Boulderganic
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 ...
Power cut
As the solar industry continues to boom nationally, Colorado could be falling behind. The National Solar Foundation found Colorado’s solar job growth to have stagnated in 2013, while 90 percent of the country saw solar job growth. The organization’s National Solar ...
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 ...
Critics: EPA used out-of-date research to defend its chemical testing of...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has concluded that current testing of hormone-altering chemicals is adequate for detecting low-dose effects that may jeopardize health...
Alternative fuel gaining speed
Somewhere down the line, after the budget appropriations bills at the top of the agenda for the extended session in Congress this week, is the optimistically named “New Alternative Transportation to Give Americans Solutions Act of 2011,” HR 1380, the NAT GAS Act...
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...
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...
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 ...
Developer dips in wetlands
A Boulder-based developer building a new shopping center in Frisco — to be anchored by a Whole Foods grocery store — has run afoul of federal regulators with unauthorized construction in a wetlands area...
Co-existing with wildlife
Not in the house, pleaseIs the local wildlife getting a little too cozy — skunks under your deck, squirrels in your attic, raccoons in your chimney? Bears and mountain lions are a subject for another day; we’re talkin’ about the more common critters. The ...
