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Thursday, May 9,2013

A batty battle

Local, federal agencies accused of 'caving' to special interests

By Cecelia Gilboy
Near dark iron gates that cover cave openings in the Flatirons, a sign explains that the caves have been closed because white-nose syndrome has already killed more than 5 million bats. Local author and cave expert Richard Rhinehart informed the City of Boulder’s Open Space and Mountain Parks (OSMP) office of an inaccuracy on the signs.
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Thursday, May 2,2013

Your brain on yogurt

Probiotic bacteria spread at Colorado universities and businesses

By Cecelia Gilboy
Sex, drugs and yogurt: what do they all have in common? They could all affect the hormone associated with happiness.
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Thursday, April 11,2013

Federal courts lose some power to regulate GMOs

New industry-friendly law passed in recent budget bill

By Cecelia Gilboy
When President Barack Obama signed Congress’s budget bill on March 26, a government shutdown was averted — but many citizens were outraged. A paragraph that could affect the regulation of genetically modified (GM) crops had slunk into the 240-page draft.
Thursday, March 28,2013

The brighter side of wildfires

Scientists recognize importance of ‘black carbon’ in Colorado forests

By Cecelia Gilboy
As a farmer, Palke found a silver lining: the fire’s ashes. Inside his partially melted greenhouse, tomato plants were nearly buried in wet ash when rain rushed in. Weeks later, the tomato plants exploded in a frenzy of growth.
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Thursday, March 21,2013

Taste buds to the rescue

Farm-to-table cuisine may revive crop diversity that keeps food supply safe

By Cecelia Gilboy
The fungus that caused the 19th century Irish Potato Famine wouldn’t have claimed a million lives if Ireland had been growing more than one potato variety, experts say. And today, experts warn about a similar dependence on only a handful of crop varieties.
Wednesday, March 13,2013

Arts & Crafts: Building blocks for self-expression

Local camps provide variety of art forms — and various ways to grow

By Cecelia Gilboy
For kids, art is more than just fingerpainting and doodling. It’s their best chance to learn about and express their own emotions, according to some child psychologists.
Thursday, March 7,2013

'Wild West capitalism' versus wilderness

Controversial Colorado business model tested in Telluride

By Cecelia Gilboy
Thomas Chapman is a Colorado real estate developer who has been called “the most hated man on the Western Slope” by a Telluride realtor quoted in Powder magazine. He’s known for selling properties surrounded by wilderness after threatening to build mansions or subdivisions on them.
Thursday, February 28,2013

Just a little toxic

Despite water treatment, Boulder Creek tests above standards for arsenic levels

By Cecelia Gilboy
When scientists tested arsenic levels at 38 sites along Boulder Creek over six months in 2011, every sample contained arsenic levels at least 10 times above the applicable state standard.
Thursday, October 25,2012

The City of Boulder’s pot power grab

By Cecelia Gilboy
Some voters oppose Amendment 64 because it gives local governments too much power. The city of Boulder opposes it because it doesn’t give them enough.
Thursday, October 11,2012

Colorado's Amendment 64: How the amendment affects the state's budget

Amendment 64, marijuana and how big money affects small business in Colorado

By Cecelia Gilboy
Amendment 64 isn’t about legalizing marijuana. It’s about money.
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