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Earth Briefs

Durango Nature Studies announces programs Durango Nature Studies will host these programs: Geology of the Colorado Plateau Workshop will be held from 10:30 a.m. to 12:3...

DATE: Oct 16, 2013 | CATEGORY: Good Earth

Yellowstone’s life 25 years after fires

Natural return of forests will take decades, but ecosystem’s comeback is proceeding

DATE: Oct 16, 2013 | CATEGORY: Good Earth

Mid-century temps set to soar

Study estimates when cities will experience heat like never before

DATE: Oct 16, 2013 | CATEGORY: Good Earth

Will natural gas fuel cars?

Auto-fleet chiefs slated to discuss energy efficiency

DATE: Oct 16, 2013 | CATEGORY: Good Earth

Earwax chunks chronicle whale’s life for scientists

Whales don’t use Q-tips and that turns out to be a good thing for science. Using built-up earwax taken from a blue whale carcass, researchers have been able to reconstruct a picture of its l...

DATE: Oct 16, 2013 | CATEGORY: Good Earth

Colorado floods wash reptiles into trouble

DENVER (AP) – As executive director of the Colorado Reptile Humane Society, Ann-Elizabeth Nash hears some odd stories, but the postflood call that began “I’ve got this black and yellow lizar...

DATE: Oct 9, 2013 | CATEGORY: Good Earth

Drilling foes change tactics

Activists turn to collaboration with industry

DATE: Oct 9, 2013 | CATEGORY: Good Earth

Fight over GMOs flares in Hawaii

WAIMEA, Hawaii – The balmy tropical isles here seem worlds apart from the expansive cornfields of the Midwest, but Hawaii has become the latest battleground in the fight over genetically mod...

DATE: Oct 9, 2013 | CATEGORY: Good Earth

By the public, for the public

Pine River Library set to celebrate new garden

DATE: Oct 9, 2013 | CATEGORY: Good Earth

Earth Briefs

Water 101 Seminar to be held Nov. 1 The eighth annual Water 101 Seminar will be held from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Nov. 1 at the Holiday Inn Express, 2121 E. Main St. in Cortez. ...

DATE: Oct 2, 2013 | CATEGORY: Good Earth