The Durango Herald - Durango Colorado Earth

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 05, 2009

by Dale Rodebaugh
SILVERTON - At least a dozen federal, state and nonprofit organizations track environmental changes in the imposing San Juan Mountains around Silverton, but the information they glean often isn't readily accessible to other agencies or researchers. The Mountain Studies Institute, formed eight years ago to foster collaboration among researchers, educators and policymakers interested in mountain systems worldwide, wants to build a research center in Silverton that would accommodate visiting scientists. It would also host a central database to make the result of investigations as close as the nearest computer. Updated - 9:29AM

More than 17,000 species labeled as threatened (AP)

by Frank Jordans
GENEVA - A rare Panamanian tree frog, a rodent from Madagascar and two lizards found only in the Philippines are among more than 17,000 species threatened with extinction, a leading environmental group said Tuesday. The Rabb's fringe-limbed tree frog, discovered only four years ago, is one of 1,895 amphibian species that could soon disappear from the wild because of deforestation and infection, the International Union for Conservation of Nature said. Updated - 9:25AM

Administration designates 'critical habitat' for polar bears (AP)

by Matthew Daly
WASHINGTON - The Obama administration is designating more than 200,000 square miles in Alaska and off its coast as "critical habitat" for polar bears, an action that could add restrictions to future offshore drilling for oil and gas. Posted - 12:01AM

Matching donations to help institute with effort to buy, develop research center

by Dale Rodebaugh
SILVERTON - A campaign to raise $1.5 million to build a center for researchers who study mountain environment issues is about halfway there. "In addition to donations, we have two challenge grants," said Koren Nydick, director of the Mountain Studies Institute. She said an anonymous family will match donations up to $100,000, and the Gates Family Foundation (not Big Bill) will match donations up to $45,000. Updated - 12:01AM

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 29, 2009

Seeking the source

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Animas River one of our 'greatest resources'

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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2009

Beware the Carrotmob

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Locals supporting Day of Climate Action

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2009

Carbon offsets - a panacea or salve?

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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 08, 2009

Making it flow

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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 01, 2009

Beyond the sun

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Foreman to speak at Fort Lewis College

Chemical collection to be held Saturday

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 2009

N.Y. researchers finding, breeding rare ladybugs

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Hoop houses extend growing

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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2009

Pedaling a message

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