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Picking Ranchers’ Brains

23. January 2012

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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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Picking Ranchers’ Brains

23. January 2012

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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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Ski Runs and Reruns

15. January 2012

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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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Ski Runs and Reruns

15. January 2012

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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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Extreme Measures

3. November 2011

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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?

18. October 2011

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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.

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Power with Drunk?

18. October 2011

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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.

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A Discernible Human Influence

17. October 2011

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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 Discernible Human Influence

17. October 2011

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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

15. September 2011

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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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