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Limited Time Offer: $42,083 Off on Tesla Roadster in Colorado Until Dec. 31st
Photo: Tesla Motors Now *That* Is a Tax Break The state of Colorado is trying to encourage the adoption of "alternative fuel vehicles" by offering tax credits based on the difference in cost between the said vehicle and a comparable non-green version.
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Bicycles for Humanity: Donate Bikes, Change Lives
An inexpensive, environmentally friendly form of transportation anywhere, bicycles are a true lifeline in Africa, where they allow health-care
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Chasing Orchids and Fireflies in Central Colorado
Tours with the Roaring Fork Conservancy offer a rare opportunity to explore the Filoha Meadows Open Space, a beautiful area off-limits to most visitors as county conservationists work to return the fragile landscape to its original state.
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SAD Fate In Store For Rocky Mountain Aspens?
Every year around this time, "leaf peepers" from all over the world descend on Colorado's mountain towns to gape at the white-trunked aspen trees as they don their fall colors, setting the
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First Solar Thermal Plant Tied Into Coal Plant in US
Last we heard, Abengoa Solar was creating the tallest solar tower, able to power about 10,000 homes. Now, they're mixing things up again, adding a solar thermal demonstration project at the Xcel Cameo Coal Fired Power
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Boulder's Smart Grid City Goes (Mostly) Live
It's been quite awhile since we talked about Boulder, Colorado's SmartGridCity, a project by Xcel Energy to get an entire city up and running on a smart grid. While there are numerous projects underway nationwide, and lots
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Trend Watch: Utilities Showing Teeth To Rooftop Solar Advocates
For years we've read reports of power companies dragging their feet on allowing implementers of home solar and wind systems to grid link: usually the opposition has been rationalized with
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Boulder's Gigantic Wind Turbines: Are Those People!?
They might not be quite the scale of the 6MW wind turbine that Justin wrote about in Germany, nor the concept for a 9MW vertical axis wind turbine that the Scottish reportedly
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8 College-Town Breweries Producing Great, Green Beer
Savvy, environmentally conscious (and of age!) beer enthusiasts know that even when you're in college, there's more to beer than dollar Pabst at the neighborhood dive. Microbreweries are leading the way when it comes to
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Agriburbia: Truly Sustainable Suburbs?
I'm not a golfer nor an equestrian - so I was always a little confused by the golf course communities and equestrian communities that seemed to be all the rage back when people still built and bought houses. But while devoting
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12 Hip Green Hostels in North America
Why stay in a hotel when you can mingle with like-minded travelers in an eco-friendly environment? From city centers to the great outdoors, we pick a dozen of the best places in North America for backpackers to lay their heads in sustainable style.
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Growing Spaces Grow Domes: Geodesic Greenhouses (Video)
Image credit: Geodesic Greenhouse Kits Geodesic Greenhouse Growing at 6000ft Given the importance of local food to us all, it's amazing we haven't seen more innovative designs for greenhouses and other season extension methods here on TreeHugger. Sure,
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Bureau of Land Management to Designate Solar Power Fast Track Areas in Six Western States
Secretary of Interior Ken Salazar has just announced that the Bureau of Land Management will designate some 24 sites in six western states as Solar Energy Study Areas; and will establish new solar power permitting offices and
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OMG KITTENS! Colorado Biologists Discover Litter of Lynx Kittens
Spring brought a surprise delivery from the stork: A litter of 10 lynx kittens—the first newborns documented in Colorado since 2006, gladdening the hearts of conservationists, as well as drawing waves of
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Colorado Firefighter Training Goes Green
While not often a target of environmental groups due to the increased preparation and safety it promotes, a firefighters training regiment is anything but green. Such training often involves the controlled burning of vehicles, hay,
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Rainwater Harvesting Poised To Grow In US West
With the news that the US State of Colorado has decided to make it legal for small farmers to collect rainwater - holding out the possibility that city dwellers, too, may one day be offered legal means to harvest rain - a tipping point approaches.
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George Will is Just Plain Wrong...Here Are Five Cities Where More Than .01% Ride Bikes to Work
Here is George F. Will sounding off in his latest column in Newsweek. He's dissing New Urbanism, Portland, Oregon and even Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, who must have gotten too
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Bike Moves (No U-Haul Required) Branching Out (Video)
Could you move a washer and dryer on a Yuba Mundo cargo bike? Strap a couch to a bike with bungie cords? Feed a hungry troupe of cyclists that helped move your car-free family lock, stock, and
