[caption id="attachment_36040" align="alignright" width="300"] Photo Credit: Ken Neubecker[/caption] Today, under the leadership of Doc Hastings (R-WA) and Tom McClintock (R-CA) in the House Natural Resources Committee, high-profile legislators with anti-environment track records and agendas voted almost strictly along party lines to move a bill forward that...
It seems like everyone on Facebook this week was playing the same game, tagging each other and posting a designated number of little-known facts about themselves. And while it was entertaining enough to read which friends are afraid of clowns or who secretly wants to...
The Telluride Gondola is about to get even groovier. The Colorado Economic Development Commission has just granted the gondola a Contribution Project. The new Gondola Contribution Project is a partner of the Green Gondola Project, which uses donations to fund energy-efficient enhancements to the...
Western Colorado is about to transition from beautiful autumn conditions to winter weather this weekend. Models lacked consensus the past week but now generally agree with differences in the details. There is a deep long wave trough forming over the west with several NW systems...
Here's a post from Lisa, from Retro Housewife Goes Green, and her suggestions for an Eco-Friendly Thanksgiving: Thanksgiving will be here before we know it so I have put together some ideas and links to blog posts to help you prepare for an eco-friendly Thanksgiving. Having a...
The fat lady has sung and the time has come for climate deniers to face the music. Based on 117 years of research, the 5th Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change 2013 Report concluded: "It is extremely likely [95 percent confidence] more than half of the observed...
This fall, “off-season” is a misnomer in Telluride; it’s on. Snow from September did not melt away as it usually does. Instead, it still lingers on the surrounding peaks. October storms piled on top of the early layers and cold temperatures have not only preserved most...
Halloween is coming up soon! That means trick-or-treating, making a costume, carving pumpkins, and eating candy (of course!). Here are a few suggestions to “green” your Halloween and save money too! 1. Share costumes – source locally – make your own! Local resources for creative and...
The gift certificate sounded like a good thing to bid on at the time: a farm lunch at Sutcliffe Vineyard with a wine tasting. How romantic, I thought, as I scribbled my name down on the bid sheet. The night was still young at the...
When most people think about hunting, they picture a bunch of dudes in camouflage pants and fluorescent orange vests, drinking cans of beer and driving around in oversized trucks. But there is more to it than that, and the faces of people who hunt are...
