Category Archives: Natural Resource Conservation

The Real Wealth of Nature

Dave Wann : Tuesday May 15, 10:33AM

Nature isn t just window-dressing, not just a backdrop for our busy lives; it s where we live and what we are. It s what flows in our arteries and endocrine systems, and it s the wholegrain cereal … More »

What is your Earth Month Resolution?

Megan Moore : Tuesday March 20, 10:27AM

Spring is in full swing here in Denver. How do I know? Well first off, my allergies tell me so. Secondly, a few of the trees around downtown have started to slightly bloom. Finally, we just had a week of 70+ … More »

A Sustainability Progress Report for Colorado

Anna Zawisza : Thursday February 23, 2:03PM

How would you like to have an annual, tangible measure of Colorado s sustainability progress (or lack thereof)? In other words, how can we know where we re going if we don t know where we are? We at … More »

Alliance Center: Designing the Future

Jeff Hohensee : Friday February 17, 9:13PM

In the modern world, we spend the vast majority of our lives inside buildings. We love, work, learn and raise our families inside structures built for human habitation. The best of these buildings aim to break … More »

Regional Sustainability Council Updates

Zach Owens : Tuesday February 14, 3:16PM

The Regional Sustainability Councils in Colorado are busy with sustainability planning and implementation efforts! Here are a few snapshots of current Council initiatives: In November of 2011, the Pikes … More »

Dying Aspens Bring Climate Change Home

Rebecca Cantwell : Friday January 13, 10:40AM

Few living things are as emblematic of the Rocky Mountain West as quaking aspen trees. Rustling in delicate green waves, their fluttering leaves herald the freshness of a mountain morning. Ablaze in gold and … More »

Fracking: New Rules, New Questions

Anna Zawisza : Monday December 5, 4:12PM

Today, the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission held a public hearing regarding the disclosure of chemicals used in the hydraulic fracturing (a.k.a. fracking) process. Although I was unable to … More »

World Toilet Day-November 19th

Jackie Ganfield : Friday November 18, 4:52PM

Tomorrow, November 19 th , 2011 is World Toilet Day ! You are probably thinking, Okay, where is she going with this? World Toilet Day has been implemented in over 19 countries to raise global … More »

Where do your prescription medications go after you take them?

Jackie Ganfield : Friday November 4, 4:51PM

Your prescription medications go out of sight immediately, although their remnants do not disappear from our natural environment. In fact, our medicine stays in the water supply through human excretion. … More »

The Colorado River could go down the drain without your help!

Jackie Ganfield : Wednesday November 2, 2:55PM

Please help protect the Colorado and Fraser rivers by signing this petition to Defend the Upper Colorado . Soon, the Colorado River could start and end in Colorado if the river is distributed on a large … More »

The Living Death of the Colorado River

Tom Prugh : Thursday September 22, 9:17AM

Just out from Yale Environment 360 is this stunning short documentary by Pete McBride about the Colorado River and its prospects. Tag line: "For 6 million years, the Colorado ran to the sea. Since 1998, … More »

PUC Excludes Critic

Tom Prugh : Monday September 19, 9:03AM

Boulder city councilman Macon Cowles reports in The Blue Line that the Colorado Public Utilities Commission has ejected Boulder activist Leslie Glustrom as an intervenor in cases pending before the PUC, … More »

Final day to say no to the Flaming Gorge Pipeline

Jackie Ganfield : Monday September 12, 1:58PM

How have you contributed to the conservation of water in Colorado today? Take action and protect Colorado s taxpayer money, water prices, and most importantly, the conservation of our natural … More »

Potential Gas Boom in Southwest Colorado

Jason Page : Tuesday August 23, 9:47AM

As a result of technological advances, federal officials are now considering double the gas wells (over 1,700) they initially anticipated when they began reviewing the southwestern Colorado land management … More »
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