Picking Ranchers’ Brains
A Colorado cowboy, a Spanish sheepherder, and a Mongolian nomad walk into a bar.... A researcher shares her findings on the traditional ecological knowledge of ranchers around the world in an interview in High Country News, January 2012
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15. January 2012
Ski Runs and Reruns
Millions of skis and tons of snow gear head to landfills every year, but a new recycling initiative from the snowsports industry is trying to repurpose and reuse a stockpile of old equipment. My December 2011 story in the Northern Colorado Business Report.
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3. November 2011
Extreme Measures
This year's rash of severe weather has scientists scrambling to understand the connection between increasing emissions and natural disasters. My November 2011 article for the Daily Climate focuses on the push to predict extreme weather events and link them to climate change.
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Power with Drunk?
In Fort Collins, a city that sometimes seems to be powered by beer, businesses are looking at an innovative power plant to run on spent brewery grains. A Sept. 23 column in the Northern Colorado Business Report explores the backers' claims and potential interests.
Continue reading...17. October 2011
A Discernible Human Influence
When Stephen Schneider died in July 2010, the climate science community lost one of its leading and most articulate voices. Colleagues and a new generation of researchers are carrying forth his spirit and approach to understanding and explaining the impacts of climate change. A September 2011 article from Miller-McCune online.
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A Spotlight on the 9/11 Backlash
Ten years after the attacks, a sociologist sizes up the social impacts of post-9/11 anti-Muslim prejudice in the US. An interview with Lori Peek for Miller-McCune.
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Rare-earth Reality Check
A run on rare earth metals, used to make solar panels, military hardware and cell phones, is driving a frenzy for mining claims in the West. My April 2011 story in High Country News looks at the rush and the reality behind a rare-earth boom in the U.S.
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Serendipity in the Desert
Anti-government Sagebrush Rebels have long ruled local decision-making in southern Utah, but change is in the air with the infusion of wilderness wanderers and animal aficionados. From my Jan. 24 story for High Country News.
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Can Ecomarkets Deliver Paydirt?
A movement to pay farmers and ranchers for ecosystem services provided by wetlands, sagebrush and other natural resources is hitting the ground in Colorado. My feature story in the Winter 2011 issue of Headwaters Magazine examines if landowners and wildlife will really cash in.
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23. January 2012
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