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Jan 27, 2012

A dangerous shift in Obama’s ‘climate change’ rhetoric
The Earth is still getting hotter, but those terms have nearly disappeared from political vocabulary.

Jan 18, 2012

Climate in Classrooms
There’s much to explore about the challenges in teaching about the evolving relationship between people and their climate.

Dec 27, 2011

CU-Boulder class partners artistic, science-driven students
This spring, the University of Colorado's Theater and Dance department is joining forces with Environmental Science to offer an upper-division course, Inside the Greenhouse: Using Media to Communicate Positive Solutions for Climate Change.

Dec 18, 2011

CU researchers wade into effect of shrinking Himalayan glaciers on Asia’s water supply
The U.S. government is deploying Colorado scientists to lead a $5.4 million effort to gauge the impact of shrinking Himalayan glaciers on water supplies across Asia.

Dec 12, 2011

Rethinking the ‘Timeless’ Colorado Plateau
To many of the hundreds of thousands of visitors who travel each year to the red rock country of the West and to national parks like Arches and Bryce Canyon, the landscape can feel timeless.

Dec 11, 2011

Quality of Air? That’s as Murky as Western Sky
Oh say, can you see across the Grand Canyon? Not as well as you used to on some days.

Dec 06, 2011

USAID, CU-Boulder partner to study water resources in Asia mountains
A University of Colorado Boulder team is partnering with the United States Agency for International Development to assess snow and glacier contributions to water resources originating in the high mountains of Asia that straddle 10 countries.

Dec 02, 2011

CU’s Williams Village North earns platinum rating in LEED certification
Williams Village North, the University of Colorado Boulder's newest residence hall, has received a LEED platinum rating from the United States Green Building Council.

Nov 20, 2011

CU prof Maxwell Boykoff publishes book about how media covers climate change
Maxwell Boykoff's interest in how the media covers the science of climate change began as a side project nearly a decade ago.

Nov 15, 2011

Xcel Energy Renewable Energy Trust - Boulder Valley School District
The Boulder Valley School District received a Renewable Energy Trust grant that enabled the purchase and installation of a wind turbine at Nederland Middle and High School in Nederland Colorado.

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