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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.
Continue reading...Rare-earth Reality Check
1. September 2011
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.
Continue reading...Rare-earth Reality Check
1. September 2011
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.
Continue reading...Between the Hype and the Muck
25. April 2011
In five years' time, hyped expectations and a wave of investment for algae and biofuels have fallen away to reality.
Continue reading...Between the Hype and the Muck
25. April 2011
In five years' time, hyped expectations and a wave of investment for algae and biofuels have fallen away to reality.
Continue reading...Between the Hype and the Muck
25. April 2011
In five years' time, hyped expectations and a wave of investment for algae and biofuels have fallen away to reality.
Continue reading...Serendipity in the Desert
3. April 2011
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.
Continue reading...Serendipity in the Desert
3. April 2011
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.
Continue reading...Can Ecomarkets Deliver Paydirt?
7. March 2011
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.
Continue reading...Can Ecomarkets Deliver Paydirt?
7. March 2011
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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15. September 2011
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