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Hotter and hotter; Earth’s quasi satellite
Summers to get hotter and hotter
New research from the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NOAA) shows that at the planet’s current heating rate, in...
Harvest the rain: Know what’s legal
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...
Mealworms capable of biodegrading plastic, recent report finds; MIT picks Boulder...
MEALWORMS CAPABLE OF BIODEGRADING PLASTIC, RECENT REPORT FINDS...
Head in the cloud
In April, Greenpeace released a report showing that the United States led the world in electricity consumption in 2007, with 3,923 billion kilowatt hours (kwH). Following the U.S. are other industrialized countries; China is second, followed by Russia and Japan. The ...
Report criticizes EPA oversight of injection wells
Federal environment officials have failed to adequately oversee hundreds of thousands of wells used to inject toxic oil and gas drilling waste deep underground, according to a new congressional report...
The fight for Earth rages on
It started with an image. On Dec. 24, 1968, the astronauts of the first manned mission to orbit the moon — William Anders, Frank...
Slowing the flow
Lavender and lilacs — what Alice Hartman dreams of planting in her backyard next spring. Lavender, fresh and soothing; lilacs, ornamental and sweet-smelling. The...
Pitching ideas for a new planet
"I ask people what level of intimacy they’re interested in,” Chris Davies says...
Wildfire prevention or forest destruction?
Drive along Highway 119 south of Nederland or Highway 9 south of Frisco and you’ll see large swaths of bare soil and scattered slash — including entire hillsides — where once there was forest. These aren’t future subdivisions, but the Arapaho and White River National...
Buying local
Southern Colorado’s San Luis Valley is as rugged as it gets. It’s bordered by the Sangre de Cristo and the San Juan mountains; anywhere...