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Made in America
Jen Perry makes belts. But not just any belts. The University of Colorado graduate’s Jelt Belts are made from recycled plastic bottles, the buckle...
Google delays phone launch in China
WASHINGTON — Google Inc. has postponed the release of two wireless phones in China that would use the company's software in a reaction against efforts to hack its internal networks...
America the exception: 7 other treaties the U.S. hasn’t ratified
The Obama administration, this month, decided to take up the fairly unrewarding task of pushing for the ratification of the U.N. Convention on the Law of the Sea. In a piece for FP today, James Kraska explains why ratification is long overdue...
Organic Milk—Are You Getting What You Pay For?
On the heels of a previous report highlighting the lack of enforcement and oversight in our food system...
Dropbox offers pro users twice the space as competition heats up
Dropbox pro subscribers can now get excited about twice as much...
Ethics panel accuses S.C. governor of 37 violations
COLUMBIA, S.C. — The South Carolina Ethics Commission has...
Congress agrees to payroll tax deal; Obama will sign it
WASHINGTON — Congress on Friday swiftly approved a...
Critics say Colorado’s climate plan falls short
Following the unveiling of several aspects of the federal Climate Action Plan this summer, including the Clean Power Plan and the Environmental Protection Agency’s methane regulations, Gov. John Hickenlooper released the Colorado Climate Plan on Sept. 16 without much...
Everything here is terrible
At the end of a rough day of work — although at that job, all days were rough — I decided to reward myself with a bag of sugar cookies. They’d come home with me, alongside an equally healthy dinner of macaroni and cheese, a pair of Grey’s Anatomy DVDs and the will to...
City targets 8 more dispensaries for closure
Eight more medical marijuana businesses have received cease-and-desist orders from the city of Boulder due to problems with their applications for a license.City spokesperson Sarah Huntley told Boulder Weekly today that in addition to the six dispensaries that ...
Environmental groups push back against the TPP
Recently, 450 U.S. environmental groups sent Congress a strong message: Vote down the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), the largest proposed trade deal since 1994’s North...
