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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
Continue reading...Ski Runs and Reruns
15. January 2012
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.
Continue reading...Power with Drunk?
18. October 2011
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...A Discernible Human Influence
17. October 2011
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.
Continue reading...A Spotlight on the 9/11 Backlash
15. September 2011
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...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...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...How We Recreate
31. January 2011
With an impressive culture of recreation, Colorado public-lands managers are faced with plenty of challenges planning for the growing number of people heading outdoors.
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23. January 2012
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