Archive for the ‘News’ Category
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From beetle-kill pine to pellet stove fuel
Thursday, August 26th, 2010
Reusing in a big way By Charmaine Ortega Getz It was sorrow that compelled Rosalie Bianco to act. “I was in Grand County a couple of years ago,” she recalls. “It was breaking my heart to see all the trees dying from pine beetle infestation, and then watching all the dead trees logged and burnt, [...]
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New Belgium uses Eco-Products
Thursday, February 11th, 2010
BOULDER, Colo. — Eco-Products, the nation’s leading brand of single-use food service products made from renewable and recycled resources, today announced the introduction of a clear cold beverage cup made from 50 percent recycled PET bottles – more than double the amount of recycled content currently available in a clear cold cup. Seizing the opportunity for a greener option than virgin PET (a thermoplastic polymer used to make containers carrying the #1 resin identification code), Colorado-based New Belgium Brewery will be the first customer to use the new recycled content cups.
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America’s hunger for gasoline falls and is unlikely to return
Thursday, February 4th, 2010
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The United States used more gasoline than ever in 2007 and far more than any other country. It seemed as if America’s growing appetite for gas would go on forever.
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Warming temperatures put chill on future of CO ski areas
Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010
DENVER – You might not know it from the major winter storms that have hit parts of the Rockies this winter, but Colorado’s winter tourism industry is under threat. A new report from the National Wildlife Federation says global warming is part of the reason for the unusual winter weather in the West. Climate scientist and report author Dr. Amanda Staudt says powder enthusiasts should be especially concerned.
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Clean line of products from Martha Stewart
Tuesday, January 26th, 2010
Martha Stewart is coming clean, and she wants other housekeepers to do the same.
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Do your part: Green travel
Monday, January 25th, 2010
Planning a getaway? Now is a good time to lock in the dates and destination for any travel plans this year. But planning a vacation is not the time to forget how to lessen your impact on our planet. Deciding where to go, where to stay, how to get there, and what to bring all provide opportunities to make smarter choices.
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Coloradans are smoking less but eating more and it’s showing
Monday, January 25th, 2010
DENVER – Coloradans are like most Americans in that they have been smoking less over the last 15 years, which has resulted in longer life expectancy and improved quality of life. But a study recently published in the “New England Journal of Medicine” warns that those benefits could be wiped out by the growing obesity rate. Smoking rates are down 20 percent but obesity rates are up 48 percent – offsetting health gains made by reducing tobacco use.
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Can the Eastern U.S. get a fifth of its power from wind by 2024?
Wednesday, January 20th, 2010
LOS ANGELES — Major upgrades to the transmission infrastructure and a sizable chunk of cash from private investors and the government are necessary for the Midwest and East Coast to move to 20 percent wind power by 2024, according to a new study from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory.
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2009 BOULDER GREEN LEADER AWARDS ANNOUNCED
Wednesday, January 20th, 2010
The Boulder Green Building Guild (BGBG), a building trade organization focused on advancing the craft of sustainable building in Boulder County, has announced the 2009 Awards for the local green building community. The 500-plus-member organization awards local leaders who have shown exemplary performance in the field.
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EPA proposes major smog cleanup to protect health
Friday, January 8th, 2010
WASHINGTON — The Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday proposed tougher controls on smog, a move that’s expected to make a lasting improvement in the quality of the air Americans breathe. The most common form of air pollution, smog is another name for ground-level ozone, which is created by chemical reactions between oxides of nitrogen and [...]
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