The June Rise

By Jim Tolstrup on Jun 27, 2009

Rain and hail continue to fall in Northern Colorado and rivers like the Cache La Poudre (reportedly named by French trappers who hid a cache of gunpowder there and never found it again) are brimming full. The early settlers and trappers in this area, referred to the swollen state of rivers in the spring as "The June Rise."

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Suburbitat: Our Cruel Spring ~ via Jim Tolstrup.

By Jim Tolstrup on Jun 9, 2009

Suburbitat: Our Cruel Spring This year on February 3rd I heard the first Red-Wing Blackbirds. Three days later I heard the first Meadow Larks. Last year I was impressed when these same birds appeared, ahead of…

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NPR Fondles Monsanto. [Petition]

By Sarah Miller on May 29, 2009

Oh you haven't heard?! Your fuzzy, sweet little "public" radio station is getting monetary support from some of the largest corporations in the world. I've heard the GE commercials before and shuddered, but when I…

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New Website Dedicated to Natural Animal Care via Dr. Mercola and Dr. Becker.

By Sarah Miller on May 21, 2009

Those of us caring for animal companions want to do everything we can to ensure their total health and long, happy lives. Like parents, we make mistakes along the way, but keep asking questions in…

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United States Considers Biofuel Emissions

By Anna Gilkerson on May 10, 2009

Ben Block reports from Worldchanging.com. The Obama administration unveiled its first proposals for how the United States should implement its biofuels policies yesterday, announcing a plan to analyze the direct and indirect greenhouse gas…

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Happy wheels, happy world: Bikes Not Bombs! Photos via Caroline Treadway.

By Caroline Treadway on May 6, 2009

April 11, 2009-Bikes Not Bombs volunteers strip old bike wheels and toss them into a pile of bike parts headed to the Vijana Center, a school in Tanzania. Bayla Shepley pulled inner tubes off used…

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WEARABLE ART [NSCAD, Louanna Murphy, Sarah Roy, Bree Mackin, Kaleigh Dunlop, Stephanie Merrick, etc...]

By Anna Gilkerson on May 5, 2009

I actually needed almost two weeks before reviewing The 19th Annual NSCAD Wearable Art Show. There was so much to process. ------- The evening of the show was dark. Wind and rain pummeled the giant…

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Spring is back: so is Permaculture: Green Service, Zia Parker and The Willow Way

By Yesica on May 2, 2009

Permaculture is a design science, rooted in observation of nature, to learn how to live with the resilience and stability of natural eco-systems. Taught in over 100 countries, Permaculture is a global grass-roots movement in sustainability…

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The Yellow Line Institute of Boulder Presents Happy Hour With Horsepower, Friday May 1st.

By Sarah Miller on Apr 29, 2009

Get your bevie on and ride in an electric Porche?! Sounds like a Green Boulderite's dream! Thanks to the Yellow Line Institute, Friday, May 1st from 5:30- 7:30, you could be just this lucky... The…

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Intent.com: 30 Days to a Greener You: Drinking Water ~ via Norma Lehmeier Hartie

By elephantjournal.com on Apr 24, 2009

Drinking bottled water is a huge waste of finite resources, a source of pollution and a waste of money. Yet, millions of us continue to buy bottled water. If you are buying bottled water…

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elephant journal covers Earth Day / Record Store Day in Nashville… photos of Jack White, Grimey, Jeremy Lister, and more!

By Rusty Ralston on Apr 20, 2009

      Rusty here, dropping you a little local Nashville news for the joint Record Store / Earth Day Celebration. It's not often you can officially support your local independent record store and support…

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#41: the value of hardware. [Earthday We Will Give Obama His SuperCuffs! ~made by this Mommy...]

By Joana Smith on Apr 19, 2009

Something old... When I was just a little younger I used to make cuffs out of tin foil, so I could become Wonder Woman. ...today, as I was working on O's CUffs, I started…

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Duke University interfaith dialogue on the environment (Rabbi Arthur Waskow, Stephanie Kaza, and more)

By Henry Schliff on Apr 19, 2009

Earlier this month while visiting family in North Carolina I had the opportunity to attend the Duke Faith Council’s 3rd Annual Spring Dialogue entitled Saving the Earth: What can faith traditions teach us about…

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Foreclosure On Rise In The Forest (And The Birds Are Still Singing…[Thank God!]).

By Joana Smith on Apr 16, 2009

Today Abilene and I decided to head into the forest! We are singers, and we needed to learn some new songs from the birds! ...teaching people to sing is our job because we have…

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Effective Communication: The Main Obstacle in Solving Our World’s Dilemmas? [Ken Wilber & Ode Magazine.]

By Sarah Miller on Apr 15, 2009

This morning over breakfast, I was paging through the latest, greatest Ode Magazine, wishing they would go paperless (and wondering why I keep getting complimentary copies in the mail) when I came to an article…

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Atlantic Fashion Week Fall 2009: Eco-ethical Fashion is just so damn cool [Danica Olders, Orphanage, Deux fm, Laura Chenowith and more...]

By Anna Gilkerson on Apr 12, 2009

Deux fm reports: Recently a bevy of Atlantic Canadian fashion designers presented their fall 2009 collections to packed audiences at the Olympic Center in Halifax, Nova Scotia. About 1/2 of the 17  designers that showed…

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Come Together, C’mon!

By Joana Smith on Apr 8, 2009

Hey Colorado Kids! You know who you are* ...let's get back to the basics! A Revolution needs a flag. Colors, by Aunt Winnie, around 1960. Carole King, Tapestry, 1971. This green fabric was our…

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“What Unique Perspectives Do You Bring to the Challenges Facing Our World Today?”: An Interview with the Reverend Dirk Ficca, Executive Director of the Council for a Parliament of the World’s Religions

By Reverend Danny Fisher on Apr 7, 2009

The Reverend Dirk Ficca is Executive Director of the Council for a Parliament of the World's Religions. As many readers are probably aware, the first Parliament event, held in 1893 in Chicago, was not…

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Zero Waste; as seen at the first-of-the-season Boulder Farmers’ Market.

By Yesica on Apr 4, 2009

  A Zero Waste station, as seen at the (snowy) first Boulder Farmer's Market of the season!           LOVE yeye…

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Think Inside the Box: Innovations in Eco Housing.

By Sarah Miller on Apr 1, 2009

Ever wished you lived in a box? What if it offered you all the comforts of your regular housing but was a lot "greener" and possibly more affordable? What if it could look like anything…

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