Creatively building community

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.

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Taking life into your own hands

After a trip to Montana to see her father, where she shot a gun for the first time, Loveless decided she would take the idea of providing her own food a step further. She ate meat, and she realized she needed to know what it was like to kill an animal.

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New lines for the battlegrounds

When the lines for the statehouse are redrawn after this year’s reapportionment, more competitive districts could cost Democrats seats in the House, leaving them facing a Republican supermajority. Based on the voting record of the last year, that could make it tough for pro-conservation Democrats to pass environmental bills.

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Saving paper, saving time, saving trees

Eco-Cycle launches program to stop junk mail Today, Eco-Cycle launches a program to stop junk mail before it starts. Every year 106 billion pieces of junk mail are delivered in the U.S. mail, which is equivalent to clear cutting Rocky Mountain National forest four times a year, according to Eco-Cycle, a local 501(c)(3) that works [...]

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New B-cycle station will provide greater east Boulder access

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.

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Good ideas getting off the ground

The Startups for Good Challenge has announced their finalists in their annual contest for great business ideas to change the world. The winner of these planet-changing ideas could take home $10,000 for their company.

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Dept of Energy plugs in to electric vehicles

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.

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Pitching ideas for a new planet

Eco-town among Common plans for changing the world By Tate Zandstra “I ask people what level of intimacy they’re interested in,” Chris Davies says. Intimacy, however, can mean so many things. In this case, it is the desire of everyday people to live in a sustainable town of energy-efficient homes clustered around a center of [...]

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Advanced degrees getting greener

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

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The marketability of green

In a town where adjectives like “green” and “sustainable” are pretty much required to sell products, it seems as if some organizations may be missing out on a marketing opportunity when it comes to event promotion.

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