Vitality and Community Sustainability programs — into a new department. Back then, City Manager Jane Brautigam said, “The new ...
New Colorado wilderness held hostage in partisan congressional gridlock
New conservation PAC aims to tip the balance...
Eco-briefs | Road-tripping to raise awareness for wild lands
ROAD-TRIPPING TO RAISE AWARENESS FOR WILD LANDS...
Taking a wide-angle view of the world
The environmental world is ripe with buzzwords, and it’s normal to doubt their significance. But if the pioneer of the local food movement, Gary Nabhan, says Bioneers put on the most innovative conference in the world, then the word “bioneer” and ideas behind it ...
