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Posts Tagged ‘ecocycle’

Cooling the Climate Candidate Forum: Tackling Smokestacks, Tailpipes and Trash Cans

Cooling the Climate Candidate Forum:  Tackling Smokestacks, Tailpipes and Trash Cans

On September 30, 2013, Boulder City Council candidates and citizens gathered for the "Cooling the Climate Candidate Forum:  Tackling Smokestacks, Tailpipes and Trash Cans."  The forum opened with brief statements from Eco-Cycle, Sierra Club, and [...]

Cooling the Climate Candidates Forum: Tackling Smokestacks, Tailpipes and Trash Cans

Cooling the Climate Candidates Forum:  Tackling Smokestacks, Tailpipes and Trash Cans

Monday, September 30th, 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. at the Boulder Public Library, Canyon Theater What do council candidates say about how we can take action on climate change? Join Eco-Cycle, the Sierra Club and Community Cycles at their “Cooling the [...]

41 Million Plastic Bags

41 Million Plastic Bags

41 million. That's the number of plastic bags thrown out in the City of Boulder in just one year. Those are the findings from a report by EcoCycle. Nationwide, shoppers use 102 billion plastic shopping bags every year. Last year in Boulder County, [...]

Boulder Community Tool Library, Why Buy When You Can Borrow?

Boulder Community Tool Library, Why Buy When You Can Borrow?

If you’re a homeowner, you’ve undoubtedly faced a few repair projects over the years … a leaky faucet, a clogged toilet, or perhaps a broken fence post.  And being the proud ‘do-it-yourselfer’ that you are, you’ve promptly trundled off [...]

Lombardi: Boulder needs to get serious

Lombardi:  Boulder needs to get serious

The “Blue Line” website is an inspired idea, and I am honored to be asked to write a piece for it.  Standing in my backyard in North Boulder seeking my own inspiration at sunset, a movement through the tree branches caught my attention.  I’d [...]