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08 Mar 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, but rather the use of cutting edge scientific research in the present to reveal the...
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...