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  • Backyard Bees: A Way to Help Save Colorado’s Bees

    Backyard Bees: A Way to Help Save Colorado’s Bees

    Bees face mass die-offs but there are some steps we can take to help save the important pollinators Honeybees have thrived on Earth for around 50 million years, but now we’re seeing massive numbers of bees dying each year. Why? Bees are becoming more threatened by the day due to factors like habitat loss, changes in weather patterns, and especially intensive farming practices that rely on agrochemicals. Our bees are becoming more threatened and dying en masse, yet they help fertilize the fruits and plants in our backyard. Without them, we’re in serious trouble. To help combat this growing problem,

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  • Backyard Bees: A Way to Help Save Colorado’s Bees

    Backyard Bees: A Way to Help Save Colorado’s Bees

    Bees face mass die-offs but there are some steps we can take to help save the important pollinators Honeybees have thrived on Earth for around 50 million years, but now we’re seeing massive numbers of bees dying each year. Why? Bees are becoming more threatened by the day due to factors like habitat loss, changes in weather patterns, and especially intensive farming practices that rely on agrochemicals. Our bees are becoming more threatened and dying en masse, yet they help fertilize the fruits and plants in our backyard. Without them, we’re in serious trouble. To help combat this growing problem,

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  • A Good Day For World Peace

    A Good Day For World Peace

    “It’s a good day for world peace.” – Joe Biden, April 24th, 2024 A very fine day for peace indeed! Nothing says “peace” quite like Stinger surface-to-air missiles and other air defense munitions, 155-millimeter shells, Javelin anti-tank guided missiles, cluster munitions and battlefield vehicles. I feel more serene just typing those words. I started to write about the reinstatement of SAT requirements at many colleges and universities – a different form of violence – but that will have to wait. The President’s breathtakingly clueless comment today about the legislative war package abruptly shifted my focus. The $95.3 billion aid package

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  • Mark Magaña y Green Latinos: 15 Años Después

    Mark Magaña y Green Latinos: 15 Años Después

    English language version available here La misión de Green Latinos es continuar contribuyendo a la conservación del medio ambiente y abogar por la justicia climática. Los impactos de la crisis climática son implacables. No hay manera de razonar con la furia de la tierra cambiante, y desafortunadamente, sus impactos afectan desproporcionadamente a las comunidades marginadas. La misión de Green Latinos es continuar contribuyendo a la conservación del medio ambiente y abogar por la justicia climática. La organización, conocida formalmente como la Coalición Nacional Latino sobre Cambio Climático, comenzó su trabajo en 2008. Su labor se centra principalmente en expresar el

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  • Mark Magaña and Green Latinos: 15 Years Later

    Mark Magaña and Green Latinos: 15 Years Later

    Versión en español aquí Green Latinos has been fighting for climate justice for 15 years The impacts of the climate crisis are unforgiving. There are no means to reason with the wrath of the changing Earth, and unfortunately, its impacts disproportionately affect marginalized communities. The mission of Green Latinos is to continue to aid in environmental conservation and advocacy for climate justice. The organization, formally known as the National Latino Coalition on Climate Change, began its work in 2008. Their work mainly focuses on voicing policy work to elected officials within Congress and aiding in legislative initiatives for climate justice.

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  • After a tough few years, Summit County teens are starting to feel better

    After a tough few years, Summit County teens are starting to feel better

    By Leigh Paterson, KUNC (Via AP Storyshare) The Leadership Class meeting in Summit High School’s library kicks off with a few questions: How are you doing today? What have you done for self-care? If your feeling was a food, what would it be? “I just say my food is, probably, I would say tamales. Because it takes a lot of patience and a lot of time to deal with it. And I feel like I have to have a lot of patience right now,” Sophomore Angela Gutierrez explains. The teen has been taking care of her little brother since he

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