Boulderganic
Round-the-clock solar power arrives
Solar power’s greatest drawback has always been that it is intermittent and, even in the sunniest climates, peak electricity demand is frequently in the evening when the sun is going down...
Eco-briefs | Fuel scandal sends Texas man to prison
Jeffrey David Gunselman of Texas has been sentenced to 15 years in federal prison after admitting to defrauding the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) by acting as a business owner of a bio-diesel fuel production company in order to generate renewable fuel credits...
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 ...
A healthy shade of green
The “greenbelt” of Boulder County has long protected the foothills from urban sprawl and provided a natural open buffer between places like Niwot, Longmont...
Co-existing with wildlife
Not in the house, pleaseIs the local wildlife getting a little too cozy — skunks under your deck, squirrels in your attic, raccoons in your chimney? Bears and mountain lions are a subject for another day; we’re talkin’ about the more common critters. The ...
A new place for old waste
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...
Iraq’s skies darken as ISIS torches oil
Even at the height of the day, the skies in many parts of northern Iraq are dark as the Islamic State (ISIS) torches oil...
Getting smarter about sustainability
On Earth Day in 1970, a group of dedicated students on the University of Colorado Boulder campus did something unprecedented. They created the first-ever student-facilitated and -organized environmental center. In years following, CU-Boulder students would continue ...
Scientists warn solvents may impact hormone systems
Four chemicals, present both inside and outside homes might disrupt our endocrine systems at levels considered safe by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, according to an analysis released on April 15...
Bomb-sniffing spinach; Religious leaders and the environment
Tapping into chemical pathways
According to a study in the journal Nature Materials, scientists have nanoengineered a spinach plant that is able to detect the...
Vulture lookout
They can be kind of disgusting,” Wildlife Ecologist at City of Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks Heather Swanson says with a laugh, before admitting, “I like them. They are cool...