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  • The lesson of earthquake and tsunami: Never forget

    The lesson of earthquake and tsunami: Never forget

    Both Japan and the United States have grown complacent about the dangers of earthquakes and tsunamis.

    by Oakley Brooks, Apr 05, 2011

  • Market cooling

    California and the West decide to tackle global warming through the market – by buying and selling carbon

    by Oakley Brooks, Apr 30, 2007

  • Portland and Seattle steal all the rain

    The writer in Portland yearns for a dry spell

    by Oakley Brooks, Jan 30, 2006

  • Putting green Portland on the map

    The Portland Green Map lists 800 resources and points of interests to guide Portland residents and visitors who lean green

    by Oakley Brooks, Nov 25, 2002

  • Oak killer on the loose

    Sudden oak death, a disease which has killed thousands of native oak trees in Northern California, has appeared in southern Oregon.

    by Oakley Brooks, Sep 24, 2001

  • How green is this growth?

    Local critics are working to stop a much-touted "model" development planned for the Ahmanson Ranch on the edge of Southern California's Santa Monica Mountains.

    by Oakley Brooks, Apr 09, 2001

  • Park photo contest comes with corporate baggage

    Watchdog groups are worried that a Park Service photo contest, organized and sponsored by Kodak, sets a bad precedent of corporate entanglement with national parks.

    by Oakley Brooks, Feb 12, 2001

  • A slow comeback for Mexican wolves

    Reintroduced Mexican gray wolves are continuing to die along the Arizona-New Mexico border, and environmentalists blame ranchers for the latest deaths.

    by Oakley Brooks, Jan 29, 2001

  • Straw bales relieve housing crunch

    The Red Feather Development Group works to bring to Indian reservations low-cost, efficient housing, using straw-bale construction.

    by Oakley Brooks, Jan 15, 2001

  • Of raptors, rats and roadkill

    "Raptor Room News: A Non-Scientific Journal of Goings-On" is the voice of the Northern Rockies Raptor Center, which has been nursing injured birds back to health for 12 years.

    by Oakley Brooks, Dec 18, 2000

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