Colorado has seen a 72% decline in the western bumble bee, according to a recent study from the National Academy of Sciences. Advocacy groups have been lobbying lawmakers for years to increase legal protections for bees and other animals that […]
Morning Magazine Podcast – Thursday, May 4, 2023
On today’s program, pollinator protectors are celebrating the passage of state legislation to limit the sale of neonicotinoid pesticides. This time on the Cannabis Report, we’ll get an update on the new state-funded loan program for cannabis social equity businesses. Then, […]
Boulder Herbalist Brigitte Mars Says Dandelions Are Not The Enemy
Dandelions, despite being extremely difficult to get rid of, are great for the soil and they’re one of the first foods for the bees in the springtime. Along with being 100% edible for human consumption, gardeners can use dandelions in […]
Headlines – December 8, 2021
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Colorado considers pesticides for use on cannabis plants
The Colorado Department of Agriculture is holding two hearings on January 14th pertaining to pesticide regulation on cannabis plants (hemp and marijuana.) Rich Andrews, an organic farmer in Boulder, who has been active on state wide pesticide issues as part […]
Pollinator Month in Boulder
“It doesn’t do us one ounce of good to plant flowers and then poison them when our friends the pollinators arrive there.” The City of Boulder has designated the month of September to be pollinator month. Beth Conrey, the president […]
Efforts to Ban Roundup and Glyphosate in Boulder County
“80% of all the GMOs in the world are to be sprayed with Roundup herbicide.” Jeffrey Smith with the Institute for Responsible Technology, and author of Seeds of Deception, says glyphosate herbicides and in particular Roundup, are toxic to humans and […]
Bee Safe city-wide resolution for Boulder
“We got a resolution that is probably the most rigorous, most robust and most replicable to date.” David Wheeler with Bee Safe Boulder says that Boulder’s recent adoption of the Bee Safe resolution will inspire other cities around the country […]