Earth Day and Earth Week events around Colorado - Denver Post
18.04.09
Earth Day's observed on April 22, but there are lots of events planned for the days before and after the official celebration:
SATURDAY
Volunteers will build trails, restore habitat and plant trees and flowers 8:30 a.m. to 11 p.m. at Bear Creek Lake Park , 15600 W. Morrison Road in Lakewood. Whole Foods will provide breakfast and lunch. Register online through REI at volunteeroutdoors.net or 303-697-6157.
Earth Week event: The National Center for Atmospheric Research and Wild Bear Center for Nature Discovery are hosting a free event from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Mesa Lab, NCAR, 1850 Table Mesa Drive, Boulder. There will be a "Wild Bear" environmental obstacle course, information on raptors and constellations, music by the Wild Okapu Marimba band, a drumming circle led by Peak Rhythms, information about the power of alternative energy from Radiance Corporation and a chance to perform your own weather broadcast with Channel 7 Weather.
Earthfest Boulder
Source: Denver Post, CO
Where can I find the book Bald Eagles of the San Luis Valley, Colorado: Their Winter Ecology and Spring Hamata
Mar 31, 2008 by gmerkey | Posted in Zoology
Go to your local library. If they don't have it, see if they are a member of the inter library loan network, and see if you can get it that way. Amazon has nothing.
missvictoria30 | Apr 02, 2008
Is it still illegal to build a geothermal power plant in Colorado? In your state?
Jun 23, 2008 by Alan G | Posted in Law & Ethics
I used to live in Colorado and at tat time I learned in Ecology class, geothermal power plants were illegal because, " they are unfair competion for conventional power plants".
Conventional power plants were; coal, natural gas, petrolium, powered plants.
Have the laws changed?
I think you "learned" wrong.
bud68 | Jun 23, 2008
Integral Ecology
Uniting multiple perspectives on the natural world
By Sean Esbjorn-Hargens, associate professor at John F. Kennedy University, and Michael E. Zimmerman, professor of Philosophy at CU
Shambhala Books
Today there is a bewildering diversity of views on ecology and the natural environment. With more than a hundred ecological schools of thought and methodologies—and scientists, economists, religious leaders, activists, and others often taking completely different stances on the issues—how can we come to agreement to solve our toughest environmental problems?
In response to this pressing need, Integral Ecology unites the valuable insights from multiple perspectives into a comprehensive theoretical framework—one that can be put to use right now. Real-life applications of integral ecology are examined, including work with marine fisheries in Hawaii, strategies of eco-activists to protect Canada’s Great Bear Rainforest, and a study of community development in El Salvador.
“Integral Ecology is a forward-looking book that invites compassionate proactive activism when dealing with the messes we’ve made. Time isn’t on our side, but my optimism leads me to believe that if we embrace the authors’ messages and put them into action using humility, compassion, heart, and love, we still have a chance to pull ourselves out of the many deep holes we’re digging for ourselves, other animals, and ecosystems.”
—Marc Bekoff, Ph.D., author of The Emotional Lives of Animals
Source: Colorado Arts & Sciences Magazine
