Environment Archives - https://www.cuindependent.com The independent student voice of CU Boulder. Mon, 12 Sep 2022 21:29:21 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.0.2 CU’s Environmental Center hosts Boulder Creek clean up https://www.cuindependent.com/2022/09/12/cus-environmental-center-hosts-boulder-creek-clean-up/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cus-environmental-center-hosts-boulder-creek-clean-up Mon, 12 Sep 2022 21:29:21 +0000 https://www.cuindependent.com/?p=132422 The University of Colorado Boulder’s Environmental Center, partnering with the university’s Environmental Health and Safety Department,…

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At The Chancellor’s Summit, CU professors talk climate and justice https://www.cuindependent.com/2022/03/01/cu-professors-talk-climate-justice/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cu-professors-talk-climate-justice Tue, 01 Mar 2022 15:20:24 +0000 https://www.cuindependent.com/?p=130239 Experts from CU Boulder addressed an audience on climate advocacy and justice at the Chancellor's Summit. By Erica McNamee and Henry Larson

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Historic Old Main Cottonwood removed from Norlin Quad https://www.cuindependent.com/2022/01/28/old-main-cottonwood/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=old-main-cottonwood Sat, 29 Jan 2022 02:31:07 +0000 https://www.cuindependent.com/?p=129554 The Old Main Cottonwood, the oldest and tallest tree on campus, has been removed after more than 140 years. By Juliana Czar

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Climate talk brings together varying political ideologies to discuss common goals https://www.cuindependent.com/2020/02/07/cu-boulder-center-of-the-american-west-climate-change-talk/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cu-boulder-center-of-the-american-west-climate-change-talk Fri, 07 Feb 2020 22:26:52 +0000 http://cuindependent.com/?p=113178 Four panelists with ranging political ideologies sat down Thursday on the CU Boulder campus to discuss the common issues of climate change. By Noelle Videon

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Micromobility in Boulder: What is it? https://www.cuindependent.com/2019/11/15/micromobility-in-boulder-e-scooters/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=micromobility-in-boulder-e-scooters Fri, 15 Nov 2019 18:58:03 +0000 http://cuindependent.com/?p=110389 As the City of Boulder decides if it will allow electric scooter companies within the city, questions around micromobility, its benefits and its consequences, have emerged. By Anna Haynes

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Climate activists worry Boulder’s climate plan falls short https://www.cuindependent.com/2019/11/06/boulder-climate-change/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=boulder-climate-change Thu, 07 Nov 2019 02:48:05 +0000 http://cuindependent.com/?p=109667 The City of Boulder's goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 80% by 2050 is not enough, activists say. By Anna Haynes

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Activists pressure CU for more action on E. coli in Boulder Creek https://www.cuindependent.com/2019/09/23/cu-boulder-creek-e-coli/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cu-boulder-creek-e-coli Tue, 24 Sep 2019 02:45:59 +0000 http://cuindependent.com/?p=106576 Boulder Waterkeeper urged the campus to take further steps to reduce E. coli. The university states it has already done so. By Robert Tann

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez addresses climate action during Boulder forum https://www.cuindependent.com/2019/09/21/climate-change-alexandria-ocacio-cortez-boulder/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=climate-change-alexandria-ocacio-cortez-boulder Sun, 22 Sep 2019 05:11:45 +0000 http://cuindependent.com/?p=106591 Green New Deal proponent Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez addressed Boulder crowds on the need for environmental policies. By Emma Pond

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Hundreds gather at CU as part of Global Climate Strike https://www.cuindependent.com/2019/09/20/global-climate-strike-cu-boulder/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=global-climate-strike-cu-boulder Sat, 21 Sep 2019 01:22:48 +0000 http://cuindependent.com/?p=106458 Nearly 500 protestors gathered at CU to voice the need for action as part of the Global Climate Strike. By Regan Donofrio and Julia Smith

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Spikes in E. coli levels in Boulder Creek prompt call to action https://www.cuindependent.com/2019/05/01/a-broken-stream-e-coli-levels-in-boulder-creek-spike-community-demands-a-plan/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=a-broken-stream-e-coli-levels-in-boulder-creek-spike-community-demands-a-plan Thu, 02 May 2019 03:33:56 +0000 http://cuindependent.com/?p=102630 Recent data shows some E. coli levels were over 15 times the EPA standard. Now, a Boulder activism group is trying to change that. By Robert Tann

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