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BRAD FELD   |  Comment

Attracting Smart People to Your Community Accelerates Entrepreneurship

Entrepreneurial communities grow up around smart people. Whenever someone in government asks me what they can do to accelerate entrepreneurship, I always tell them to put as much money and energy as they can into education. If you build a broad base of smart, inquisitive, curious people that are long term members of your community, you'll be delighted with the results.READ»

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Lessons From a Failing Smart Grid

XCel Energy's SmartGridCity project was supposed to turn Boulder, Colorado into the ultimate smart grid hub. But that's not how it's turning out.READ»

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Alex Bogusky's Simple Message for Climate Change: Pollution Sucks

Creative Jesus-figure Alex Bogusky, co-chairman of Crispin Porter + Bogusky and the man behind Denver's B-cycle bike sharing program, has come up with a simple way to make the world understand the seriousness of climate change. Rather ...READ»

Boulder: Smart Energy [Fast Cities 2010]

Cisco, Microsoft, IBM, Google -- it seems everyone is in the smart-grid fray, trying to transform our electromechanical power grid into a digital network that saves energy, taps alternative sources, lowers costs, and boosts ...READ»

Denver: Incentivized Teachers [Fast Cities 2010]

Studies show that top-notch teaching talent is the biggest factor in a student's academic success, and Senator Michael Bennet, the former head of Denver Public Schools, thinks it's high time we start reflecting that in teachers' ...READ»

COLORADO   |  Comment

Joel Osteen

One of the most moving writers I have had the pleasure of reading is Joel Osteen, a pastor who focuses his message on the goodness, salvation, and forgiveness of God. Considering himself a sort of life coach, Osteen teaches ...READ»

The Best States in the U.S. for Future Solar Energy Projects

Wondering where the next big solar developments in the U.S. will be located? The Bureau of Land Management released six maps this week that show the best solar prospects in the states most suited for solar power: Utah, ...READ»

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Online Retailers Leak New Garmin GPS Handhelds

For those outdoor enthusiasts who haven't found a GPS to their liking, Amazon [NASDAQ:AMZN] and Buy.com may have come to your rescue. The two sites simultaneously leaked the existence of a new line of Garmin [NASDAQ:GRMN] GPS devices ...READ»