Boulderganic
Biking with a healthy boost
When Jim Turner founded Optibike, a local electric bike manufacturer, he initially geared marketing toward the environmental benefits of swapping a car for a bike — even one powered with electricity. Turner looked to his own experiences and his own life, and ...
What happened after Congress passed a climate change law? Very little
Congress did something unusual last year. It passed a bill that acknowledged that sea levels are rising — i.e., that climate change is happening...
Eco-briefs | New University of Colorado study shows biodiversity protects against...
Biodiversity has become an increasingly important topic among scientists studying infectious disease, but can be tricky to test because of the complexity of ecosystems...
Saving forests not enough
Humans are changing not just climate overall, but also the difference between seasons in any given year...
Oceans studied and celebrated at second annual Making Waves
“This year’s theme is a little more on what we can do in Colorado to save oceans, so it will go beyond just the water flow we’re getting into some of the issues like climate change and ocean acidification,” says Boulder resident Vicki Nichols Goldstein, founder of ...
Where’s the beef (coming from)?
The costs of dishing up mechanized meals by the plateful is on the table for some Conference of World Affairs panelists, whose panel on the industrialization of the food supply is expected to cover the human gains and environmental costs of the changes in how we ...
Eco-briefs | Increase in dust storms could cause problems for soil,...
A study led by the University of Colorado Boulder found that the amount of dust blown across the West has increased since 1994...
Eco-briefs | Gasland’s Josh Fox requests meeting with Obama administration
Gasland’s Josh Fox requests meeting with Obama administration...
