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
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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
PAT BAILEY’S SPIRITUALITY WITH RELIGION
Editor’s note: With Mountainfilm in Telluride fast approaching – the Festival takes place over Memorial Weekend – the preservation of the earth and all things endangered,
“PLASTIKI” FEATURED AT MOUNTAIN FILM
“Plastiki” screens Saturday, May 26, 9.pm. and Sunday, May 27, 12 p.m., Sheridan Opera House In a way, David de Rothschild’s “Plastiki,” the documenta
EARTH MATTERS: WHEN BUSINESS & GOVERNMENT MIX
Corporations and government do mix. But the result can be a toxic concoction. Quite literally, especially when transactions involve agricultural and food policy. While corporations
EAR: INNOVATIVE IDEAS AND AFFIRMATIVE ACTIONS
Last Friday’s EcoAction Roundtable (EAR) had attendees buzzing with new ideas while making great connections. The subject was Waste Stream Innovations. Short videos about the Blu
EARTH MATTERS: AIR POLLUTION KILLS
In the summer of 1982 I was a young mountaineer cutting my teeth on the steep slopes and hard rock of the San Juan Mountains in Colorado. Sitting atop Hesperus Mountain (13,232 ft.
ECOACTION ROUNDTABLE: WASTE STREAM INNOVATIONS
Green Business Roundtable is changing its name along with The New Community Coalition. While TNCC is becoming EcoAction Partners, the GBR is becoming the EcoAction Roundtable (EAR)
EARTH MATTERS: UNDERWATER ART HELPS SAVE REEFS
Academic and professional conferences, in my experience, produce very few “WOW” moments. So when I came down to St. Petersburg, Florida, for the Coastal Counties Summit this we