Port Gamble Predicament
A western Washington tribe and timber country are trying to put 160 years of sticky history aside to protect the local forests and bay shorelines, including shellfish beds that still sustain local Indians. My November 26 cover story for High Country News explores how a shared past is complicating efforts for a promising future on Port Gamble Bay.
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14. December 2012
The Ever-Evolving Farmer
During a summer of drought, farmers, ranchers and agricultural researchers in Colorado are living with and adjusting to environmental changes and economic realities. I wrote on Colorado farmers' adaptations and attitudes during dry times in the Fall 2012 issue of Headwaters Magazine.
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4. April 2012
Mission: Climate Change
Climate policy may be a minefield in U.S. politics, but the Pentagon sees liabilities of a different kind and is forging ahead with plans to reduce the military's carbon footprint and prepare for climate impacts. A feature for the Daily Climate, April 2012.
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7. March 2012
Second Life
A new corrections program in Colorado is helping older inmates -- including lifers and convicted murderers -- who have done their time to get a chance on the outside. A feature story from the March/April 2012 issue of Miller-McCune
Continue reading...28. November 2012
One Last Look Across the Range
The chief of America’s largest land-management agency sat down to share some parting wisdom with me before retiring and after TK years working on environmental challenges across the West. An October 2012 interview with Bob Abbey for High Country News.
Continue reading...19. August 2012
Timber road rage
A battle over the effects of logging and roads on salmon streams and drinking water is moving up to the Supreme Court, with sides disagreeing over just how perilous the problem -- or a solution -- is. I visited the Tillamook State Forest in Oregon -- ground zero for logging runoff -- this spring to get the story for High Country News.
Continue reading...2. August 2012
The Water Commish
With Colorado bracing for a hot and dry (and smoky) summer, I spoke with state water commissioners for University of Northern Colorado's Northern Vision magazine to hear about the challenges of managing water for a parched state of farmers, river runners, and homeowners.
Continue reading...25. July 2012
Species road to recovery
Thousands of birds, wildlife, fish and plant species will be considered for protection through the Endangered Species Act over the next few years, but energy companies, and developers are hoping to avoid federal restrictions through voluntary plans. I cover the efforts and battles over species recovery for High Country News in its May 28, 2012 issue.
Continue reading...30. March 2012
Clean Energy and Dirty Laundry
Just because a solar company, with a federal loan, makes cutbacks, does that mean the business is inept or corrupt? My March 2012 column for the Northern Colorado Business Report examines the recent case of Abound Solar, based in Loveland, which laid off hundreds of workers earlier this year in order to retool its production line.
Continue reading...15. March 2012
Of Cowboys and Indians
Ravi Malhotra travels Colorado and the West helping rural businesses, bringing an internationally inspired approach to a conservatively local landscape. My story, "Of cowboys and Indians," appears in High Country News, March 2012
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20. January 2013
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