The first new U.S. uranium mill in three decades could be coming to Colorado and the rugged valley of the Dolores River in the southwestern corner of the state. The river — originally named RÃo de Nuestra Señora de los Dolores, or River of Our Lady of Sorrows, by Spanish priests in 1776 — and [...]
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
Howard Zinn Among the many recorded moments of American history impacted by Howard Zinn, who died at age 87 in late January, one of the most significant is the Ludlow Massacre, a 1914 labor skirmish between Colorado’s militia and the families of striking coal miners. Calling Ludlow a skirmish is putting it gently: In April 1914, the [...]
Tuesday, January 5, 2010
Even the National Mining Association says it's time to update the the Mining Act of 1872. But will reform be a giant leap, a baby step, or something still off in the distance?
Wednesday, December 30, 2009
Long after the benefit concerts are finished, the victims of hurricanes, earthquakes and tsunamis suffer severe emotional aftershocks. Is there a better way to respond to disaster? An article from the Jan/Feb 2010 issue of Miller-McCune magazine.
Wednesday, December 9, 2009
Did I ever tell you about the time I tasted fresh buffalo blood on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation? That was just one part of my reporting on Oglala Sioux families trying to reconnect with traditional practices through greater land control.
Wednesday, November 25, 2009
Whiskey is for drinking, and water is for reading about. High Country News has released two books of collected articles in 2009 on different aspects of water in the West, and a few of my articles appear in them.
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
“Boy, did your mother do a number on you.” If you’ve ever heard that, it may be truer than anyone would like to contemplate. A recent study, reported on in The Washington Post by Juliet Eilperin on November 24, links mothers’ exposures to plasticizing chemicals with “less masculine” playtime for their young sons. The chemicals, known [...]
Thursday, November 19, 2009
One of my favorite reporting assignments remains the few days I spent with the Buffalo Field Campaign near West Yellowstone, Montana, in late winter 2005. Perched along Hebgen Lake, the BFC uses direct action and around-the-clock field surveillance to protect Yellowstone-area buffalo and oppose the management policies of the state of Montana, which insists on [...]
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
In the past year, a few colleagues who are now college professors have asked me to speak to seminars they teach on environmental communication and writing. Lecturing to a bunch of 20-year-olds (give or take) is a good way to pretend like I’ve achieved some goals, but so far I have left feeling like I [...]
Friday, October 16, 2009
Cloud seeding is some sort of great proof in the indomitable human spirit, or at least the bliss of uncertainty and ignorance. Water suppliers, ranching associations, ski resorts, and even Olympic host nations regularly spend millions of dollars sending silver iodide crystals into the sky with the prayers that the practice will increase precipitation. The [...]
"Between Two Ferns" with Zach Galifianakis
Nice to see a fellow Greek getting ahead with his very own talk show
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The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón
In the spirit of Garcia Márquez...probably one of my favorite fiction reads in a long time
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Errol Morris on the New York Times Opinionator blog
His series on photojournalism are provocative, and reminders that we are always framing history
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Pasta with Fried Peppers and Bread Crumbs (via Saveur)
Fry the peppers to a crisp and ye shall be rewarded
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Blues for Cannibals by Charles Bowden
So far, Bowden at his crankiest, which is saying something
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Residente o Visitante and Los De Atrás Vienen Conmigo - Calle 13
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The Biz of Baseball
A blog tracking the financial churnings of baseball
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"Party Down" Season 1
"Are we having fun yet?"
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The Sun
Writing best appreciated while drinking morning coffee or an evening cocktail in a melancholy yet pensive mood
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Louis C.K.: Chewed Up
Ever since his appearance on Conan when he riffed on how "we live in an amazing, amazing world, and it's wasted on the crappiest generation of, just, spoiled idiots," I've been a big fan
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11:11 - Rodrigo y Gabriela
I'm not sure if I like their music more for the flamenco or heavy metal influences
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Lady Bug
Lesser known, old-school arcade game - maybe my best worst habit
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