Archive for the ‘News’ Category

• Hail pulling a Houdini

  Wednesday, January 18th, 2012

  Small, summertime hail storms in the Colorado Front Range could disappear by 2070, according to a recently published study by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

• No environmental regulations in this House

  Thursday, January 12th, 2012

  Though Congress this year may be better known as the session that failed to accomplish anything, a report commissioned by three ranking members of the House shows this year’s collection of Representatives has cast more anti-environment votes than any other in history. The total averages out to one anti-environmental vote for every day in session in 2011. The votes were split by party, with 94 percent of Republicans voting anti-environment and 86 percent of Democrats voting pro-environment.

• Anti-GMO crowd reacts to decision

  Thursday, December 22nd, 2011

  Activists opposed to genetically engineered foods are not singing the same tune when it comes to reaction to the Boulder County commissioners’ Dec. 20 decision to allow additional genetically modified organisms (GMOs) on taxpayer-funded open space.

• Contesting the rules of roadlessness

  Thursday, December 15th, 2011

  Six years ago, in the interest of protecting Colorado’s pristine wilderness areas while the national roadless area rule was being contested in court, the state began development of a roadless rule. Two drafts and 200,000 public comments later, local conservation organizations are now looking to scrap that rule and go back to the national roadless rule.

• Raining on the animal parade

  Thursday, November 17th, 2011

  Half of the mammals, birds, amphibians and reptiles living in Colorado’s mountains are at risk of becoming extinct over the next century, according to a recent paper co-authored by a University of Colorado professor.

• Repurpose Compostables launches compostable hot beverage cup

  Tuesday, November 15th, 2011

  Repurpose Compostables announces the debut of One Cup, a biodegradable insulated cup made from renewable resources.

• 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, [...]

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.