Environment

Missed the white flakes falling from the sky this winter? You could rail against Ullr, the Snow God – or you could support a lawsuit. According to a blog by senior writer Elliott Negin of the the Union of Concerned Scientists, if you are a San...

One of the consequences of a warming planet is forced migration, with unprecedented impacts on lives and livelihoods due to the scale of such flows. Migration is the theme of the 40th annual Mountainfilm, happening in Telluride, May 25 – May 28. Climate change is...

Black Hills Energy is teaming up with Energy Outreach Colorado to add more benefits to the SMPA IQ Weatherization Program. This exciting new change means more services and bigger rebates available to Black Hills customers who qualify for the SMPA Income Qualified (IQ) Weatherization Program. Now, program participants may...

Telluride-based EcoAction Partners announces a State of Colorado Resource Recycling Economic Opportunity Grant for composting equipment for the Town of Ophir. This is the first of several neighborhood composting centers that will make up a Regional Composting Network, an EcoAction Partners program that aims to...

If one of your New Year's Resolutions is to take action where you can to make a difference, writing for EcoWatch, Cassie Kelly outlines "10 Ways to Be a better Environmental Steward in 2018." Protecting the natural environment may seem overwhelming with increased natural disasters, melting sea...

If the current resident of 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue is, urr, pressing your buttons, you might be up for some good news. Rachel Cleetus, the lead economist and climate policy manager with the Climate and Energy program at the Union of Concerned Scientists, is guardedly optimistic about...

Regional Telluride local Amy Irvine is a sixth-generation Utahn, author of “Trespass: Living at the Edge of the Promised Land," and a recipient of the Orion Book Award and the Ellen Meloy Desert Writers’ Award. Amy is also founder of Telluride's Literary Burlesque, the signature (read, always...

On Sunday, January 7, 3 - 5 p.m., at Telluride's five-star Wilkinson Public Library, hear from members of the Town of Telluride, the Town of Mountain Village, the Carbon Neutral Coalition, EcoAction Partners, the Pinhead Climate Institute and the Sheep Mountain Alliance, and learn how you can plug in to...

Here's some good news about climate change for a change – and more. This story from the World Wildlife Fund details "The Biggest Conservation Wins of 2017." It’s been a big year for conservation. Together we assured the world that the United States is still an ally...

In its quest to promote sustainability and decrease carbon footprints, EcoAction Partners focuses a lot of its energy on educating. The nonprofit is hosting a free lunchtime workshop at the Wilkinson Public Library on Dec. 6 from 12-1 p.m. aimed at giving property and building managers...