Boulderganic

Smart fashion: Clothing ethics under the microscope

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No need for the herald: It’s a well-known fact that American society is a consumerist culture. Americans are known for gobbling up marketing messages, spending unnecessarily just to catch a deal and extreme couponing. The rate at which we are consuming goods has put ...

Colorado forests, they are a-changin’

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The heat of climate change has been felt with intensity here in Colorado. This summer, fires like the Waldo Canyon Fire in Colorado Springs and Boulder’s Flagstaff Fire ravaged the state. According to Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research (INSTAAR) fellow Tim ...

Biologist recruits rock climbers to help save Colorado’s bats

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These are hard times for bats in North America. Our winged mammalian cousins face a very serious fungal threat in many parts of the...

Lightening the load for organic certification

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Organic certification comes at a hefty cost — anywhere from $800 to $2,500. But Colorado companies can get some of that money back, at...

Water is Life

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I thought of the footage I’d seen of prayerful people being pepper sprayed and maced in the eyes by armored law enforcement at Standing...

Putting your money where your meal is

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Many people in Boulder already invest in the development of the local food economy by participating in Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) programs, frequenting the Farmers’ Market and shopping at grocers that carry goods, produce, meat and dairy that are produced ...

Are flame retardants causing toxic couches?

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Flame retardants in U.S. furniture are on the rise, with a new study finding them in nearly all couches tested...

Moving at the ‘speed of social’ to inspire adventure and effect...

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Travis Rice is a professional snowboarder, but on Sept. 19, he leaned over the side of his GunBoat 48 catamaran and dipped a one-liter...

The best possible compromise

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After years of requests from the wind energy industry, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) will now be able to issue wind energy...

Eco-briefs | Colorado third among top LEED states

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The U.S. Green Building Council has announced the top 10 states for new Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certifications in 2012, and Colorado landed third on the per-capita list...

Boulder by the sea

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Despite being an entirely landlocked state, Colorado is home to the sixth largest population of certified scuba divers in the U.S. This may be...

Eco-briefs | Religious organization commits to divesting from fossil fuel companies

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Religious organization commits to divesting from fossil fuel companies...