Archive for the ‘Sustainability’ Category

• 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.

• From blight to bike

  Friday, November 11th, 2011

  There are potential bike frames growing alongside the New Jersey Turnpike.

  No, that’s not some Salvador Dali-inspired hipster painting; it’s the truth, in a matter of speaking — you just need to know how to build a bike out of bamboo.

  On Nov. 17, Boulder will get its chance to learn.

• The dirtiest way to get clean

  Thursday, October 13th, 2011

  When Loveland started to redevelop its downtown area a few years ago, city planners knew one of its proposed building sites, a dry cleaning facility called Leslie the Cleaner, should at least undergo a preliminary environmental assessment.

  The results were to be expected, according to Tracy Turner-Naranjo, environmental compliance administrator for the City of Loveland. The city did a more thorough analysis and found soil and groundwater contamination.

• Wild meat

  Friday, October 7th, 2011

  With outbreaks of E. coli and a growing awareness that factory-farmed meat may be unhealthy, there is a growing movement for organic meat. But with grass-fed and hormone- and antibiotic-free meat too expensive for many consumers, more people are advocating hunting as a means of procuring top-quality organic meat.

• Beyond green homes

  Thursday, September 22nd, 2011

  Prepare to be amazed. Or surprised. Or jealous. This year’s Tour of Sustainable Homes, formerly the Tour of Solar and Green Homes, has planned a day of programming designed to let you get acquainted with more than your neighbors’ solar panels.

• Creatively building community

  Friday, September 16th, 2011

  Though the general rule is not to play in the street for fear of cars, the pedestrians of Boulder will have the opportunity to take over a vehicular domain and do just that this coming weekend.

• New B-cycle station will provide greater east Boulder access

  Thursday, August 25th, 2011

  Boulder B-cycle has announced the installation of a new B-cycle station at The Village Shopping Center, at Arapahoe, Canyon, Folsom and 28th Street.

• Dept of Energy plugs in to electric vehicles

  Monday, August 22nd, 2011

  The U.S. Department of Energy today announced the launch of two online tools designed to help communities better prepare for widespread adoption of plug-in electric vehicles. The department has developed a template to help local governments design permits for residential electric vehicle charger installations and accelerate the approval process.

• Advanced degrees getting greener

  Thursday, August 18th, 2011

  The times of environmental programs being seen as niche offering at colleges are getting further and further away.