Archive for the ‘Sustainability’ Category

• Planet-friendly fashions

  Friday, February 3rd, 2012

  by Blair Madole CU’s INVST program and Un Mundo are hosting an eco-friendly, sustainable clothing fashion show at 6:30 p.m. Feb. 4 at the Absinthe House.   The proceeds from this event will help students in the INVST community studies program travel to Managua, Nicaragua, this summer to learn about the effects of economic globalization. Proceeds [...]

• 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.

• A greener MLK day

  Monday, January 16th, 2012

  Across the country today, Americans are honoring the memory of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., by participating in community service projects. (Even the president and his family are doing it.)

• 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.

• Envelope, please

  Friday, January 6th, 2012

  Fueled by federal grant dollars and powered by a team of advisors, the EnergySmart program is proving catalytic in the way it helps people take action after receiving an energy audit.

• 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.

• Sustainable parent: The great co-sleeping debate

  Monday, December 12th, 2011

  by Jessie Lucier My partner and I co-sleep with our newborn baby girl. To many of you in Boulder County, that may not seem like a big deal. After all, parents slept with their young children for centuries before cribs, and still do so all over the world. But a recent media campaign unleashed by [...]

• Fishing for sustainable seafood

  Thursday, December 1st, 2011

  Step away from the shrimp cocktail and the smoked salmon spread. Even fisheries that sell products stamped with the seal of approval from the Marine Stewardship Council, an international nonprofit that promotes solutions to overfishing and certifies fisheries and seafood products as sustainable or environmentally friendly, have been the source of some oceanic nightmares.

• Shop local services

  Wednesday, November 23rd, 2011

  This year, you could give gifts. Or, you could give the gift of a stronger local economy, more jobs, more money for local charities and more tax dollars for infrastructure by buying services instead of goods. Spa treatments, haircuts, house cleaning, massages and computer help are all examples of services that can be purchased from locally owned businesses.

• 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.