Boulderganic
Turn up the heat
Red chili peppers are hot, both as a spice and as a new remedy for pain relief. It turns out that capsaicin, the substance that gives hot chili peppers their fire, also acts as an anti-inflammatory agent and pain reliever...
Creatively building community
Though the general rule is not to play in the street for fear of cars, the pedestrians of Boulder will have the opportunity to take over a vehicular domain and do just that this coming weekend...
CU gridiron gets greener
The next time you’re heading in or out of Folsom Stadium on game day, pay attention to the fact there aren’t any trashcans on the premises. No, this is not some cost-saving measure, and you’re not being asked to haul away your own garbage...
Pandemic drives Rocky Flats recreation, as local officials support greenway construction...
During the Cold War, the Rocky Flats Plant south of Boulder produced plutonium triggers for nuclear weapons. But the pristine beauty of Rocky Flats...
Is the new PUC more favorable to renewable energy?
The public hearing of the state Public Utilities Commission (PUC) started promptly at 4 p.m. on a Wednesday evening to a standing-room only crowd....
Starting the conversation
Historic floods. Severe drought. Record wildfires. Since the turn of the century, Colorado has experienced extreme weather events made worse by climate change, resulting...
Taking a wide-angle view of the world
The environmental world is ripe with buzzwords, and it’s normal to doubt their significance. But if the pioneer of the local food movement, Gary Nabhan, says Bioneers put on the most innovative conference in the world, then the word “bioneer” and ideas behind it ...
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...
Can the state water plan bridge the gap?
When Colorado’s earth cracked open in the great drought of 2002, it may have also cracked open a new corner of consciousness about the finite nature of the state’s water supplies. Spurred by the drought, Gov. Bill Owens and Department of Natural Resources chief Russ ...
Untapped potential: Boulder’s Food Waste Audit
Food retailers in Boulder, like most eateries in most cities around America, are in desperate need of education on the subject of food donation.
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