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Recycle your medication
We all know what to do with plastic boxes, beer cans and glass bottles: recycle them. But what about recycling medication...
2012 Student Guide | Welcome to CU
And welcome to the sights and sounds of a new school year. The sharpening of pencils — or, more likely, the clicking of laptop keyboards. The printing of schedules and the combing of campus maps, the desperate search for new classrooms amid a sea of new buildings, ...
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 ...
How to make your own kombucha
More than 2,000 years ago, the ancient Chinese considered kombucha an immortal health elixir. Some avid drinkers of the fermented tea beverage might say just the same today. In recent years, kombucha has gained widespread popularity among Westerners who drink the ...
Growing the green economy
To declare that the way we do business has changed is probably the “Duh!” statement of the decade. Of course it has. Between the amount of business done on email and the fact that we now carry devices capable of sending and receiving those emails whether we’re at our...
Recycling 2.0
Hopefully, recycling glass, metal, paper and plastics has become second nature to most of us in Boulder County by now...
The healing power of frequencies
Past the meticulously manicured yard of Marybeth Keigher’s North Boulder house, surrounded by vibrant flowers and fountains, lies what appears to be a converted guesthouse that now serves as a studio for her acupuncture and sound healing practice...
Superefficient housing competition
When the real estate market reached its lowest point in decades four years ago, the Denver Housing Authority was faced with a dilemma. What would it do with the parcels of land throughout Denver where development would have to be postponed until the market improved...
Intelligent irrigation: using less water for lawns and gardens in Boulder
Despite recent storms in the mountains, snowpack around Colorado is still below average, raising the possibility that watering restrictions will force local homeowners and gardeners to pay more attention to irrigating intelligently...
Now you know: Sept. 7, 2023
Coming up:
Get a glimpse into some of the county’s most sustainable homes at Colorado Green Building Guild’s (CGBG) Green Home Tour on Sept. 9....
Debunking the gas industry’s pitch
Marketing is a tough job, particularly when you’re trying to push something that most people don’t really want, say, for instance, a giant natural gas production platform stuck right in the middle of a neighborhood or next to a school or maybe even in someone’s ...
Fracking and GMOs headline this summer´s Boulderganic After Hours event
Boulder Weekly is celebrating the release of our summer edition of Boulderganic at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, June 28. This summer’s event is sponsored by Eco-Cycle and is being held at Rembrandt Yard, 1301 Spruce St. (just east of the Boulderado Hotel) and we want you ...
















