Boulderganic

Requiem for a digester

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Neat rows of tanks, each with a capacity of 1.7 million gallons, tower above the plains. Three lagoons border the site to the west...

Eco-briefs | Increase in dust storms could cause problems for soil,...

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A study led by the University of Colorado Boulder found that the amount of dust blown across the West has increased since 1994...

Saving bees in trees

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On a gray January morning, Chad Street stands in the dry Allen Ditch along 88th Street in front of what will soon become the...

Animal behaviorists flock to Boulder

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The Superb Starling is named for its iridescent blue and orange plumage and is evoked in a Wynton Marasalis song for its complex and collective birdsong, consisting of warbling, trills and chattering. But what caught the eye of animal behaviorists was its complex ...

Living with fire

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It starts in flames.  Traffic is bumper to bumper as Michelle Simmons and her kids make their way out of Paradise, California. It’s the middle...

Contesting the rules of roadlessness

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Six years ago, in the interest of protecting Colorado’s pristine wilderness areas while the national roadless area rule was being contested in court, the state began development of a roadless rule. Two drafts and 200,000 public comments later, local conservation ...

eco-briefs

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RESEARCHERS TAKE A STEP FORWARD IN THE QUEST TO CREATE A USABLE, HIGH ENERGY BIO-FUEL...

Old King Coal is sick — but not yet dying

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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...

Wind energy research funding; The ocean’s oxygen

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NREL will see $30 million in funding from federal government in 2017 Wind energy research, and especially the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) in Golden,...

eco-briefs

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CROWD SOURCING PROGRAM WILL AID BIOLOGISTS IN THE FIGHT TO SAVE THE CALIFORNIA CONDOR...

Sustainable hope

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With each passing day, news about the state of the environment gets more alarming. As problems get worse, it’s easy to get disheartened, which...

A conversation with Global Greengrants Fund’s new CEO and president, Laura...

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When the COVID-19 crisis hit, it was just one more thing on Laura Garcia’s list of major life changes. Garcia moved from Mexico City...