EARTH MATTERS: THE FATE OF TELLURIDE’S SNOW PACK
I find it a bit ironic that “climate change deniers” Mitt Romney’s and Paul Ryan’s Republican convention in Tampa, Florida, had to be rescheduled because of a tropical
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TELLURIDE: END OF THE RAINBOW
Just couldn’t help myself: I took these photographs from our bedroom fifteen minutes ago. I think this is proof positive- at the end of the rainbow you’ll find Tellurid
EARTH MATTERS: OCEAN HEALTH UP TO US
Let’s set the curve! How decisions we make about the coasts and oceans affect overall ocean health A paper published [today] in Nature outlines a way to assess and compare the he
ECOACTION PARTNERS: GARBAGE TO GOLD
The US Pro Cycling challenge blasted through Telluride on Monday, August 20, fast, furious and really fun.We here at EcoAction Partners did our best to help out with our usual comp
EARTH MATTERS: THE BOTTOM LINE
Regardless whether you understand the empirical evidence that indicates human-induced activities have exaggerated the greenhouse effect or if you just “feel” that the climate c
EARTH MATTERS: JUST LABEL IT
Between tax returns and food ingredients, it seems hiding information is the order of the day. Massive “life science” corporations like Monsanto and DuPont, multinational food
EARTH MATTERS: ANIMAL COMMUNICATION
Featuring a remarkable encounter with a Pacific harbor seal The ability of animals and humans to communicate has evolved over eons as an adaptation to facilitate species’ surviva
EARTH MATTERS: BEET IT!
In a decision this week, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) “deregulated” Monsanto’s genetically engineered “Roundup Ready” sugar beets, meaning that they
PERMACULTURE DESIGN INTENSIVE BEGINS SUNDAY
This coming Sunday, July 29, the third annual Permaculture Design Intensive offered by the University Centers of the San Miguel begins just outside of town. Participating in a desi
EARTH MATTERS: HAWAIIAN AGRICULTURE
Past, Present and Future Isolated 2,350 miles from San Francisco on the edge of the Tropic of Cancer between 16 to 20 degrees north latitude, the Big Island of Hawaii has been bl
EARTH MATTERS: OCEANS AND ONIONS
What does the National Onion Association in Greeley have to do with ocean policy? It’s a good question, and even though I tend to repeat “every state is an ocean state” on ev
ECOACTION ROUNDTABLE EXPLORES 2 KINDS OF “FARMS”
What do the sun and schools have in common? This week it’s the EcoAction Roundtable being held Friday the 13th at 8:30 a.m. in the Wilkinson Public Library’s Program room. Farm
EARTH MATTERS: FOREST FIRES & GLOBAL WARMING
Colorado forests, wildlife, and residents have suffered severely in the last month. As of July 4th, numerous forest fires that raged across Colorado have cumulatively consumed 173,
EARTH MATTERS: SO WHAT FISH CAN I EAT?
People who know I work for Ocean Conservancy, a marine-focused environmental NGO, often ask me, “So what fish can I eat?” Unfortunately, there is no single, simple, easy answer
ECOACTION PARTNERS: COMPOSTABLES VS. TRASH AT BLUEGRASS
Bluegrass Makes Black Gold: Compostables versus Trash at Planet Bluegrass Black Gold is a term used by gardeners and farmers for prime compost, a delightful soil amendment that add
EARTH MATTERS: WASTE NOT, WANT NOT
Glued to the screen spellbound, I watched a person portraying a traditional Native American sitting on horseback staring at something so horrific that tears were painfully running
EARTH MATTERS: BREAKING OUT OF THE DISASTER CYCLE
Disasters do not just happen, and the physical environment is only one of many factors that causes or exacerbates disasters. Understanding the combination of ecological and sociocu
ECOACTION PARTNERS: GREENHOUSE GROWING AT SCHOOL
Well almost. We are gearing up. At the last Telluride School Board meeting the addition of a Growing Spaces Growing Dome as a learning lab and contributor to the school food system
EARTH MATTERS: WATER SCARCITY
Living at the headwaters of the San Juan River in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado, it is relatively simple to take for granted the seeming abundance of freshwater in our clear moun
ECOACTION ROUNDTABLE: GARDENING IN DROUGHT
Gardeners, farmers, ranchers, water managers, hikers, bikers, pretty much anyone who spends time in the outdoors, will have noticed the lack of moisture this spring. We got a wee b
EARTH MATTERS: DEAD ZONES IN OUR WATERS
Every state is an ocean state. I have said it before – in this very column, Earth Matters – and it is a common refrain among those who work on ocean issues. This is not just be
ECOACTION PARTNERS LOOKS BACK AT MOUNTAINFILM
Mountainfilm in Telluride is such an incredibly important event. It kicks off our very full summer season here in Telluride, but more than that, through its programs we get to expe
SPIRITUALITY WITH RELIGION: INTEGRATIVE THEOLOGY
Editor’s note: Reverend Pat Bailey of Telluride’s Christ Presbyterian Church, has been claiming in his doctoral dissertation (and in this weekly column) the the need
EARTH MATTERS: 6 STEPS TO ADDRESS GLOBAL WARMING
In spite of a La Niña climate pattern this past year, which typically lowers global temperatures, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Climatic Data Center calculated that the nat