Tag: Colorado

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  This Artist's Designs Are For The Birds... Literally

  Colorado-based sculptor Lynne Hull's 'client list' is full of animal species that find shelter in her 'trans-species art,' outdoor works that double as wildlife habitat.

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  Tar Sands Crude Spills Into Denver's Water Supply

  "High levels of benzene and volatile organic compounds at the nearby Denver Metro Wastewater plant made closure of a technical services building necessary and have forced employees to wear respirators."

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  Ocean Activists Make Waves for Conservation in Colorado

  “Even if you never touch the ocean, the ocean touches you with every breath you take.” - Sylvia Earle

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  Colorado Works to Fix Major Loophole in Tire Recycling Program

  Advisory committee tries to eliminate loophole that allows company to be paid to dump tires.

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  Boulder Votes to Go Clean Energy On Its Own

  Boulder, Colorado, voted last week to create its own utility to help break away from coal.

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  Will Christo's Next Big Art Project Damage Colorado's Arkansas River Valley?

  Christo's plan to hang 5.9 miles of fabric over a pristine river has drawn criticism from environmentalists for the potential harm it will do to the area.

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  Boulder, Colorado Voters Approve Measure to Break From Xcel, Establish Municipal Utility

  Election day in Colorado yesterday, with the most-watched ballot issue in Boulder was whether voters would allow the city to establish a municipal electric utility. Turns out that voters did support the initiative, though fewer wanted to pay for it.

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  Xcel Energy Threatens to Cut Solar Rebates & Efficiency Programs for Boulder Customers

  The company is threatening to cut Boulder customers off from energy efficiency incentive programs if residents vote to create a municipal utility.

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  Colorado Wind Power Company to Compete With Fossil Fuel Prices

  Image: Patrick Finnegan via flickr Boulder Wind Power has come up with a turbine design that it says can produce electricity at or below $0.04 per kilowatt-hour, allowing it to compete directly with fossil fuel-based power. What sets the design apart

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  Would You Pay for Solar on Someone Else's Land? Community Solar Gardens on the Rise

  With even mainstream home builders offering solar options, and some tantalizing hints that solar could be as cheap as coal by 2015, interest in solar for homeowners looks set to rise in coming years. But what about

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  Nature Takes Over the Office in Downtown Denver

  In this wired era, it's easy to let the office creep into every part of life, even time spent in nature, by checking email from the beach or taking a work call while out on the trail. But what if the tables were turned, and

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  Edible Landscaping in Parks to Feed the Homeless

  It's always seemed strange to me that most parks grow only ornamental flowers and shrubs. Sure, it's nice to have pretty flowers around, but what if our parks also produced food for those who need it? From sharing

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  Aveda Aims for Zero Waste: Pilots Packaging Take-Back Program in Colorado

  As of yesterday, Coloradoans have a way to recycle packaging items that are not accepted by their curbside collection program. With the support of the city of Denver, Aveda launched its take-back program—the latest step

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  Digital Controls Improve Energy Efficiency at Colorado River Dams

  Dams are usually an ecological nightmare, and the Colorado river is certainly suffering due to overuse by the western states that rely on its waters, not to mention Mexico which receives barely a trickle. But because of the heavy reliance on its

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  Lions Freed From Circuses Bound For a Better Life

  After suffering for years under deplorable conditions as circus animals in Bolivian circuses, on Wednesday 25 lions will soon be starting a new life at a wildlife sanctuary in Colorado. Since Bolivia issued a ban on performing

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  20-Year-Old Permaculture Forest Garden in the Mountains (Videos)

  Whether it's an awesome tour of Mike Feingold's permaculture allotment, footage of the famous Greening the Desert project in Jordan, or the BBC's discovery of forest gardening, we have seen plenty of great videos about

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  Conservative City Slicker Explores Urban Goat Farming. And Milking. (Video)

  From backyard slaughter to urban bees TreeHugger is more than familiar with the idea of growing food in the cities where we live. On Wednesday I posted about a video tour of a serious aquaponics project in Denver,

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  Serious Aquaponics in Colorado: Trout, Tilapia, Tomatoes and More (Video)

  Whether we are talking about plans for industrial-scale warehouse aquaponics, Growing Power's community-focused urban aquaponics, or the wealth of DIY backyard aquaponics enthusiasts, there is no shortage of people