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Soooo I just read the guidelines for my project and I guess I’m done today! Sadly, that’s such a relief. This project basically just loomed in the back of my head for 2 months. But I did get some good … Continue reading →

Hello! This week I went to a panel discussion on junk science policy as a part of the Conference on World Affairs going on at CU this week. What a great talk! The four panelists discussed why companies and governments … Continue reading →

Hello blog! I am so sorry I have been neglecting you. I have not been neglecting the news! Just my posts. Over the past week I managed to stay in touch with the news and the environment by attending a … Continue reading →

Happy Spring happy spring! I’ve returned to my project after a long and much-needed spring break. Let’s see what’s going on! http://www.denverpost.com/politics/ci_22914312/boulder-commissioner-debating-governor-fracking http://www.denverpost.com/environment/ci_22768807/oil-and-gas-drilling-fuels-debate-over-self?source=pkg http://www.denverpost.com/business/ci_19371498?source=pkg http://www.denverpost.com/breakingnews/ci_22593942/big-fracking-fluid-spill-near-windsor-is-cleaned?source=pkg http://www.denverpost.com/environment/ci_22903418/boulder-colorado-stop-watering-thunderbird-lake

Yesterday I watched Gasland, a documentary exposing the dangerous practices of fracking and how they affect families around the country.  It was a great film!  I was aware of what was going on, but this film did a good job … Continue reading →

http://www.dailycamera.com/news/boulder/ci_22799327/ex-celestial-seasonings-manager-accused-embezzlement-charged-6 http://www.dailycamera.com/science-environment/ci_22701732/companies-struggle-popularize-mobile-money http://www.dailycamera.com/science-environment/ci_22743743/climate-study-says-global-cooling-curtailed-by-20th http://www.dailycamera.com/science-environment/ci_22702189/feds-keystone-xl-oil-pipeline-options-are-worse http://www.dailycamera.com/science-environment/ci_22686939/cu-boulder-researchers-contribute-revelations-about-radiation-fields http://www.dailycamera.com/science-environment/ci_22684298/tycoon-announces-plans-send-married-pair-trip-around Happy Friday! 

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/13/business/global/japan-says-it-is-first-to-tap-methane-hydrate-deposit.html?hp&_r=0&gwh=0AD5157A91A03DE170E88BDFC279284A yikes! http://www.coloradodaily.com/ci_22771900/at-least-2-republicans-will-vote-civil-unions?source=most_viewed http://www.coloradodaily.com/ci_22774374/twinkies-buyer-says-cakes-could-return-by-summer  The world could really go without any more twinkies. http://www.dailycamera.com/science-environment/ci_22755770/eldora-scientist-goes-greater-heights-probing-glacial-change Reading local news is significantly more rewarding.  Since there is more of an interest in environmental news in Colorado, it’s easier to find coverage AND it’s … Continue reading →

http://scienceblogs.com/tomorrowstable/2012/08/04/seeds-for-change-the-need-for-stress-tolerant-crops-in-central-america/  GMO’s scare me so much.  Not only would they increase our dependency on industrial agricultural technologies to grow the food that keeps us alive, technologies that often rely on fossil fuels, but GMO’s also fall short to the “Law … Continue reading →

http://www.triplepundit.com/2013/03/control-worlds-water/ http://www.wcs.org/press/press-releases/drc-elephant-decline.aspx http://www.enn.com/climate/article/45678  

Big Sugar’s Sweet Little Lies http://www.nature.com/news/much-of-fukushima-s-fallout-was-gone-with-the-wind-1.12528