Boulderganic

Runners leave a lot of footprints, but there’s one that running shoe companies are starting to pay more attention to: the one on the environment. Running shoes are made with plastic, polyester and synthetic glues. All of those products take energy and oil to produce...

A new fleet of bicycles will take to Boulder’s streets on May 20 — shiny, red bikes equipped with baskets and bells — as part of a program designed to make it easier for residents and visitors to make quick trips by bicycle around town...

A dozen Nederland residents sat down on May 9 to start planning how to craft a vision statement for their community that will empower residents to take action — Nederland’s Envision 2020. They know it can work; their open spaces, parks, playgrounds, tennis courts and...

Part of the problem with plastic — as much as we enjoy clear plastic wraps, resealable food containers, and infant incubators — is that plastics, once created, don’t ever go away. Scientifically speaking, plastic polymers do not break down to their basic minerals, ...

After 15 years of planning and three years of compiling surplus furniture from other county offices, the new Boulder County Hazardous Materials Management Facility opened on April 20...

If Bo and Nancy DeAngelo’s kids are hunting for eggs this weekend, it won’t be the first time this week they’ve gone to the yard looking for eggs. And the ones they’ll return with won’t be hard-boiled and dyed. They’ll be freshly laid and ready to be made into ...

While many residents don’t know what the Boulder Wastewater Treatment Facility is, the plant is taking steps to keep the community safe and energy-efficient...

In the state of Colorado, those with water rights already have dibs on the rain that falls on your property, unless you have your own well (and even that has limits...

Skipping one more hassle during an already bad time may be tempting, but doing so could cost big bucks and expand hazardous-waste landfills...

New vegetation is starting to poke out of the tundra, and upcoming events in Boulder County are heralding a spring full of green interests...

Doug Parker, building sustainability examiner for Boulder County, is working with many of those who are determined to build anew after last year’s Fourmile Canyon fire...

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 ...