Mountain Village: Green Energy Program Announced
Mountain Village’s new Green Energy Program features discounts on solar panels Mountain Village wants to support its community members who want to invest in renewable energy.
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EcoAction Partners: The Permaculture Path to Resilience
From week one at hot and dry Redlands Mesa to week two on Tomten Farm where both rain and temperatures fell, the fourth annual Permaculture Design Course was an exercise in adaptat
Limitless Energy and Disease Discovery at Final TSRC’S Town Talk
“The discovery of natural gas and fracking technology give us about 40 more years. Whether good or bad, these buy us enough time to make solar work,” said Joseph Hupp, Professo
Earth Matters: 15 Individual Actions to Address Climate Change
The 21st century adage, “Think Globally, Act Locally,” continues to ring a bell of truth as humanity sails into the future. Increasingly, local communities that have rightfully
TSRC’s Town Talks: Molecular Science As It’s Happening Now
Nonequilibrium phenomena, biomagnetic particles, thermal transport, quantum trajectories, phrases like those reverberate through the halls of Telluride Science Research Center (TSR
EcoAction Partners: Walk the Talk
Empowerment – Education – Action Ever wondered about how to reduce your impact on the planet, but didn’t know how to make that happen? Would you like to be more involved with
Town Talks: Future of Planet Written in Forest Trees
“The idea was… Someone, somewhere may be willing to offset carbon emissions by supporting rainforest preservation in a developing country.” The quote is George Weiblen, A
TSRC Town Talks: Solar Fuel 2.0
A global problem with a global solution By 2100, the world’s global energy consumption will amount to over triple its rate in 2001. Currently, fossil fuels (oil, coal, natural ga
Earth Matters: “Green” Ski Resort
In 1896, Nobel Laureate chemist Svante Arrhenius theorized that carbon dioxide (CO2) derived from fossil fuel combustion induced atmospheric warming. 64 years later Dr. Charles Dav
Gov Signs Executive Order Impacting Renewable Energy
On June 5, Gov. John Hickenlooper signed SB13-252 “Renewable Energy Standard Retail Wholesale Methane.” He also signed an Executive Order related to the legislation and iss
TELLURIDE GROWN: PROGRESS REPORT & TOWN COUNCIL MEETING
Telluride Grown is on Town Council’s agenda, 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, June 4. Come and support the initiative. By now you’ve read Susan Viebrocks review of Mountainfilm 2013 ha
EARTH MATTERS: HAWAIIAN FOREST BIRDS IN PERIL
Riding a warm tropical Pacific breeze and guided by the billowing cumulus clouds towering above the lofty 13,796-foot summit of Mauna Kea, forest birds arrived on the island of Haw
ECOACTION PARTNERS: GROWING DOME AT H.S. OPENS MAY 22
Grand opening of the Telluride Growing Dome is 3:30 – 5:30 p.m. today. Stop by to taste the fruits (and vegetables) of everyone’s labors. The Growing Dome behind the Tellur
SPRING SUNDAY: TOURIST OR TRAVELER?
Each time we travel we have a choice. We can be a tourist or a traveler. In my younger life I was always a traveler. I backpacked through South America, teaching English along the
EARTH MATTERS: IT’S THE LITTLE THINGS
This week has been a time to start thinking small. From soil microorganisms, to edible bugs, to our own personal biota, small is big. The New York Times has run two stories about l
ECOACTION PARTNERS: INNOVATIVE AQUAPONICS AT MOUNTAINFILM
EcoAction Partners is collaborating with Telluride Grown to help create two aquaponic demonstration units in time for this year’s Mountainfilm in Telluride. The theme of this
EARTH MATTERS: CLIMATE CHANGE RISK THEORY
Editor’s note: Any article by scientist Billy Mason is worth reading, but this blog is particularly timely. Over Memorial weekend, starting Friday, May 24, Mountainfilm in Te
ECOACTION PARTNERS: TAKE THIS SURVEY, WIN A PASS OR TICKET
Enter to win 2013 Festival Passes by filling out this quick survey! The mission of EcoAction Partners is to inspire, initiate and support collaborative community actions that enhan
EARTH MATTERS: ASIA GOING GREEN
As self-serving politicians funded by the fossil fuel industry inhibit progress in America, Asian countries are quickly moving towards reducing risk, building resilience, and creat
MAY ECOACTION ROUND TABLE: TIME BANKING
An Hour Given = An Hour Earned Timebanking and Community Resilience, May 3, 8:30 A.M., Wilkinson Public Library Program Room Time Bank of the Rockies is up and running, and we are
ECOACTION PARTNERS: SPRING BREAK, SLOW MONEY
I do believe too many energies get trapped in our little box canyon over the course of the winter. Spring break seems to flush the system. With lots of people leaving for a time, t
EARTH MATTERS: THE FRANKENFISH COMETH?
Thirteen years after AquaBounty first applied for approval of its genetically engineered (GE) AquAdvantage salmon, the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is poised to
ECOACTION PARTNERS: TRAINING ON NET ZERO HOMES
Training on Net Zero Homes comes to Telluride Friday, May 10 (and Durango Thursday, May 9) The Colorado Green Building Guild, a trade organization focused on advancing the craft of