Dear Eartha, Over Thanksgiving, I had a difficult conversation with one of my family members about climate change. What are your tips for talking to deniers and should I even worry about them? – Gary, Blue River Thanks for your question this week, Gary — gotta love those awkward family conversations and the internal struggle […]
Dear Eartha, I have massive ice dams building up on my roof. How important is it that I take care of these? – Terry, Summit Cove We’ve been hearing quite a bit about ice dams this winter from a number of Summit County residents. In fact, I’m especially qualified to respond to your ice dam […]
Dear Eartha, Today is Black Friday, the busiest shopping day of the year, and I’m concerned about the environmental impacts of all the packaging waste and its effect on the Summit County landfill. What can we do about all of this overconsumption and waste? A recent survey by the National Retail Federation estimated that over […]
Dear Eartha, I want to start purchasing more humanely-raised meat for my family, but I’m not sure where to begin with all the options, certifications, claims, etc. on labels out there. I’m a little overwhelmed. Can you help? I think this is a question we’d all like a solid answer to, especially when we’re rushing […]
Hi, Eartha! With the holidays coming up I want to be conscious of the impacts holiday traditions have on our planet. How can I practice a more sustainable Thanksgiving? – Elsie, Dillon Valley Elsie, thanks for reaching out! The Thanksgiving holiday is all about expressing gratitude. Practicing sustainable behaviors, especially over the holidays, is a […]
Dear Eartha, Can I recycle my political yard signs? – Jason, Summit Cove Jason, thanks so much for your question. As we can all see from the signs dotting lawns across Summit County, election season is in full swing. And all those signs add up to lots of material that we’d rather not add to […]
Dear Eartha, Last week a new climate change report was all over my newsfeed. Can you break it down for me — are we doomed? – Jared, Frisco Jared, thanks for bringing up the huge elephant in the room. Sometimes it’s easier to ignore bad news, whatever it is, and pretend that life can go […]
Dear Eartha, I have accumulated a variety of automotive fluids from different cars and dirt bikes. Where and how can these be recycled in Summit County? – Zach, Breckenridge Zach, your question is an important one, and thank you for being a good steward of our environment by recycling your automotive fluids. Did you know […]
Dear Eartha, I saw that recycling is up for vote this November through ballot initiative 1A. I already recycle and I don’t understand why it’s lumped with all these other things. Can you shed a little light? – Jared, Silverthorne Jared, thank you so much for your question — it’s so important to understand the […]
Dear Eartha, I see that Imagine a Day Without Water is coming up. It got me thinking about all the ways I use water in my daily life and there are a lot! Can you imagine our resources drying up? Colorado and Summit County are quickly growing. How will there be enough? I’m glad you’re […]
Dear Eartha, Is there anything in preparation for winter I can do to help curb my pricey energy bills? I’m trying to postpone turning my heat on as long as possible, but don’t want to sacrifice comfort. When my boiler kicked on last week for the first time this year, I figured it was the […]
