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05 Mar 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 ecosystems. As our climate changes and storm cycles are altered, so is the snowpack we rely...23 Feb SNOW SUNDAY: THE BEAUTY OF SHOVELING
As a child, I would do anything to get out of yard work. Time to rake leaves? Oops, sorry Dad, I forgot about the massive science project due tomorrow. Time to weed the garden? Sorry, Mom, I feel ill. As an adult, I found even...
22 Feb 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 investment in EMVest, a company that has been buying agricultural properties in Africa and converting them into large-scale...16 Feb EARTH MATTERS: EVOLUTION=ADAPTATION
The rise of the Tea Party Republicans has propagated a twisted version of the 13th century philosophy that science should be ignored if it does not support their narrow ideology. The majority of the Republican Party refutes the 99.8% of climate scientists worldwide over the...
13 Feb TALL TALES: THE WHO – QUADROPHENIA & MORE
Editor’s note: Telluride Inside… and Out’s monthly (more or less) column, Tall Tales, is so named because contributor Mark Stevens is one long drink of water. He is also long on talent. Mark is the author of “Antler Dust” and “Buried by the Roan,” both...
13 Feb ECOACTION & LIBRARY BRING BIONEERS’ AUSUBEL TO TOWN
We at EcoAction Partners are so excited to be partnering with the Wilkinson Public Library to bring a true visionary to town, Thursday, Feb. 21, and Friday 22: Kenny Ausubel is a real mover and shaker – and co-founder of the Bioneers. If you don’t...
07 Feb EARTH MATTERS: LIGHTS OUT
Pollution is a problem. Water pollution can also cause problems in the ocean, like the dead zones I discussed in an earlier post (https://www.tellurideinside.com///2012/06/earth-matters-dead-zones-in-our-waters.html). In addition, I have written about the problem of marine debris and steps we can take to address it (https://www.tellurideinside.com///2012/09/earth-matters-take-on-the-trash.html). My...
06 Feb ACADEMY IN ACTION: EXPANDING ENRICHMENT ACTIVITIES
No doubt about it: the Telluride Academy is a wonderful institution. Our roughly 30-year track record of happy families and young people and our growth from six campers in Wendy Brooks’ backyard (literally) to the 800 or so kids we serve today underlines that point....