Boulderganic
‘Climate change is a health issue’
When Dr. Jay Lemery gives presentations on climate and health, one of his slides has two pictures with an arrow between them: one with...
Reduce, reuse, recycle and… robots?
At Alpine Waste and Recycling in Denver, “Clarke” uses its suction cup arm to sort through cartons from the conveyor belt alongside his fellow...
With new carbon farming project, Boulder County could become massive greenhouse...
The education room of the Boulder County Recycling Center filled up quickly for the Research Conservation Advisory Board meeting. People trickled in, shaking the...
Subsequent years of beetle kill and wildfire slow regeneration of Colorado...
Conifer trees — spruce, Douglas fir, and pine trees — make up many of Colorado’s subalpine forests, essential habitats for many of the state’s...
Naropa Eco-Resilience group addresses collective climate grief
It was almost one year ago when researchers, politicians and activists from around the world hiked up a mountain in western Iceland to commemorate...
Energy-efficiency means grid- independence for Boulder couple
When the Fourmile Canyon fire destroyed David and Emily Takahashi’s home in 2010, they had no idea that they were starting down a long...
What’s up with microgrids?
Dr. Peter Lilienthal has been in the renewables business a long time. In 1979 he started selling wind turbines from “the first small wind...
Unwelcome visitors: Invasive fish species spell trouble for Colorado waterways
The next time you consider ways of getting rid of a pet fish, dead or alive, know that dumping it into the nearest lake or flushing it down the toilet are not valid options...
Facing the climate penalty
Colorado is no stranger to wildfires. Last year our state saw one of the most active fire seasons in history, with three of the...
Eurasian watermilfoil fragment found in Boulder Reservoir
Colorado Parks and Wildlife recently found a new invasive plant in Boulder Reservoir: Eurasian watermilfoil (EWM).
EWM is a highly transmissible invasive aquatic plant that...
Americans want more renewable energy. Can ‘community choice’ help them get...
Editor’s note: A bill to study community choice energy (or aggregation) at the Public Utilities Commission, sponsored by Rep. Edie Hooten from Boulder, is...
Enter: The Boulder-born laser methane comb
When it comes to the oil and gas industry, business practices and environmental sustainability are often at odds with each other.
But a team of...
