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  • The GOAT Blog

    "Bacterial Economics"

    Microbes studied as rainmakers.

    by Jeff Chen, Jan 23, 2009
  • The GOAT Blog

    A change is gonna come

    Corporations take heed of "local."

    by Jeff Chen, May 22, 2009

  • A green obsession

    Westerners, like most Americans, are deeply in love with their lawns – but in an time of increasing drought, the Kentucky bluegrass is going to have to go

    by Paul Larmer, Aug 21, 2006

  • A harvest cornucopia hangs on in New Mexico

    The writer celebrates the harvest and community supported agriculture

    by Laura Paskus, Nov 11, 2006

  • A quest for the world’s finest pinot noir

    Brian Doyle’s new book, The Grail, lives up to its lively subtitle as it describes “a year ambling and shambling through an Oregon vineyard in pursuit of the best pinot noir in the whole wild world.”

    by Heidi Andrew, Feb 19, 2007

  • A world built on groundwater

    In Ogallala Blue: Water and Life on the Great Plains, William Ashworth examines the effects of groundwater dependency in a dry land

    by Matt Jenkins, Jul 24, 2006

  • Against the current

    For a long time, the West used water as if the supply were endless, but nowadays environmentalists are finding that too much efficiency causes problems of its own, especially in fragile ecosystems like the Colorado River Delta.

    by John Mecklin, Feb 05, 2007
  • The GOAT Blog

    Agricultural water pollution on the line

    Bush Administration tries again to work around Clean Water Act.

    by Felice Pace, Jul 31, 2008

  • Agriculture’s wild side

    In Farming with the Wild: Enhancing Biodiversity on Farms and Ranches, Daniel Imhoff discusses what’s wrong with industrialized agriculture and offers suggestions on how to fix it.

    by Ali Macalady, Nov 10, 2003

  • Aliens in the Backyard: Plant and Animal Imports to America

    John Leland’s book, Aliens in the Backyard, discusses both the dangers and the benefits arising from the vast number of exotic species in North America – including human beings

    by Staff, Sep 05, 2005
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