Josh Schlossberg

A NUMBER OF “wildfire risk reduction” projects are proposed or already underway across tens of millions of acres of national forests in the western U.S. Before we move forward with these plans, perhaps it’s worth one last look at the science behind how this forest management intends to protect our homes, communities and lives from wildfires.

Boulder Weekly took home 29 awards — including eight first-place honors — at this year’s Society of Professional Journalists Top of the Rockies contest on May 3 at the Denver Press Club. BW competed in the 30,000 to 75,000 circulation category against news media from Colorado, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming.

Josh Schlossberg won 2nd place in the Sports: Enterprise Reporting category for “Bike-packing the Maze.”

Josh Schlossberg won 3rd place in Best Solutions Journalism for “Out of the Fryingpan and into the forest.”

Josh Schlossberg took home a first place honor in Environmental writing for “Buried in the past,” which looked at rising heath concerns as the Rocky Flats Wildlife Refuge prepares to open to the public.

And Josh Schlossberg took third in the Science and Technology: General Reporting category for “Will Colorado communities adapt to climate-driven wildfire?”

Ken Wilber is one of the world’s leading-edge thinkers, authors and philosophers; the 72-year-old has been referred to as the “Einstein of consciousness studies.”

- by Josh Schlossberg

Air source heat pumps have been employed in the U.S. for decades, but until recently the technology wasn’t sufficient to use effectively in colder climates like Colorado. Now, mostly thanks to Japanese imports, heat pumps are a viable option anywhere in the country.

Guarded relief was the mood at the College Hill Library in Westminster on Thursday, Nov. 15, where about 70 local residents gathered to discuss now-canceled plans to drill for oil and natural gas under Rocky Flats, the former nuclear weapons production facility 10 miles south of Boulder.

- by Josh Schlossberg

Though Sept. 1 marked the closing of the Bustop Gentleman’s Club and the building itself is soon to be demolished, its impact on the Boulder community — for better or for worse — is unlikely to fade anytime soon.

- by Josh Schlossberg

A federal judge has denied a motion by a coalition of environmental groups to put a hold on building trails at the Rocky Flats National Wildlife Refuge. But U.S. District Court Judge Philip A. Brimmer also acknowledged that government agencies may have underestimated the health risks of wind-blown plutonium from more than 30 years of nuclear weapons manufacturing at the former facility 16 miles northwest of Denver.

- by Josh Schlossberg

In medieval times, superstitious villagers believed the sight of a black fox to be a bad omen. And maybe they were on to something, as an hour after crossing paths with the animal, I’d be standing over a dead body.

- by Josh Schlossberg

A first-of-its-kind, peer-reviewed study documenting the increased respiratory diseases and other health problems experienced by people living and working near biomass power facilities was recently released by researchers in Germany, even as the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has declared biomass energy to be “carbon neutral.”

- by Josh Schlossberg

As isolated as the Maze is, with hardly any water besides the nearly inaccessible Colorado River, no one in his or her right mind should go out there. And certainly not on a bicycle. And definitely not alone. But I didn’t get the memo.

- by Josh Schlossberg

After 42 years of topless and nude entertainment, the Bustop Gentleman’s Club in North Boulder has closed and is slated for demolition. In its place are plans to build 53 affordable housing units and 2,200 square feet of artist space.

- by Josh Schlossberg

Three scientists testifying in federal court Tuesday cited research they say debunks assertions by the federal government that public health dangers at the the Rocky Flats Wildlife Refuge are “purely speculative.”

- by Josh Schlossberg

As people dispersed, a few walked into the adjacent parking lot and witnessed an unexpected scene: A man wearing an American flag hockey mask stood on top of his car, music blaring from the stereo as he mimicked shooting into the sky with his hands, according to Shannon Aulabaugh, public information officer for the Boulder Police Department.

- by Josh Schlossberg

Chronic Wasting Disease is decimating deer, elk, and moose populations across the US. But help to curb the spread of this incurable brain condition could come in the unlikely shape of the cervids greatest predator - the mountain lion.