News - 2008

Key stories by month

Boulder Flatirons from the south

Headlines

March

Dust In West Up 500 Percent In Two Centuries

April

Science/Medicine/Health Pacesetter: Joseph Ryan

June

Paul Komor shares Nobel Peace Prize

August

Panel series highlights climate, energy and sustainability

CU-Boulder Named Second ‘Greenest’ School In The Nation By Sierra Magazine

September

Why Disasters Are Getting Worse

As Andean Glacier Retreats, Tiny Lifeforms Swiftly Move In

EcoArts brings together Boulder’s arts and science communities

Arctic Sea Ice Reaches Lowest Extent for 2008

Nitrogen Rise Worries Some Scientists

The University of Colorado has been named one of the top 15 campuses for sustainability

Climate-Change Program Gets New Funds and Home

Air Quality Regulations Miss Key Pollutants Suggests CU-Boulder Study

Investment in Voluntary Family Planning Could Counter Rapid Population Growth’s Destabilizing Effect

CU Chancellor Nominated for National Science Board

October

CU-Boulder Energy Initiative Names New Leadership Council Members

Going green on the Hill: Initiative encourages businesses to move toward zero-waste

Celebrate Lafayette takes on green living:  Saturday street fair to focus on sustainability

Energy Program To Train Leaders of The Future

Spreading the Green Gospel at CU:  Environmental Center Hosts New Energy Day on Campus

As Colorado Heats Up, Water Supply Expected to Be at Risk, Says New Study

Overwhelming Evidence:  Peak to Peak Students Learn Science of Climate Change

Graduate Energy Certificate Program Accepting Applications Oct. 1 - Nov. 15

CU Graduate Certificate Program in Science and Technology Policy

Request for Proposals:  The Environmental Improvement Initiative

Tracking Earth’s Most Abundant Greenhouse Gas

Saving the Environment and Dollars: CU-Boulder Rewards Conservation and Tames Waste in the Process

Arnett Hall Becomes First Renovated CU Residence Hall to be LEED-Certified

November

An Interview with the New CSTPR Director, Bill Travis

CU Hosts International Environmental Journalism Summit

Energy Experts Offer Policy Advice for New Administration at November 17 CU Symposium

Xcel begins ‘smart’ hybrid electric vehicle tests in Boulder

CU students, experts jam on energy

The cure for carbon, Obama plan a good start for climate policy

December

Carbon Detectives Are Tracking Gases in Colorado

How American journalism is forsaking truth for balance

Warming Climate Signals Big Changes for Ski Areas, Says New Colorado Study

Solar wind pushes atmospheric breathing:New analyses of satellite data show that cycles of expansion

CU undergrads solve global energy problems

CU-Boulder Makes Enormous Strides in Recycling and Composting with Ralphie’s Green Stampede

Energy policy expert to be tapped for US science adviser

Seed money awarded for biofuel projects

Obama’s science appointees called a team of all-stars



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