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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

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

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

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

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

Oil is the lifeblood of modern civilization. Yet it also presents grave environmental, economic and national security concerns. Join us as two distinguished guests, David Sandalow and Joel Swisher, discuss concrete strategies for addressing one of the greatest challenges of our time: ending our dependence on oil and creating a clean energy future. Following the event David Sandalow will s

Climate change is arguably the defining environmental and social issue of the 21st century. You are invited to attend a special lecture by Ms. Lucy Lippard on the use of art to impact climate change. Ms. Lippard is an internationally renowned writer, activist, curator, and acclaimed art critic.

This is not a lecture about the

Four CU Boulder undergraduates will win $1000 scholarships.

Focus the Nation is coordinating teams of faculty and students at over a thousand colleges, universities and K-12 schools in the United States, to collaboratively engage in a nationwide, interdisciplinary discussion about “Global Warming Solutions for America.” Focus the Nation will culminate January 31, 2008, in the form of national symposia held simultaneously at over one thousand venues across the country.

As

Boulder is one of 20 communities in North America with a Bioneers satellite forum, taking place Oct 19-21 at CU-Boulder.

Bioneers (http://www.bioneers.org) is the preeminent international gathering of leading scientific innovators and environmental visionaries who offer practical solutions to the most pressing environmental and social issues of our time. Bioneers, in its 18th year, uniquely and authentically connects the dots between environment, health, social justice and spirit.

The materials and energy with which we build and heat our shelters will change radically when oil and gas are neither cheap nor plentiful. How will we inhabit the landscape without oil? What will we do with the McMansions and suburban tracts of today when we can’t just fill ‘er up?

Ecological Building Network Founder and Director Bruce King will deliver this free lecture;
7p.m., October 12th, Math room 100.

303 735-1005 for info.
Contact: James Wentworth

Science or politics? Scientists say climate change is a reality we must come to terms with, while others suggest that more study is needed. Is more discussion what we need or it is time to focus on action? And who decides what we do next? Come hear the response of our panel members to these questions and more.

Join the discussion with our panelists:

Diane Dandeneau from ConservEd/Interfaith Power and Light
Lisa Dilling from CIRES
Dr. Chuck Kutscher from the National R

Interested or involved in sustainability? Then you might be intrigued by Biomimicry - the emerging science that studies nature's best ideas and imitates these designs and processes to solve human problems. How can we achieve sustainability by growing crops like a prairie, capturing energy like a leaf, making tough materials like an abalone, and conducting business like a forest?

Want to learn more? If so, please attend CU's first Biomimicry event on Sept. 27-28.

Schedule: