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The Eastern Frontier
New York City is really the West, buried under time's wrapping.
by Tom Zoellner, Nov 20, 2009 -
A cleaner coal?
Proponents say that underground coal gasification could produce cleaner energy, but some environmentalists have their doubts.
by Jodi Peterson, Nov 18, 2009 -
How wild is a managed wolf?
In an age when wolves are radio-collared and tracked everywhere they go, can they still be considered wild animals?
by George Sibley, Nov 17, 2009 -
Stopping by apples in the land of condos
The small courtesies of gleaning urban fruit.
by Joanne Wilke, Nov 17, 2009 -
Frack 2, Scene 1
New York City fights drilling in its watershed, and even some energy executives say the industry needs to be more transparent about the chemicals used in hydraulic fracturing.
by Sarah Gilman, Nov 17, 2009 -
The Lost Art of Listening
Can the Arapaho language be saved from extinction?
by Emily Underwood, Nov 16, 2009 -
Advice from the Loser School of Hunting
Even a poor student gets a second chance in the Loser School of Hunting, where if at first you don’t succeed, you try, and try again.
by Ari LeVaux, Nov 12, 2009 -
Mystery unsolved -- and that's a good thing
The recent discovery that bones found in the Southwest did not belong to the long-lost poet-wanderer Everett Ruess keeps one more evocative Western mystery alive.
by Jeff Osgood , Nov 12, 2009 -
Climate change threatens our livelihoods -- and yours
The CEOs of two outdoor-recreation-based companies favor strong legislation to stave off climate change, not just to save the planet but to help the economy.
by Steve Rendle and Mike Kaplan, Nov 12, 2009 -
Return of the pod man
Arizona farmer Mark Moody raises mesquite trees for food and furniture.
by Ariana Brocious, Nov 11, 2009 -
The mesquite wrangler
Arizona farmer gives a neglected desert crop new life
by Cally Carswell, Nov 10, 2009 -
Gone in 60 seconds
Despite auctioneer Peter Stremmel's enthusiasm, the Western artwork sold at this year's Coeur d'Alene Art Auction in Reno didn't bring very high prices.
by Matt Jenkins, Nov 09, 2009 -
Interior scandal: Rated G(reen)
Recent scandals at the Interior Department – this time involving environmentalists – pale in magnitude (and luridness) compared to the agency's dalliances with industry.
by Jonathan Thompson, Nov 09, 2009 -
How big should we be?
The September board meeting raised questions about how big HCN should be; artists and activists visit us.
by Paul Larmer, Jodi Peterson and Betsy Marston, Nov 09, 2009 -
The kindness of hunters
After a lifetime of despising and fearing guns, a woman is blindsided by the everyday kindness shown by two hunters.
by Melissa Hart, Nov 09, 2009 -
'Yes' to desire and an end to fear
Charles Bowden's new book, Some of the Dead Are Still Breathing, reiterates the bad news of today but declares that times are changing.
by Laura Paskus, Nov 09, 2009 -
For farmers, small is beautiful
In Deeply Rooted, Lisa M. Hamilton introduces the reader to three small farmers who are bucking the trend toward industrial agribusiness.
by Andrea Appleton, Nov 09, 2009 -
Metalpalooza '09
Metals mining is making an unexpectedly dramatic comeback in the West.
by Cally Carswell, Nov 06, 2009 -
Confessions of an off-road outlaw
A hunter who once tore through the woods on his ORV rethinks his ways after he realizes that he’s scaring off wildlife
by Garrett VeneKlasen, Nov 06, 2009 -
The Wicked Witch of the West
Cheyenne lawyer Harriet Hageman has relentlessly fought the roadless rule for nearly a decade.
by Ray Ring, Nov 06, 2009
