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The persistence of bigotry, Western-style
A father of a biracial child listens to the casually racist jokes of his rural Colorado neighbors.
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Digging deep
An innovative local program helps Hispanic heroin addicts recover by renewing their ties to the land.
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Real work
The joys – and hardships – of outdoor physical work take a toll.
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How to survive the lean times
Her brush with homelessness gives Jane Goetze the background to offer some wry advice.
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A chance to do it right in the West
Hoping for a Western Interior secretary who practices the politics of collaboration.
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The missing puzzle piece
In southwestern Colorado’s Crow Canyon, archaeologists are working with Native Americans to solve the historical mysteries of the Four Corners area.
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Weekend Westerner
Arthur Kruse rides the range – outside of Munich, Germany.
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Ultimate solution?
Southern California wants to use desalination to increase its water supply, but critics think the idea needs to be taken with a grain of salt.
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Burning issues
Controversial forestry scientist Tom Bonnicksen believes increased logging is necessary to fight global warming.
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Results for keyword: energy
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Solar flip-flops and fish stories
by Ray Ring Jul 18, 2008 09:25 AMBLM flip-flops on solar and expedites oil and gas; Western Governors’ Association talks about energy; more fossil fuel risks; good (and bad) salmon news.
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An ancient place to wonder about our survival
by Andy Gulliford Jul 16, 2008 03:50 PMAndy Gulliford delights in the vast Canyon of the Ancients National Monument-- a living museum subject to increased gas drilling.
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When you’re rich, you can dream
by Bill Sniffin May 19, 2008 12:00 PMBill Sniffin is pleased that Wyoming is spending its energy earnings wisely, but he believes that even more could be done with the money before the boom’s over.
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Boom! Boom!
by Francisco Tharp Jul 16, 2008 03:45 PMAn energy boom of unprecedented proportions is transforming western Colorado towns like Rifle, which just recently recovered from the last big energy boom – and a catastrophic bust.
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Guarding Galisteo
by Francisco Tharp Mar 14, 2008 01:00 PMPushing the limits of local control over energy companies
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A bad idea hits the gas pumps
by Dustin Heron Urban Feb 04, 2008 01:00 PMDustin Heron Urban has declared war on the little black stickers at gas stations that announce the availability of ethanol.
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A political speech the West needs to hear
by Ray Ring Jul 16, 2008 03:39 PMHigh Country News imagines – and delivers – the kind of speech about our energy future that the West needs to hear from its next president.
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Wyoming hits a green roadblock
by Bill Sniffin Jan 21, 2008 01:00 PMBill Sniffin says the state called the “Saudi Arabia of coal” may find its product less desirable in the face of global warming.
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An octopus wants to eat the West
by Pepper Trail Jul 16, 2008 03:53 PMPepper Trail says a proposed energy corridor for the region will chew up huge amounts of public and private land: Comments are due by Feb. 14.
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You can’t stop nature
by Pepper Trail Dec 10, 2007 01:00 PMPepper Trail warns us that we continue to tinker with nature at our peril.
