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Auden Schendler finds the evidence compelling but
resistance persistent about global-climate change.
by Auden Schendler,
Apr 30, 2007
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Despite a relatively snowy winter here in western
Colorado, the season itself seems to have shrunk, with spring
arriving weeks earlier than it once did in a trend with ominous
consequences for the desert Southwest, particularly
Phoenix.
by Paul Larmer,
Apr 16, 2007
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The Environmental Protection Agency’s quiet efforts
to dismantle its own technical libraries are likely to hamstring
scientific research – and freedom of thought – across
the nation, Jeff Ruch warns.
by Jeff Ruch,
Jul 16, 2008
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Wyoming microbiologist Randy Lewis is fascinated by
spiders – particularly by the remarkable silk they
produce.
by Erin Halcomb,
Apr 02, 2007
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In Home Ground: Language for an American Landscape, edited
by Barry Lopez and Debra Gwartney, 45 diverse writers define
unusual geographical terms used across the country.
by Eliza Murphy,
Mar 05, 2007
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The rapid spread of invasive species like quagga and zebra
mussels could transform the once-isolated and ecologically unique
West into just another McDonaldized patch of the planet.
by Paul Larmer,
Mar 05, 2007
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Quagga mussels – an extraordinarily prolific and
costly invasive species – have appeared in Lake Mead, and no
one is sure how to keep these unwanted newcomers from infesting the
West.
by Michelle Nijhuis,
Jul 16, 2008
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In his book A Crack in the Edge of the
World, Simon Winchester takes a comprehensive look at the
1906 San Francisco earthquake and warns of the geological perils
still facing the region
by Kirk Zebolsky,
Nov 13, 2006
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California geology professor Jeff Mount uses river trips
as an educational tool
by Matt Jenkins,
Oct 16, 2006
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California’s decision to tackle global warming is a
sign that the West is finally growing up enough to realize that it
is not an "exceptional" place, entirely detached from the rest of
the modern world.
by Matt Jenkins,
Sep 18, 2006
