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Photography: Northern lights dazzle Boulder skies
Boulder lit up under the northern lights this week, as solar storms painted the sky with streaks of color visible across much of the U.S.
PVWatts at 20: Measuring Success in Megawatts and by the Millions
Expanding solar energy’s reach, one estimate at a time. Meet PVWatts.
Highlights of recent IFPRI food policy research for the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Agriculture and rural development play a critical role in alleviating poverty and undernutrition. In a February 2012 speech, Bill Gates affirmed: “If you care about the poorest, you care about agriculture. Investments in agriculture are the best weapons against hunger and poverty, and they have made life better for billions of people. The international agriculture community needs to be more innovative, coordinated, and focused to help poor farmers grow more. If we can do th...
Here Comes the Sun: Joint City of Boulder and Boulder County solar incentives program helps power local nonprofits
Boulder’s 300 sunny days each year are doing more than just lifting spirits — they are also helping us to better serve our community’s most vulnerable.
Saving for a Sunny Day
Recently, scientists uncovered the inconvenient truth that drought in eastern Africa is likely here to stay. They placed the blame squarely on climate change—namely, on the linkage between the warming Indian Ocean and decreased rainfall over the Horn of Africa. Given the ubiquity of drought in the region, how can farmers cope?
Spotlight: TekUncorked Bringing Reliability and Resilience to India’s Grid
On a mission to provide reliable, outage-free electricity for all, TekUncorked CEO and founder Meenakshi Vashist sees the smart grid as a solution to India’s grid losses and powerless hours.
“Tell No Lies; Claim No Easy Victories”: Boulder Hosts United Nations Human Rights Climate Summit
It seems only fitting that a Boulder-based event would begin with a protest.
Co-sponsored by the University of Colorado Boulder (CU) and United Nations Human Rights, the inaugural Right Here, Right Now Global Climate Summit (RHRN) kicked off with a demonstration calling for fossil fuel divestment.
Photography: Boulder double rainbow
Boulder double rainbow, published in the Daily Camera newsletter.
Climate Change Comms: It’s Time to Get Personal
This is a call to action.
I challenge my fellow climate change communicators to get personal; to hit a nerve. Inspired action comes from inspired people.
Start by telling your own story.
Hats Off and Happy Trails to NREL Wind and Water Pioneer Bob Thresher
From his trademark black hat to his legendary one-liners and singing contributions to the Wind Weenie Wailers, Research Fellow Bob Thresher undoubtedly cuts a memorable, larger-than-life figure.
When asked to describe him, Thresher’s colleagues label him as everything from “pioneer” and “mentor” to “friend,” “hero,” and even “rock star.”