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Rare-earth Reality Check
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.
Continue reading...Sprawl of the Wild
17. January 2011
My first article for the Rocky Mountain Bullhorn, from January 2005, covering illegal poaching of elk in Estes Park, outside Rocky Mountain National Park. Six years later, wildlife management, including wolf reintroduction, remains an enigma in the region.
Continue reading...Tancredo’s Crash Course
18. October 2010
Anti-immigration politician Tom Tancredo has survived his own outrageous claims and stances to make a serious run for Colorado governor. In 2005, I interviewed and profiled him for the Rocky Mountain Bullhorn.
Continue reading...Waste Not, What Now
4. October 2010
Increased recycling and capturing methane at the local landfill are helping reduce waste in northern Colorado. But the recession and financial motives are also having their impacts at the dump.
Continue reading...Flight Risk
20. September 2010
The good news for birds facing changing climates: they can fly away from harsh conditions. The bad news: their food usually can't. A short article from the Autumn 2010 issue of Nature Conservancy Magazine.
Continue reading...Beefing Up Family Farms
13. September 2010
This August, Fort Collins hosted "the most important day" in the history of the U.S. cattle industry, and -- giddy-up -- I covered the proceedings for MatterDaily.
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1. September 2011
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