SPRING SUNDAY: THE GROUSE AT MY HOUSE
Spring is the busiest time of year at my job, so when everyone else in Telluride flies off to the beach in Mexico or Hawaii, I get to stay here and wallow in self-pity. This year s
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EARTH MATTERS: WEATHER AND CLIMATE PREDICTIONS
I routinely hear the public at large interchange the terms “weather” and “climate” when discussing topics related to Earth’s atmosphere. Alas, this fundam
ECOACTION PARTNERS: FARM TO TABLE CONFERENCE
Last week, I talked about the start of the Gunnison Valley Farm to Table conference held last Tuesday at Western State Colorado University. I am happy to report at the end of the d
EARTH MATTERS: (AG) GAG ME!
Piglets flung into the air. Calves repeatedly given electric shocks. Dead chickens left to rot in cages next to living ones. Abuses like this should certainly concern lawmakers, bo
ECOACTION PARTNERS: FARM TO TABLE CONFERENCE
Ah spring break! We sometimes forget as we disperse ourselves from the Telluride region the rest of the world goes about living a more normal existence, sticking close to home. Hea
EARTH MATTERS: HAWAII REJECTS MONSANTO GMO
In the 1960’s, the Green Revolution transformed the landscape of large-scale agriculture by increasing production around the world. Armed with technology transfer initiatives, th
ECOACTION PARTNERS: TRAVELING SUSTAINABLY
We try to live our lives at home fully aware of the waste we create and the energy we use. We recycle. We take short showers. We carry bags into local markets when we shop for our
TELLURIDE MOUNTAIN SCHOOL INVESTIGATES LOCAL WATERSHED, PART FIVE
Editor’s note: For two weeks, Telluride Mountain School High School students put aside textbooks and turned their attention to water. With the help of local experts on water
TELLURIDE MOUNTAIN SCHOOL INVESTIGATES LOCAL WATERSHED, PART FOUR
Editor’s note: For two weeks, Telluride Mountain School High School students put aside textbooks and turned their attention to water. With the help of local experts on water
TELLURIDE MOUNTAIN SCHOOL INVESTIGATES LOCAL WATERSHED, PART THREE
Editor’s note: For two weeks, Telluride Mountain School High School students put aside textbooks and turned their attention to water. With the help of local experts on water
TELLURIDE MOUNTAIN SCHOOL INVESTIGATES LOCAL WATERSHED, PART TWO
Editor’s note: For two weeks, Telluride Mountain School High School students put aside textbooks and turned their attention to water. With the help of local experts on water
TELLURIDE MOUNTAIN SCHOOL INVESTIGATES LOCAL WATERSHED
Editor’s note: For two weeks, Telluride Mountain School High School students put aside textbooks and turned their attention to water. With the help of local experts on water
EARTH MATTERS: HOLY HIGGS
Recently, teams of scientists at the Large Hadron Collider have confirmed the existence of the Higgs-Boson particle. The elusive Higgs particle, sensationalized by mainstream media
SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS WEATHER: POSSIBLE 3 – 6″
There is a transitory dry ridge building over western Colorado tonight then a shortwave trough ejects from a Pacific storm bringing clouds by Wednesday morning. By late Wednesday
ECOACTION PARTNERS: GROWING POWER FOR A POWERFUL FUTURE
We know that the cities are now home to more of us than the country. We know that water issues, particularly here in the West will define much of our future. We know that the curre
ALACAZEM 2013.03.14
March 14 to 21, 2013 Visible Planets: Morning: Venus, Saturn Evening: Mercury, Jupiter Springtime guarantees warmer days and nights, emerging greens and, for those
EARTH MATTERS: THINK GLOBALLY, PLANT LOCALLY
In Telluride, it’s still snowy (hurrah!), but here in Washington, DC, it’s starting to feel like spring. The witch hazel is flowering, with its invigorating, refreshing smell,
ECOACTION PARTNERS: TRUTH OR DARE FINALE
EcoAction Partners invites you to join us in celebrating our 48 Truth or Dare participants and the daring sustainable actions they’ve taken since January 1 in our social media-ba
EARTH MATTERS: SECRETS OF THE RED PLANET
Time travel, a popular topic of science fiction, has taken one step closer to reality. I am not talking about humans traveling “Back to the Future” as depicted by Hollywood, bu
SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS WEATHER: JUICY MARCH STORM
A juicy March storm is on the way so enjoy a very warm, partly sunny Wednesday because there is increasing high cloudiness today and tomorrow as the ridge of high pressure moves e
ECOACTION TOPIC: CLIMATE CHANGE & SNOWPACK, 3/8/13
To regions like Telluride, snow pack is more than a ski slope. The snow pack that develops here provides water throughout the summer and fall, supporting our abundant mountain ecos
EARTH MATTERS: FRACK – SAY “NO” TO HICKENLOOPER
On June 22 of 1969, the Cuyahoga River in Northeast Ohio caught fire due to the indiscriminate dumping of industrial chemicals and sewage into the river. Sadly, this event was not
SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS WEATHER REPORT: A FEW MORE INCHES? 02/24/2013
Our four days of storms end today as the 4-corners closed low dives southeast into New Mexico to disrupt the front range of Colorado with upslope conditions and the plains states w
EARTH MATTERS: LAND GRABS
This month, responding to campus activists who have been working on the issue for over a year, Vanderbilt University divested from “land grabbing,” withdrawing a $26 million in