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Check out our weekly blog as we dive deeper into climate, recycling, and sustainability topics.
What determines the price of electricity and natural gas?
Dear Eartha, what determines how much we pay for electricity and natural gas in our homes?Locally and nationally, there’s been a lot of talk about energy affordability lately. But what actually goes into our energy bills, and how much control do we have over what we’re paying? Take a few minutes to study your bill, […]
How to Get an EV Charger at my HOA?
Dear Eartha, I recently got an electric vehicle! I love my new car, but charging has been a challenge because I live in a condo. I want to talk to my HOA about getting shared chargers, but I don’t know where to start. Can you help?Congrats on your new electric car – I just got […]
How Does Composting Benefit the Community?
Dear Eartha, I know composting is good for our environment. But outside of making soil healthier for plants, what’s the real deal with composting? How does it actually benefit the community? Great question! Composting has been around for ages—literally. Early humans figured out that decomposed organic matter could give their soil a boost, and farming […]
How Can I Help Conserve Water?
Dear Eartha, I read in the Summit Daily that Colorado’s snowpack is at its lowest point in 10 years. How does yet another bad snow year impact our water supply? And how can I help? Most of Summit County’s water supply comes from snowpack and snowmelt. Climate change is the biggest threat to our snowpack […]
Hard to Recycle Day
Dear Eartha, I’m planning to start some spring cleaning next week, but I hate when I end up just throwing things away. Any suggestions for how to purge more sustainably this year?Spring cleaning certainly comes at the right time. After all, just about any mythology, world religion, or daffodil will tell you that springtime is […]
HC3 is Moving
HC3 has moved to Frisco Main StreetWe are pleased to share that High Country Conservation Center has moved to a new location. Our new office, located at 620 Main Street, Unit 8 in Frisco, will provide more space for our growing team, allow us to host more community meetings and events, and make it easier […]
Ask Eartha: Who won the Green Scene Awards?
Dear Eartha, I have noticed that a lot of local businesses and folks in the community are working hard to make the county more environmentally friendly. Do their actions get formally recognized? It is great to hear that you have noticed impactful environmental efforts in Summit County. We are lucky to live in a place where […]
Ask Eartha: How can I be sustainable with my baby?
Dear Eartha, I’ve got a new baby at home, and wow, he generates a lot of waste! I try to be as eco-friendly as possible, but how can I stick to my sustainable lifestyle without compromising my baby’s health and safety?First off, congratulations on your new addition! Babies are amazing, but they sure know how […]
Ask Eartha: What is a home energy assessment?
Dear Eartha, I keep hearing about home energy assessments. What are they, and should I get one for my home?As a kid, I used to point to my younger sister when my dad would ask, “Who turned up the heat?” Now, as an adult, I totally get where my dad was coming from, because I’m […]
Ask Eartha: How can I reduce plastic in my kitchen?
Dear Eartha, my New Year’s resolution for 2025 is to use less plastic at home, but it seems really overwhelming. How can I get started without stressing myself out?What a wonderful resolution! The good news is that there are tons of sustainable swaps you can make at home. From the kitchen to the bathroom and […]
Ask Eartha: How does climate change impact Santa’s holiday operations?
Dear Eartha, how does climate change impact Santa’s holiday operations?If you haven’t heard, things aren’t looking so cool in Santa’s part of the world. In fact, the North Pole and the whole Arctic region is heating up – fast. For decades, scientists have understood that climate change is warming Earth’s icy north faster than the […]
