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A review of On Arctic Ground
The book On Arctic Ground: Tracking Time Through Alaska's National Petroleum Reserve, advocates protecting wildlife in the reserve.
by Staff, Nov 11, 2012 -
Legend of the gray-headed hunter
A 60-year-old Oregonian goes deer hunting for the first time
by John Daniel, Nov 11, 2012 -
Getting involved with the West
High Country News has a board meeting and schemes for more reader involvement; visitors from around the West.
by Jodi Peterson and Paul Larmer, Nov 11, 2012 -
Economics, not environmental regs, are battering coal power
If King Coal wants a boost, it should go after "Drill Baby Drill."
by Jonathan Thompson, Nov 12, 2012 -
BLM "ecosanctuaries" unlikely to provide relief for wild horses
Proposal will cost just as much as long-term storage of captive horses, and can only take a small number of those now stuck on government pastures
by Dave Philipps, Nov 12, 2012 -
The bastard child of the range
Wild horses are a touchy subjects for many Americans; the BLM's complex policies on mustang round-up and maintenance illustrates the point.
by Sarah Gilman, Nov 11, 2012 -
Feds reluctant to kill wild horses
Slaughter and euthanasia aren’t politically feasible ways to deal with the glut of wild horses in captivity.
by Dave Philipps, Nov 12, 2012 -
Fire Wall: Escaping Four Mile Canyon
It took the author 18 minutes to evacuate her cabin when the fire came. When she returned, she built a fire wall.
by Erin Espelie, Nov 08, 2012 -
We've been picking up what you throw away
Pick Up America has crossed the nation and collected roadside debris weighing close to 200,000 pounds.
by Jeff Chen, Nov 09, 2012 -
Shoot it yourself
A primer on hunting for food, not for sport.
by Ari LeVaux, Nov 08, 2012 -
Wyoming Conservation Voters closes after 11 years
It’s not easy doing environmental policy work and politicking in Wyoming.
by Emily Guerin, Nov 06, 2012 -
Utah's Bob Bennett on the Tea Party, wilderness and life after Congress
The Republican senator got booted from office in the 2010 Tea Party surge, after supporting wilderness legislation. HCN interviewed him about the prospects for public lands bills in the next Congress.
by Paul Larmer, Nov 06, 2012 -
How the Mormon GOP runs Utah with a collectivist touch
One of the most conservative states in the nation has built one of the healthiest economies not with purely laissez-faire policies, but with a dose of federal dollars and central planning.
by Jonathan Thompson, Nov 05, 2012 -
Voters shape energy policy by choosing utility regulators
Races for seats on state commissions that oversee utilities are among the most important elections you’ve never heard of. They could decide the future of renewable energy in Montana and Arizona this year.
by Ray Ring, Nov 02, 2012 -
A trip back in time
Rural Mexico is a remnant of a simpler time, despite the violence in the country.
by Jack McGarvey, Nov 02, 2012 -
Nevada, face down and flailing
Nevada is so broke that ideology has to bend: Taxes have become inevitable.
by Judith Lewis Mernit, Nov 01, 2012 -
Races where the environment matters. Sort of.
Though environmental issues won't be decisive at the ballot box, candidates' green records could still matter -- if environmental super PACs have their way.
by Cally Carswell, Oct 30, 2012 -
Moose, the popular wild animal
That there are moose in Yellowstone these days tells us something about nature and our role in altering it.
by Shawn Regan, Oct 29, 2012 -
Collectivists for Christ!
While the media tends to paint Mormons with a uber-capitalist brush, the church's roots are actually planted in an almost Marxist theory of equal distribution of wealth.
by Jonathan Thompson, Oct 29, 2012 -
As goes Nevada, so goes the nation?
As Nevada sinks deeper into decline, party politics give way to pragmatism.
by Judith Lewis Mernit, Oct 29, 2012
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