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Environment Colorado: 20% Solar by 2025
Funny how sometimes a seemingly negative event can have positive effects. Case in point: our primary credit card was one of many recently compromised, resulting in a new credit car
Telski: Ullr Smiles on Telluride
Southwest Colorado Resort of Telluride receives 33″ in latest snowstorm After a fairly dry fall, Norse snow god Ullr decided to smile on the Southwest Colorado town of Tellu
Fall Sunday: Slow Down and Breathe
I don’t watch TV much. I don’t really watch TV at all—we don’t have a cable or satellite account, so the only programs I see are on the iPad, the occasional s
Telluride: Homesickness for a Place You’ve Never Seen
“Telluride? Big mistake- you”ll never leave!” I had stayed for a few days with my friend Rico in Aspen, was headed for some solo camping in the Canyonlands, and g
His Camera Takes Us To The World ‘We Must Preserve’
Rena Silverman, met up with the photographer Sebastiao Salgado, in New York City on Thursday and conducted a very interesting interview with the man about his work and new exhibi
Fall Sunday: Backpacking With Kids in the Weminuche
When you have kids, you give up a few things. Sleep. Money. Time. You accept the trade-off: deprivation for family. Andy and I were down with all of that. But one thing we weren’
Hundreds Of Thousands Turn Out For People’s Climate March In New York City
As reported by Nick Visser, the associate green editor at The Huffington Post, Hundreds Of Thousands Turn Out For People’s Climate March In New York City. More than 300,000
In 2014, Colorado Oil And Gas Spills Are Happening Twice A Day
In the not so wonderful news category, Tom Kenworthy, a Senior Fellow at American Progress, reports that there are more oil and gas spills then ever in Colorado, most of which are
Telluride Mountain Club: “Bear Creek Freed” with Cookout
Bear Creek is free. At least for now, according to the Telluride Mountain Club (TMC), an organization that works tirelessly to protect Telluride’s crown jewel. On July 31 at
Flush Your Kids Down the Toilet in a New Exhibition in Japan
Lori Zimmer a New York based writer, with a passion for sustainable design, eco-tourism and art, reports on the “shitty” new exhibit for kids at the Miraikan Museum in
Mountain Village: First Community Garden Takes Root
The Town of Mountain Village opened its first community garden – Mountain Village Roots –last month. Work began on the 5,000- square-foot garden two weeks ago, and the finishe
Mountain Village: Relight the Town
Mountain Village wants to relight the town with LED bulbs. Participating residents & business owners can realize significant savings. This summer it’s lights out on the tradi
NASA Launching Satellite to Track Carbon
Kenneth Chang, a science reporter for The New York Times, has written about the Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 Satellite that is Launching on Tuesday Morning. Here are several e
Amazing Pop-Up Solar Power Station Delivers Energy Anywhere it’s Needed
Beverley Mitchell, a writer for Inhabitat.com introduces us to a new pop-up solar power station that can deliver energy, water and internet connectivity to remote places around the
The 120 Foot Long Jellyfish That’s Loving Global Warming
Here’s an excerpt from a fascinating post by Matt Simon that recently appeared in Wired, The 120-Foot-Long Jellyfish That’s Loving Global Warming: The lion’s mane jellyf
Earth Matters: Where Climate Change and Geopolitics Collide
In a rare moment of enlightenment, Republican John Boehner recently stated “I’m not qualified to debate the science over climate change.” In the past, Boehner was a staunch
Coral Reef Restoration
The Nature Conservancy and its partners are literally nursing coral reefs back to health in an attempt to restore this vital marine habitat. Beauty and Brawn: Coral Reefs Have it A
World’s First Wrench 3D-Printed with Recycled Ocean Plastic Wins Innovation Award
Colin Payne, an independent professional writer, researcher and photographer based in British Columbia, Canada writes about the first 3D-product made with recycled ocean plastic an
1st Annual Spring Gear Swap & Garage Sale
Here’s the deal on this unique deal: You clean out. Three local nonprofits clean up. The 1st Annual Spring Gear Swap takes place this weekend, Friday May 30 – Sunday, June 1 at
Spring Sunday: May’s Subtle Splendor
Much of the year, Telluride’s splendor is obvious – almost obnoxiously in your face. Powder days, Bluegrass Festival, mid-summer Prospect rides and Highline hikes. These are th
Spring Sunday: Trail Running the Jud Wiebe
Waiting for spring in the Rockies is like waiting for a child to emerge out of puberty. An adult one day; a child the next. Sun one day; snow the next. If you wait for things to ev
Earth Matters: Climate Change Changes Everything, Perception Too?
As I’ve grown older, I’ve realized it is much too easy to gravitate towards things I know and am comfortable with. The same is true about how I think. It’s easier to deal
Earth Matters: Industrial Age Must End
Proclaiming that the Industrial Age must end is a surefire way to invoke a relentless pounding of rhetoric from pro-growth conservatives like the unforgiving waves of a tsunami. Ho