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- Power Lunch Lecture Series: Does a Renewable Energy System Make Economic Sense? By Dan Chiras on October 29, 2009 from 12pm to 1pm
- Power Lunch Lecture Series: Does a Small Wind System Make Sense for You? By Dan Chiras on September 29, 2009 from 12pm to 1pm
- COLORADO BIONEERS OCT. 16-18 on October 16, 2009 to October 18, 2009
- Solving the Nuclear Option: Evaluating the Economic, Environmental and Technological Frontiers of Nuclear Power Generation on November 5, 2009 from 5pm to 7pm
- World Energy Justice Conference 2009 on October 23, 2009 to October 24, 2009
- The Role of Natural Gas in a Clean Energy Economy on October 22, 2009 from 3:30pm to 5pm
- Smithsonian Education Online Conference Series: Climate Change on September 29, 2009 to October 1, 2009
- Green from the Ground Up on October 8, 2009 at 10:30am to October 9, 2009 at 5:30pm
- Green Building 101 for Professionals on October 12, 2009 from 9am to 2pm
- CSU EXTENSION FOOD DRYING AND FLAVORED VINEGARS CLASS, Sept. 26, Longmont. on September 26, 2009 from 9am to 12pm
- CSU EXTENSION CANNING CLASSES, Sept. 12 and 19, Longmont. on September 12, 2009 at 9am to September 19, 2009 at 12pm
- RAINWATER HARVESTING: PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE on October 3, 2009 to October 4, 2009
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Top 5 Winter Home Energy Savings Measures
Solar panels, carbon credits, wind turbines or remodeling the place you live are some of the most common things we are served up when asked what we can do to begin the process of being more environmentally responsible in our day-to-day living. These options are great if you can afford a $10,000 solar installation or $15,000 for new windows, let alone a $100,000 home renovatio
… ContinuePosted on December 5, 2008 at 11:30am —
Congratulations to CU Boulder Focus the Nation Day Essay Contest Winners
The winners of the Focus the Nation Day Essay Contest were officially awarded their $1000 scholarship prizes by Governor Ritter as part of his kickoff speech for Focus the Nation Day events on the CU Boulder campus.
The four winners (shown here from left to right) are; Colin West, Katie Vance, Emily Schosid & Erica Smith
Posted on February 1, 2008 at 10:36am —
Sustainability 101: Arithmetic, Population and Energy With Al Bartlett
This event scheduled for January 8th, 2008 is part the CU @ the Boulder Public Library Program.
Boulder Public Librar y
Canyon Theater
1000 Canyon Blvd.
7:00 p.m.
Free and Open to the Public
outreach@colorado.edu
(303) 441-4113
Posted on December 14, 2007 at 8:18am —
Why Straw Bale Construction?
Brian Fuentes of Fuentes Design in Boulder Colorado offers his response to this question in a recent white paper available on his site.
One of my clients, already committed to green construction, recently asked me why straw bale? While there is plenty of information online about the costs and benefits of the time tested technique of straw bale wall construction, I thought it would be appropriate to give a personal testimonial abo
… ContinuePosted on December 4, 2007 at 2:34pm —
Parenting the Planet: Environmental and Other Ethics in the Face of Potential Tragedy
Law professor Sarah Krakoff will deliver the 33rd annual University of Colorado at Boulder School of Law's Austin W. Scott Lecture on Nov. 14 at 7 p.m. in the Wolf Law Building.
The lecture titled "Parenting the Planet: Environmental and Other Ethics in the Face of Potential Tragedy," is free and open to the public and CU-Boulder alumni, faculty, staff and students and the public.
Krakoff, who teaches Indian law and natural resources law at CU-Boulder, also is writing a book t
… ContinuePosted on November 13, 2007 at 9:49am —
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- At 11:20am on February 18, 2008,
Julie Plummer said… - Hello,
I am in the on-line Carbon Neutrality Course. One of the textbooks we are currently reading from was supposed to have been sent out to on-line students, but I have not received a copy. Could someone please check on this for me -
thanks,
Julie
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