Media and Climate Change Observatory (MeCCO) January 2017 Summary January ushered in a new era for many things, including media attention to climate change. As many around the world braced for a new phase of approaches to science and the … Continue reading →

by Alexander Lee High Country News February 3, 2017 Five years ago, I hiked to the toe of the East Fork Glacier in Alaska’s Denali National Park. I was on my way to climb a small peak in the Alaska … Continue reading →

by Abigail Ahlert, CSTPR Science Writing Intern Meteorologist Joel Gratz takes weather prediction off the beaten path. Gratz, founder of the skier-beloved forecast company OpenSnow and alumnus of the Center for Science and Technology Policy Research (CSTPR) at the University … Continue reading →

CSTPR research examines human behavior and cookstove use in West Africa CIRES News December 29, 2016 Close to half the world’s population cooks over an open fire every day. That’s hard on human health—people cooking over an open fire breathe … Continue reading →

by Steve Vanderheiden What can states do when their surface waters run short of the flows needed to satisfy water right schemes, and some valid claimants will need to be denied access?  Such is a likely scenario under conditions in … Continue reading →

by Leah Goldfarb, CSTPR Visiting Scholar How can we effectively communicate environmental policy decisions and legitimately leave people with a sense of agency and optimism? This was the question C3 Boulder: Climate Culture Collaborative asked at the closing of the … Continue reading →

by Abigail Ahlert, CSTPR Science Writing Intern While Americans come to terms with divisive national politics, there’s still a lot of hope in city-scale climate action. This December, the Boulder City Council is expected to formally adopt the Boulder Climate … Continue reading →

by Max Boykoff Partly in the shadow of the recent US election of Donald J. Trump, the United Nations Climate Negotiations here in Marrakech have pressed forward in the face of the existential threat of 21st century climate change. As … Continue reading →

Lessons Learned at the Local and State Levels from the Nation’s First Offshore Wind Farm by Marisa McNatt In addition to potentially reducing U.S. carbon emissions, the available energy from U.S. offshore wind resources is twice as large as the … Continue reading →