Results for keyword: recession
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Climate change turns an already troubled ski industry on its head
California's Mammoth Mountain provides a case study on the uncertainty of the ski business, and how global warming threatens to make it even more unpredictable.
by Greg Hanscom, Mar 04, 2013 -
Can solar produce long-lasting jobs?
Constructing solar energy plants provides well-paying jobs, but most of the work is only temporary.
by Judith Lewis Mernit, May 27, 2012 -
Unfinished zombie housing developments haunt the rural West
Lack of planning rules and the housing bubble led to dead subdivisions plaguing the West, especially in Teton County, Idaho, where locals are trying to deal with the impacts of the real estate bust, yet still arguing if planning even works.
by Allen Best, Mar 12, 2012 -
Of cowboys and Indians: Ravi Malhotra helps rural businesses
An Indian-born progressive applies social entrepreneur techniques gleaned from the developing world to struggling communities in Colorado through his nonprofit, iCAST.
by Joshua Zaffos, Mar 06, 2012 -
A do-it-yourself Christmas tradition
How do you make Christmas meaningful? Help someone you've never even met.
by Andrea Gelfuso Goetz, Dec 21, 2011 -
Land trusts thrive despite, and because of, the Great Recession
The recession has afforded a unique opportunity for land trusts to protect more of the West’s private open land through direct acquisitions and, increasingly, conservation easements.
by Jon Christensen, Jenny Rempel and Judee Burr , Dec 13, 2011 -
The Southwest's population and housing booms bite the dust
As the West's population and real estate boom stumble to a halt, the once fast-growing Southwest is filled with foreclosed homes and undeveloped lots.
by Jonathan Thompson, Nov 30, 2011 -
California's high-speed rail is slow to gain speed
The U.S. continues to trail the rest of the world in high-speed rail development, as California's long-planned bullet train is delayed yet again.
by Stephanie Paige Ogburn, Nov 27, 2011 -
Ronald Reagan: The accidental environmentalist
Former president's poor economic record had environmental benefits.
by Ed Quillen, Jan 09, 2011 -
A cheer for Interior Secretary Salazar's new approach
Interior Secretary Ken Salazar is not to blame for the oil and gas industry’s economic problems
by Thomas Power, Jan 28, 2010
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