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Doing the splits
As the temperature drops, the renters among us crank the heat and curse the landlord who won’t replace those old, leaky windows. But then, why would he? He doesn’t see a penny of savings off his bill, does he...
There’s a name for how you shop
Maybe you haven’t heard of LOHAS, but it’s big in Japan...
Falling in love with food
That time of year has come upon us when the harvest is in and the corn is high and an average squash becomes coveted home decor. The impending holidays turn our attention to food, from bags of candy to pumpkin pies to turkey legs...
Honeybees and pesticides
For more than a decade, beekeepers around the country have experienced devastating honeybee losses, with some reporting losses as high as 80 percent. Not many industries can survive that magnitude of loss and still be in business to talk about it...
Plowing a new field
At his father’s urging, Lenny Martinelli began his culinary calling...
Green your grill
As the days get longer and the temperature rises, it seems that welcoming, familiar smell begins to fill the air each afternoon — somebody’s fired up the grill...
Zero-waste checklist
• Reusable shopping bags — Eco-Cycle recommends the ChicoBag because it is made from 99 percent recycled materials and because plastic shopping bags are bad for the environment when they are manufactured and disposed of improperly...
‘Old’ is the new ‘new’
I live with a kitchen stocked with 12 forks, three methods for making...
EPA under pressure to protect pollinators
Boulder-area beekeeper Tom Theobald, three other beekeepers from around the country and five environmental organizations filed a joint lawsuit against the Environmental Protection Agency for the agency’s alleged failure to protect bees and other pollinators from ...
Off Target 11: Time running out for lions, bears and your...
In mid-December, the USDA-APHIS-Wildlife Services (WS) released its pre-decisional Draft Environmental Assessment for its predator damage management in Colorado. The draft is now in...
Meet your president(s)
The how and why of CU student government You’re in the big leagues now. The classes are bigger, the books are bigger and so is the amount of money that flies around your campus. So who is in charge of those student fees that could make your wallet a winner on The ...
Pigskin preview
Buffs aim for a better season There is an ugly wreck in Ralphie’s rear-view mirror. Colorado football has suffered through seven consecutive losing seasons, three recent coaching changes and the indignity of a one-win season. New head coach Mike MacIntyre, the ...