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Climate’s threat to wheat is rising by degrees
Climate change threatens dramatic fluctuations in the price of wheat and potential civil unrest because yields of one of the world’s most important staple foods are badly affected by temperature rise...
Building the will to fund biking and walking
There’s an adage that says cars run on gas and make you fat, bikes run on fat and save you money, but this year’s Association of Pedestrian and Bicycle Professionals convention will be focused on how communities can find ways to invest in infrastructure to support ...
Wait for it
QUOTE “God has cared for these trees, saved them from drought, disease, avalanches, and a thousand tempests and floods. But he cannot save them from fools.” — John Muir WAIT FOR IT...
Eco-briefs | City offers events on water and weeds
The City of Boulder is holding two events on May 18 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the East Boulder Community Center, 5660 Sioux Drive, to cover some summer concerns: water restrictions and a noxious weed eradication program...
Day-long party coming to east Pearl Street
There will be many reasons to celebrate life at Boulder’s newest neighborhood event this Sunday, starting with a parade honoring firefighters...
Eco-briefs | Boulder engineer competing for grant to jumpstart water reserve...
There are only five finalists left from a field of thousands of competitors in the GQ and Ketel One “A Gentleman’s Call” competition, which is handing out $100,000 to the winning business concept. Tom Rachlin, a 27-year-old engineer from Boulder, is one of the ...
The weaker sex?
We can, thankfully, remove one threat to the future existence of the human male from our worry list: The male Y chromosome, after dwindling from its original robust size over millions of years, apparently has halted its disappearing act...
CU gridiron gets greener
The next time you’re heading in or out of Folsom Stadium on game day, pay attention to the fact there aren’t any trashcans on the premises. No, this is not some cost-saving measure, and you’re not being asked to haul away your own garbage...
Lead taints economy
Childhood lead exposure is costing developing countries $992 billion annually due to reductions in IQs and earning potential, according to a new study published June 25...
Climate talks take a rocky road to Paris
A deal struck in Lima between 196 nations on Dec. 14 leaves open the possibility of saving the planet from dangerous overheating. But its critics say the prospects of success are now slim...
Old King Coal is sick — but not yet dying
A global investigation into every coal-fired power plant proposed in the last five years shows that only one in three of them has actually been built...