Their loss would have catastrophic effects on food supply and human survival, say researchers at CU Denver and Georgia Tech
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Opinion: We need conservative voices at the climate solution table
They are crucial for fostering bipartisan support and ensuring long-term sustainability of efforts to address the global challenge.
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Opinion: No longer a luxury, air conditioning is a public health requirement in the age of global warming
We wouldn’t allow landlords to rent apartments without heat. The time has come to provide cooling, too.
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An entrepreneur is one big step closer to capturing methane leaking from Colorado coal mines
White River National Forest district ranger calls Coal Basin mine project “precedent setting”
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Here’s how Colorado plans to slow global warming using carbon capture
New machine to draw carbon from air in Brighton may be North America’s largest effort, in VIP launch. But is there a “moral hazard”?
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Opinion: As global temperatures rise, those who stand to lose the most are those who have the least
CU convenes a dialog about the link between climate change and human rights.
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Volunteers fan out over Boulder to record time, temp and humidity for scientists tracking climate trends nationwide
Pat Meyers and Deborah Rylander took a drive around Boulder Friday afternoon. Their cruise in a white Audi, with a heat sensor affixed to a window, was part of one of the largest heat-mapping projects in the U.S. The project, which required the help of almost a hundred volunteers, was part of an annual project […]
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What’s behind the heat wave that hit the American West?
By Anita Snow, The Associated Press PHOENIX — Much of the American West has been blasted with sweltering heat this week as a high pressure dome combines with the worst drought in modern history to launch temperatures into the triple digits, toppling records even before the official start of summer. Record daily highs were seen […]
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Connecting to nature is good for kids – but they may need help coping with a planet in peril
As an environmental psychologist who works to improve young people’s access to nature, I recently completed a review that brings two bodies of research together: one on connecting children and adolescents with nature, and the second on supporting healthy coping when they realize they are part of a planet in peril. My review shows that […]
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Trump administration: Climate change not a threat to rare wolverine found in Colorado
By Matthew Brown, The Associated Press BILLINGS, Mont. — U.S. wildlife officials are withdrawing proposed protections for the snow-loving wolverine after determining the rare and elusive predator is not as threatened by climate change as once thought. Details on the decision were obtained by The Associated Press in advance of an announcement Thursday. A federal […]