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Initiatives lose battle, but Colorado water war rages on
If two water initiatives die before they have a chance to reach the ballot in November, do they make a sound? If they did, the sound you might hear is the collective sigh of relief from the Colorado oil and gas industry, the agricultural industry and other opponents ...
Women building a greener and profitable tomorrow
Creating a forum for women to explore their own potential in the growing world of sustainable business practice motivated Seleyn DeYarus to bring together three of Boulder’s examples of women leading the way towards a vision for a green economy. Hunter Lovins of ...
The glowing world
A few years ago, the creators of the Creatures of Light exhibit at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science saw something unusual in...
Bike commuters risk higher exposurer to pollutants; Landmark court case establishes...
BIKE COMMUTERS RISK HIGHER EXPO- SURE TO POLLUTANTS, STUDY FINDS...
Guess what: It’s no longer ‘appropriate or necessary’ to regulate mercury...
On April 16, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ruled that it was no longer “appropriate and necessary” to regulate coal-fired power plants in the...
More countries opt to phase out oil production
A growing number of governments are choosing to phase out oil production, reasoning that cutting the availability of fossil fuels can help cut the...
Subsequent years of beetle kill and wildfire slow regeneration of Colorado...
Conifer trees — spruce, Douglas fir, and pine trees — make up many of Colorado’s subalpine forests, essential habitats for many of the state’s...
Natural guidelines
For 3.8 billion years, nature has been working hard to hone processes and designs to evolve efficiently. As humans, we borrow from what nature has perfected. That’s how products like Velcro (based on burrs) and highly efficient wind turbines (with propellers designed...
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...
The long shadow of a decade of loose enforcement
Pennsylvania and Colorado may be a nation apart, but they’re side-by-side when it comes to having recently seen explosive increases in oil and gas development, specifically through the use of hydraulic fracturing in shale formations that are often drilled ...
Wilder paths to rejoining civilian life
The Women’s Wilderness Institute, a Boulder-based non-profit organization focused on helping women build strength and courage through wilderness experiences, recently teamed up with the Sierra Club and the University of Michigan to research the benefits of outdoor ...
Delving into the questions raised by ‘GMO OMG’
Genetically modified corn could contribute to cancer in test rats, according to a controversial two-year study currently dividing scientists, media and politicians as they try to determine what that could mean to the genetically engineered food industry and public ...
