Good Earth - The Durango Herald

Drilling not huge source of methane

Natural gas has less impact than coal on global warming

DATE: Sep 18, 2013 | CATEGORY: Good Earth

Operation goat lift

Utah wildlife crews relocate 50 mountain dwellers

DATE: Sep 18, 2013 | CATEGORY: Good Earth

Wal-Mart to phase out 10 hazardous chemicals

Prodded by health and environmental advocates, Wal-Mart Stores Inc. has announced that it will require suppliers to disclose and eventually phase out nearly 10 hazardous chemicals from the f...

DATE: Sep 18, 2013 | CATEGORY: Good Earth

Horticulturist to tell plant tales

Scott Skogerboe will address Durango Botanical Society; plant stampede set

DATE: Sep 18, 2013 | CATEGORY: Good Earth

Earth Brief

Chimney Rock announces programs Chimney Rock National Monument, 17 miles west of Pagosa Springs on U.S. Highway 160 and three miles south on Highway 151, will host these programs:...

DATE: Sep 11, 2013 | CATEGORY: Good Earth

Colorado’s rice pioneers

Durango crop may be first to be successfully grown in the state

DATE: Sep 11, 2013 | CATEGORY: Good Earth

Old Farmer’s Almanac says get ready for colder, snowier winter

CONCORD, N.H. – The other jury is in: A second periodical used for everything from predicting the weather to helping people lose weight agrees that this winter’s shaping up to be cold and sn...

DATE: Sep 11, 2013 | CATEGORY: Good Earth

Climate primary factor on lake levels

MILWAUKEE – Placing water retention structures in the St. Clair River may not be enough to counteract the effects of a warming climate and raise Lakes Huron and Michigan to their normal leve...

DATE: Sep 11, 2013 | CATEGORY: Good Earth

Support generated for desert tortoises

Las Vegas center plans to put down suffering animals

DATE: Sep 4, 2013 | CATEGORY: Good Earth

Arabia’s last leopards

Oman struggles to save endangered cats

DATE: Sep 4, 2013 | CATEGORY: Good Earth

Sun powers low-income residents’ homes

Nonprofit launches a new solar-energy program in Colorado

DATE: Sep 4, 2013 | CATEGORY: Good Earth

Earth Briefs

Residents reminded to be bear aware Colorado Parks and Wildlife reminds residents to be bear aware. Black bears typically accumulate their winter-fat stores in the fal...

DATE: Sep 4, 2013 | CATEGORY: Good Earth