Boulderganic
NREL aims to change the way we commute
Colorado’s cars alone emit an average of 23 million metric tons of carbon dioxide annually. And in 2013 the state’s transportation sector accounted for...
Drought lessons from Colorado
In March 2016, the Obama administration released another piece of its plan to mitigate the impacts of climate change. The Long-term Drought Resilience Plan...
Saving bees in trees
On a gray January morning, Chad Street stands in the dry Allen Ditch along 88th Street in front of what will soon become the...
Green pets
In Boulder, it isn’t all that surprising to see a girl walking by with her cat sitting on her shoulder or a guy riding a scooter with his golden retriever perched in a backpack behind him. So it seems only natural that the eco-friendly movement would carry over to ...
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 ...
Starting the conversation
Historic floods. Severe drought. Record wildfires. Since the turn of the century, Colorado has experienced extreme weather events made worse by climate change, resulting...
Celebrating the honored dead
Elaborately painted sugar skulls rest beside photos, flanked by candles, a cross and flowers — an ofrenda, a memorial to the dead, honoring them...
Burning down current wildfire management
The message behind the results of new wildfire research is clear: It’s time for a new approach to managing wildfire in the West...
Rancher has radical ideas about water
If Jim Howell, a fourth-generation rancher in Western Colorado, has a guru, he’s Allan Savory, the champion of intensive cattle grazing even on semi-arid...
ECO BRIEFS | Week of Jan. 30
REMOVING LIONFISH ALLOWS FOR SUCCESSFUL RECOVERY OF NATIVE FISH POPULATIONS...
Forest Service says when trees die, people die
Colorado foresters know that Colorado’s forests are changing. And over the past two decades, the change has been significant. Colorado’s forests have seen unprecedented mortality, driven by poor resiliency to insects and diseases, according to Joseph Duda, interim ...
