Results for keyword: Politics
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Californians take a stand on GE crops
Activists in Butte County, Calif., have put a genetic-engineering ban on the ballot, but some farmers fear it could also ban a tried-and-true "mutagenic" variety of rice
by Matt Jenkins, Oct 25, 2004 -
Election-year environmentalism
The Bush administration halts three gas wells on Montana’s Rocky Mountain Front, and tosses a few more election-year bones to environmentalists and hunters
by Laura Paskus, Oct 25, 2004 -
The Udall bloodline is consistent
Mo Udall’s six children, and Stewart Udall’s six – not to mention many of their cousins – have tended to find work in some form of public service
by Florence Williams, Oct 11, 2004 -
Hunting: It’s not about the gun
In the presidential election this fall, sportsmen are likely to be split between those who vote for wildlife, and those who vote for the gun
by Tom Reed, Oct 11, 2004 -
Presidential candidates try to look svelte in blaze orange
The writer is amused by the blaze-orange posturing of both candidates for president
by Ben Long, Oct 04, 2004 -
Japanese cars may get all the good lanes
A proposed law would allow California commuters who drive some hybrid vehicles to use the state’s carpool lanes, and the CEO of Ford Motor Co. is not happy about it
by Laura Paskus, Sep 13, 2004 -
Colorado voters hold the cards on renewable energy
In November, Coloradans will have the chance to vote on a citizen-proposed renewable-energy initiative, but the utilities are working hard to defeat it
by Laura Paskus, Sep 13, 2004 -
Tribes turn out to vote
The Indian vote could decide tight races in this year’s elections, including contests in key Western states
by Daniel Kraker, Aug 16, 2004 -
The last best-paid place in the West
The writer recounts a mountain man’s political conversion in Oregon
by Louise Wagenknecht, Aug 09, 2004 -
Sometimes a policy is just words
The writer calls the Bush administration duplicitous for abdicating its responsibility to cherish the nation’s remaining roadless areas
by Chris Wood, Jul 26, 2004
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