Items by Jennie Lay — 10 items
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Vermillion surprise
BLM's no-drilling decision in Colorado startles locals.
by Jennie Lay, Jul 25, 2010 -
Down the wormhole
An obscure cave near Steamboat Springs, Colo., contains rare hydrogen sulfide-consuming worms that might hold a key to extraterrestrial life forms.
by Jennie Lay, Feb 23, 2010 -
Alexandra Fuller: A fine line between protest and profession
Author Alexandra Fuller talks about the impacts of oil drilling on her chosen home of Wyoming.
by Jennie Lay, Sep 15, 2008 -
Death, and taxes
In Western communities with runaway land values, many ranching heirs have a hard time holding on to the family farm.
by Jennie Lay, Aug 15, 2008 -
Conservation easement conundrums
New York transplant Erin Toll helps Colorado crack down on conservation easement abuses.
by Jennie Lay, Mar 31, 2008 -
Borders and saints
Latino writer Luis Alberto Urrea talks about the border and remembers the women in his family who inspired him.
by Jennie Lay, Oct 29, 2007 -
Cowboy love, with a generous sprinkling of sugar
In Crybaby Ranch, novelist Tina Welling tells a romantic story with zest.
by Jennie Lay, Sep 17, 2007 -
Powered by pond scum
Colorado inventor Jim Sears is among those researchers fascinated by the possibility that algae farms in the Southwest could provide a source of biodiesel.
by Jennie Lay, Feb 19, 2007 -
In search of greener pastures
Laina Corazon Coit and her brother, Rick Chase, want to create Colorado’s first natural burial ground and wildlife refuge on the eastern prairie
by Jennie Lay, Oct 30, 2006 -
Endangered Species 101 — in poetry
The Dire Elegies laments the plight of North America's endangered wildlife in poetic detail
by Jennie Lay, Sep 04, 2006
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