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Envisioning Circular Boulder: ideas to shape our sustainable future
On November 13, 2019 the City of Boulder hosted an event to brainstorm ideas for a circular Boulder. During this event, city staff and partners presented results from this work so far, introduced some of the innovative work taking place around the world, and then engaged with community members to create a vision for how this concept can come alive in Boulder.
Game of Extremes
On November 21, the City and County of Boulder and the Urban Sustainability Director’s Network (USDN) hosted an opportunity to simulate Community Environmental action through a the Game of Extremes.
Lead Boulder to a decarbonized, decentralized energy future
In the 1990s, I did not believe a small concentration (equivalent to 40 cents in $1,000) could have such disastrous effects. Then in 2010, our foothills home was destroyed in the Four Mile Canyon Wildfire, and for three succeeding years, a major wildfire visited Colorado. In 2013, we experienced floods of biblical proportions. Science predicted these and other consequences. I was forced to reconsider my denial.
Everything Is Beautiful
Gratitude is a word much tossed about these days, as if it’s an abracadabra-like elixir used to sooner-rather-than-later alleviate and ease the mind, body, and spirit of struggle or pain…. Well. The thing about gratitude, though: it ain’t into instant gratification. Leveraging gratitude is the long game.
Reflections on the power of community.
There were a lot of approaches I thought I might take. The one I am settling on takes into account the basic building block of community and it asks the question ‘What can we do together, that we cannot do alone?’. I also kept sensing this other question bubbling up: what would nature do? Let’s start with a story ...
Boulder.Earth: A Reflection
As we celebrate our first trip around the sun as Boulder.Earth…
1+1>2: More than just mad math.
1 + 1 > 2
No, that's not a riddle...
We at Boulder.Earth…
No, that's not a riddle...
We at Boulder.Earth…
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