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WATCH: Obama on Gun Violence Prevention
In case you missed it: "Along with our freedom to live our lives as we will comes an obligation to allow others to do the same. We don’t live in isolation. We live in a society, a government of, and by, and for the people. We are [...]
The Green Economy | Retrofits for Energy and Cultural Preservation
"One of the lessons the green building industry is learning is that old buildings often outperform new ones — even those built to high green building standards. Though it depends on the era in which a building was designed and constructed, several [...]
The Atlantic Cities | What It Really Takes to Foster an Entrepreneurial Ecosystem
Boulder V.C. Brad Feld 'The openness of Boulder to weirdness is well known and other Coloradoans often refer to Boulder as '25 square miles surrounded by reality.' This combination of smart, independent, and weird is a beautiful recipe for an [...]
The Atlantic Cities | The Urbanist Case for Keeping D.C.’s Height Restrictions
"The argument that a limit on building height restricts housing supply and thus leads to higher prices is essentially the same argument made against Portland’s urban growth boundary. In both cases, it’s hogwash: if affordability were closely [...]
YES! | 7 Reasons Bikes Are for Everyone—Not Just “Cyclists”
It turns out there are Cascadians who, like Copenhageners, would like to get from A to B on their bikes but don’t ever want to ride a "century." (They might not even care to know what a century ride is.) That’s fine. You don’t have to identify [...]
SustainableCityNetwork.com | Banning Plastic Bags: Does It Really Work?
There are slightly different versions of the plastic bag ordinance depending on the municipality, but for the most part, the concept is the same. Grocery stores and retailers are prohibited from distributing plastic bags at the register. They are [...]
The Atlantic | A September 11th Catastrophe You’ve Probably Never Heard About
An interior view of the plutonium processing facility at Rocky Flats. (Library of Congress) "On September 11, 1957, 55 years ago tomorrow, a national catastrophe was unfolding, one you likely have never heard about before. At the Rocky Flats [...]
CU Boulder Student Featured in DNC Video
CU student Ryan Case presents his story to the 2012 Democratic National Convention in this video: Here's a link to the video for Blue Line email subscribers.
The Atlantic Cities | The Anti-Environmentalist Roots of the Agenda 21 Conspiracy Theory
"When Fort Collins, Colorado, was looking to replace its system of private garbage collectors with a municipal system, numerous voices decried the influence of the UN’s tentacles in municipal waste disposal." Read the entire article at the [...]
