Boulderganic
The green offensive
Jeremy Altdorfer’s day of delivery was hectic, but successful.
All day on Saturday, Oct. 5 he was zipping around...
It’s raining plastic. So what?
It was the colors that caught Gregory Wetherbee’s eye: red, silver, purple, green, yellow — but most of all blue. There was...
Conservation unites
Amid recent turmoil in the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) — the contested relocation of its headquarters from Washington, D.C. to Grand...
In our nature
Sue Cass is a Boulder birder with a keen interest in raptors, a master gardener with an encyclopedic knowledge of the area’s...
Deforestation intensifies warming in the Amazon Rain Forest
Fires raging across the Amazon in recent weeks have gripped the world’s attention and renewed concerns over deforestation in this iconic ecosystem....
The TV weathercasters who are shifting public opinion on the climate...
This story originally appeared in The Guardian. It is republished here as part of Boulder Weekly’s partnership with Covering Climate Now, a...
Five years in two months’ time
The most challenging part about spending nine weeks traveling 6,400 miles on a catamaran may not be the sea sickness, but the...
If a tree falls in Boulder County…
This story starts in Asia. The main character is a tiny metallic green insect, known to English ears as the Emerald...
Refill revolution
Taking care of our bodies results in an exorbitant amount of trash. Hand soap, lotion, deodorant, body wash, sunscreen, shampoo and...
Kimbal Musk’s goal: Grow fresh food in containers in every American...
Standing out in Boulder is not an easy thing to do. From famed world athletes to politicians, the city has its...
The fourth “R”
Order a to-go latte from Seeds Cafe in Boulder’s Main Library and, if you don’t have your own reusable mug, there’s...
A harsh realization
Opening up Instagram, my feed is flooded with images of breathtaking locations from around the world. From oceans to mountains, from wedding...
