“Whole Foods could complete its purchase of Boulder-based Wild Oats as early as today after fending off the government’s latest — and possibly final — attempt to quash the $565 million deal.”

“The University of Colorado at Boulder signed a contract today worth an estimated $92 million with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and NASA to build a satellite instrument package to help forecast solar disturbances that affect communication and navigation operations in the United States.”

The Boulder Valley district is offering salad bars to elementary schools, an attempt to promote healthy eating.

The children of Rudd Mayer, an influential wind-power activist in Boulder, Colorado are dedicating a windmill at the Thorne Ecological Institute to provide power and environmental education for local school kids.

“The issue of climate change and whether humans are causing it is an ongoing question. But in Boulder, the city has taken a firm position that global climate shift is real, and that officials here should work to reduce the amount of greenhouse gasses produced by businesses and people in Boulder County. The Camera talked to Sarah Van Pelt, with the city of Boulder’s Office of Environmental Affairs, about how area residents can make a difference.”