http://denver.yourhub.comThe latest blog posts in The Denver Newspaper Agency YourHub.comen-usnews@yourhub.com(c) 2009, YourHub.com5Last week, I was clued in by a front page Daily Camera story, Boulder Spews More CO2 , that the city had received a new emissions inventory. This annual accounting of the city's emissions of the main greenhouse gas, carbon dioxide (CO2), is required under Boulder's climate action plan. It'...http://denver.yourhub.com/Boulder/Blogs/Archive/Blog~335029.aspx7/16/2007 7:42:55 AMAmy Gahran Several weeks ago Xcel Energy called me to see if I wanted to sign up for their Saver Switch program. That's when they install a remote-controlled switch on my outdoor central air conditioning unit, which they use to cycle my cooling off for up to 15 minutes at a time on up to 15 hot summer d...http://denver.yourhub.com/Boulder/Blogs/Archive/Blog~331371.aspx7/6/2007 1:20:00 PMAmy Gahran It's that time of year again: Walk & Bike Week is upon us -- when Boulderites are cajoled and coaxed to get out of our cars and onto the town's many trails, sidewalks, and bike lanes. To celebrate, GO Boulder's new local bike route resource, GOBikeBoulder.net , is finally up. The...http://denver.yourhub.com/Boulder/Blogs/Archive/Blog~328220.aspx6/29/2007 10:41:03 AMAmy Gahran Today, Steve DiCesare (a local musician, teacher, and handyman) is finishing the installation of my new 30-inch attic fan. And I can't wait. The top floor of my 3-story (including the finished basement) South Boulder home routinely roasts during the hottest days of summer. Since I work at h...http://denver.yourhub.com/Boulder/Blogs/Archive/Blog~322751.aspx6/16/2007 9:35:33 AMAmy Gahran As we're ramping up the Boulder Carbon Tax Tracke r project, I'm spending a lot of time talking to just about anyone around town about energy use, climate change, and what Boulderites can (or will) do about it. Something's struck me about the role of human nature here. Repeatedly, Bo...http://denver.yourhub.com/Boulder/Blogs/Archive/Blog~319151.aspx6/8/2007 2:51:51 PMAmy Gahran Sometimes environmental issues literally hit you in the face. Even so, they may not always be exactly what they seem. This is why "digging" is a crucial part of citizen journalism. A couple of weeks ago I was having lunch with local science writer Catherine Dold at an outdoor table of t...http://denver.yourhub.com/Boulder/Blogs/Archive/Blog~316548.aspx6/1/2007 4:23:32 PMAmy Gahran Ka-CHING!!!! How serious are we about doing the Boulder Carbon Tax Tracker project? Try $90,000 serious. We're pleased to announce that this project has won a News Challenge grant from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation . All of the News Challenge projects are great -- c...http://denver.yourhub.com/Boulder/Blogs/Archive/Blog~313667.aspx5/25/2007 4:58:51 PMAmy Gahran As the city of Boulder proceeds with its plan to curb its carbon emissions, some Boulderites might wonder, "How much of those emissions am I personally responsible for?" That's a surprisingly complex question to answer. When I recently ran my own carbon numbers using two different onl...http://denver.yourhub.com/Boulder/Blogs/Archive/Blog~304923.aspx5/6/2007 6:26:43 PMAmy Gahran (NOTE: This is part of a special series highlighting the Boulder Carbon Tax Tracker Project . Learn more and get involved at bouldercarbontax.org .) There's no such thing as a free lunch. Boulder, CO's new carbon tax, which went into effect April 1, is just the latest chapter in the...http://denver.yourhub.com/Boulder/Blogs/Archive/Blog~301606.aspx4/30/2007 11:57:10 AMAmy Gahran