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The US Consumer Product Safety Commission will move to regulate gas stoves as new research links them to childhood asthma.  ByAri Natter January 9, 2023 at 5:00 AM MST A federal agency says a ban on gas stoves is on the table amid rising concern about harmful indoor air pollutants emitted by...
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Posted by on in Clean Technology
  By Niraj Chokshi and Kellen Browning The New York Times Benjamin Reynaga used power tools to hack his way into a beat-up hybrid Honda Fit at an auto dismantling plant at the edge of the Mojave Desert until he reached the most important part of the car: its lithium-ion battery. The veh...
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Posted by on in Transportation
Part of the bipartisan infrastructure law passed last year, the program will provide $5 billion over the next five years to help school districts switch to clean energy school buses. However, some districts are blocked from participating due to the EPA’s requirement that they scrap their old buses. ...
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Posted by on in Climate Change
CLIMATE CHANGE By Sophie Austin The Associated Press SACRAMENTO, calif.>> California air regulators voted unanimously Thursday to approve an ambitious plan to drastically cut reliance on fossil fuels by changing practices in the energy, transportation and agriculture sectors, but cr...
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Posted by on in General Environment
Holiday Traditions in the Forest Revive Spiritual Relationships with Nature, and Heal Planetary Wounds Humans evolved strong spiritual connections to the natural world. New research shows exploring and nurturing them can help slow climate change and biodiversity loss, as well as improve our health....
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Earth Protect Founders Grant and Carol Barbeito share the love of the Earth and this season of love with all Earth Protectors.  Keep the Faith 
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Posted by on in Wildlife Conservation
By Bruce Finley This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Among America’s iconic native birds, the lesser prairie chicken can be especially hard to spot — hiding behind shrubs, seldom popping out except before sunrise in spring for flamboyant mating dances. But now it may become Colorado’s first climate casualty. ...
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Posted by on in Green Products/Services
This Christmas, ask Santa for an electric leaf blower, mower, or chainsaw. Come summer, we’ll all thank you. The little engines in gas-powered landscaping equipment generate a disproportionate amount of air pollution for their size. A commercial gas-powered blower produces the same amount of ozone-...
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Posted by on in Climate Change
  By Sophie Austin The Associated Press SACRAMENTO, calif.>> California air regulators voted unanimously Thursday to approve an ambitious plan to drastically cut reliance on fossil fuels by changing practices in the energy, transportation and agriculture sectors, but critics say it doe...
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Posted by on in Wildlife Conservation
By Dino Grandoni MONTREAL — Close to 200 countries reached a watershed agreement early Monday to stem the loss of nature worldwide, pledging to protect nearly a third of Earth’s land and oceans as a refuge for the planet’s remaining wild plants and animals by the end of the decade. A room of blear...
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Posted by on in Climate Change
By María Teresa Hernández The Associated Press RAPA NUI, Chile>> The hillside of Rano Raraku volcano on Rapa Nui feels like a place that froze in time. Embedded in grass and volcanic rock, almost 400 moai — the monolithic human figures carved centuries ago by this remote Pacific island’s Ra...
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Posted by on in General Environment
By Raymond Zhong The New York Times The official timeline of Earth’s history — from the oldest rocks to the dinosaurs to the rise of primates, from the Paleozoic to the Jurassic and all points before and since — soon could include the age of nuclear weapons, human-caused climate change and the pro...
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Posted by on in Energy Efficiency
        By Judith Kohler This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Dan and Malia Fredrickson used the opportunity of a malfunctioning air conditioner to take a step toward electrifying their home by getting a heat pump, equipment that’s been around for a while but has gotten more attention l...
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Posted by on in Environmental Heroes
RON GARAN: When we see our planet from the perspective of space, certain things become undeniably clear. We keep trying to deal with issues such as global warming, deforestation, biodiversity loss, as standalone issues, when in reality, they're just symptoms of the underlying root problem. And the p...
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Posted by on in Climate Change
The American West is currently the driest it’s been in 1,200 years, a new study found By CONRAD SWANSON | This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. | The Denver Post PUBLISHED: February 19, 2022 at 6:00 a.m. | UPDATED: February 21, 2022 at 3:07 p.m. Not only is the American West the driest it’s been in more than a...
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Posted by on in Wildlife Conservation
Federal endangered species designation will heighten protection for surviving lesser prairie chickens By BRUCE FINLEY | This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. | The Denver Post PUBLISHED: December 8, 2022 at 6:00 a.m. | UPDATED: December 9, 2022 at 10:50 a.m. Among America’s iconic native birds, the lesser prair...
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Posted by on in Water Conservation
The water crisis is intensifying, bringing supply issues, higher cost-of-living and impacts to tourism and agriculture By CONRAD SWANSON | This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. | The Denver Post PUBLISHED: July 21, 2022 at 6:00 a.m. | UPDATED: July 22, 2022 at 6:10 p.m. With each passing decade the Colorado Ri...
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Posted by on in Lakes/Rivers/Wetlands
BOULDER CO By Amy Bounds Daily Camera Fourth-graders at Boulder’s Columbine Elementary have a lot to say about flood mitigation for Goose Creek, which runs through the neighborhood near the school. They’re giving presentations this week after partnering with Growing Up Boulder, Classrooms for Cl...
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Posted by on in Green Products/Services
By Judith Kohler This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Aiming to get mileage out of the increasing use of electric vehicles, the Colorado Energy Office is updating its plan to get more of them on the roads. On Thursday, the agency unveiled a draft update with a goal of electrifying a bigger share of medium- and...
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Posted by on in Climate Change
Hola,   We are proud to share the Colorado Latino Climate Justice Policy Handbook. This is the first of its kind: a bilingual informational guide about the status of the climate crisis in Colorado and the struggles that face the Latino community alongside it.  Download the Colorado Lati...
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