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May 2009 Blog Posts (10)

Boulder anti-coal/pro-green energy rally: noon Mon. Jun. 1 @ Stazio ballfields

Sat. Boulder Camera pp. 1/2B article about Monday's rally.

A brief reminder that, just a few years ago, there was talk about Boulder becoming a municipal power provider - like not-so-radical Longmont and Colorado Springs - instead of renewing the Xcel franchise (which expires Aug. 2010).

Added by Doug Grinbergs on May 30, 2009 at 10:30am — No Comments

Reason for Rising Gas Prices

Here's an article on why gas prices are rising despite soft demand and a glut of supply. I'm wondering what you all think of the very last paragraph - an IEA prediction that oil will be $130 a barrel in 2030 and that by then, the price of oil will follow the supply/demand model.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/time/20090529/wl_time/08599190144600

Added by Margaret Emerson on May 29, 2009 at 8:09am — 1 Comment

2009 Clean Tech Open Announces Rocky Mountain Sponsors

The Rocky Mountain chapter of the Clean Tech Open (www.cleantechopen.com), the nation’s leading clean tech business competition, announced that it has received strong support from the region’s business community, but is seeking additional sponsors for the competition.

The law firm of Faegre & Benson is the Rocky Mountain region’s lead Gold sponsor. EKS&H, Hein & Associates, Van Gilder Insurance, and KPMG have also pledged support. Additional local sponsors include:

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Added by Erik Keith on May 28, 2009 at 4:18pm — No Comments

Denver Post article on Urban Homesteading

http://www.denverpost.com/lifestyles/ci_12446769

Added by Dana Miller on May 26, 2009 at 12:29pm — No Comments

YOU CAN’T MAKE GRIDLOCK BETTER BY ADDING TWO MILLION PEOPLE TO DENVER

Published in the Denver Post:

http://neighbors.denverpost.com/blog.php/2009/05/25/you-cannot-make-gridlocked-traffic-better-by-adding-two-million-people-to-denver/

By Frosty Wooldridge May 25, 2009

Re: “Transported to the Future” LTE’s Denver Post, 5/24/09

Readers responded to “Future Denver” published May 17, 2009, with a variety of solutions for improving gridlocked traffic. The article started off, “What will it take to improve traffic in the metro… Continue

Added by Frosty Wooldridge on May 25, 2009 at 9:48am — No Comments

You cannot make gridlocked traffic better by adding two million people to Denver

Added by Frosty Wooldridge on May 25, 2009 at 9:45am — No Comments

Garden Fungi

Jim, we noticed a yellow glue-like sponge looking fungus growing in one of our permaculture beds and Zia of Willow Way suggested we contact you to find out what it might be.

It is bright bright yellow and only growing on top of the straw on the layered bed.It turned brown (liked milk chocolate color) and became hard, but this was after 12 hours and some rain and no sun. Took pictures about 8PM of the brown color. Any information you could provide will be greatly… Continue

Added by DAVID VAN RIPER on May 23, 2009 at 8:30pm — No Comments

Organic chicken feed now available in Denver

We are pleased to announce that we just received our first truckload of organic chicken feed for resale. The feed is produced at a California mill that only produces organic feeds and is committed to serving the organic community. The feed is USDA certified organic.

We have chick starter and grower, layer feed and scratch in 25lb biodegradable bags. The prices are higher than that of conventional feed, but due to our bulk purchase and use of freight shipping we can offer it at a… Continue

Added by James on May 22, 2009 at 6:09pm — 4 Comments

Denver's Mayor John Hickenlooper Proclaims May 14 as Grow Local Colorado Day!

The Living Earth Center, Transition Denver, the Mile High Business Alliance and Denver Botanic Gardens have created the Grow Local Colorado Campaign! Check it out! http://videocenter.denverpost.com/services/player/bcpid8725064001?bclid=1551132157&bctid=20498920001 One of the goals is to create 2009 new gardens in 2009....go to… Continue

Added by Dana Miller on May 14, 2009 at 6:55pm — No Comments

America on the Brink: The Next Added 100 Million Americans

by Frosty Wooldridge

"Eye-opening, incisive, brilliant! The U.S. has the fastest growing population of any industrial nation, and one of the world's highest consumption rates. Water, topsoil, forests, fish, petroleum... the more of us, the more pressure we exert on our environment. Many discuss our personal consumption patterns, but few dare talk about the underlying crisis of population growth. Wooldridge is one of the few courageous voices warning us about the implications of our… Continue

Added by Frosty Wooldridge on May 7, 2009 at 12:51pm — No Comments