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Denver-based mining company accused of attacking Peruvian farmer
On the morning of Sept. 18, an altercation was reported between private security forces and Goldman Environmental Prize recipient Máxima Acuña on contested land...
No reason to stop organizing
Boulder County is a hotbed of political and social activism. From the Rocky Flats Truth Force protests of the 1970s and ’80s to the...
Obama again offers Medicare, Social Security cuts
In an attempt to ease the automatic sequester budget cuts, President Barack Obama has again offered to reduce spending on Social Security and Medicare, two "entitlement" programs often targeted by Republicans...
Sierra Club to hold cleanup weekend, citing climate change for floods
As flood recovery continues across Colorado this weekend, one group will hold cleanup events and tie the destruction to climate-change-related weather patterns...
Here is what memory looks like physically
Scientists have finally witnessed the movements of the molecules that form memories, a breakthough that may lead to better understanding of how memories are made...
Grill, fireworks bans in place for the holiday weekend
As part of a fire ban that was set in place for the areas west of the North and South Foothills highways and areas east of the Peak to Peak Highway, some city of Boulder parks are prohibiting the use of grills until further notice...
BW wins awards for environmental reporting
Boulder Weekly has won five awards for its reporting last year from the Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) and its annual Top of the Rockies contest...
Rover Spirit likely done roaming Martian terrain, NASA says
LOS ANGELES — After six highly successful years of exploring the red sands of Mars, NASA's rover Spirit will rove no more...
Fracking flaws
At about 11 a.m. on Thursday, Nov. 17, a liquid began shooting 40 to 50 feet into the air at a natural gas pipeline in Windsor...
Microsoft unleashes lawsuits, raids in piracy crackdown
SAN FRANCISCO — Microsoft Corp. said Thursday it has...
Comcast to put cable shows online for paying customers
PHILADELPHIA — Comcast Corp. says it has developed an online...
A war of arms, legs and minds
Think about a time you had to deal with a difficult insurance claim, or feared recovery in the aftermath of an injury...