Boulderganic
Genetic change in hatchery fish; new Xenoturbella
Fish hatcheries cause massive genetic changes after a single generation
A study by Oregon State University and the Oregon Department of Fisheries and Wildlife has...
It’s raining plastic. So what?
It was the colors that caught Gregory Wetherbee’s eye: red, silver, purple, green, yellow — but most of all blue. There was dark blue...
Recycling the dregs of humanity
Beer, wine, coffee and tea have different names for the sometimes gunky dregs of our most popular beverages. And they’re all as recyclable as the paper/ plastic/glass, etc., items we’re used to. Spent grains are what’s left between the brewing and fermentation ...
A quarter-century of environmental reporting and no end in sight
Boulder Weekly has always made environmental reporting a top priority. Looking back through our archives paints a striking picture of just how much has...
A need to see
The Boulder Valley is no stranger to advocacy groups, especially of the environmental variety. With the abundance of voices here, Boulder residents can be flooded with so much information that local organizations often have to find creative ways to get their message ...
Cutting down consumption
When Laura Douglas and her family bought a new house in Northwest Denver last year, she couldn’t believe all the junk she had accumulated...
Deforestation intensifies warming in the Amazon Rain Forest
Fires raging across the Amazon in recent weeks have gripped the world’s attention and renewed concerns over deforestation in this iconic ecosystem. The widespread...
Goats: the natural weed whacker
by Elizabeth Miller Goats,the notoriously undiscriminating eaters, have been set loose on some of Boulder’s non-irrigated park areas to assist the City of Boulder in controlling invasive weeds. The city has allowed 300 to 350 goats to graze on the east side of ...
Bike share pedals into Boulder
A city that has more than 300 miles of bikeways is a cyclist’s dream. Now the bike-friendly city of Boulder has decided to create a bike-share program that gets people out of their cars and on the seat of a bike. According to Marni Ratzel, bicycle/ pedestrian ...
