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The GOAT Blog
The blue window
Of face paint, nunataks and Alaska's Harding Icefield
by Sarah Gilman, Jun 18, 2013 -
Clinging to coal on the reservation is looking backward
Buying a 50-year old coal mine is a bad idea for the Navajo.
by Sarah Jane White, Jun 18, 2013 -
The GOAT Blog
So long, San Onofre (in like 700 million years)
The closing of a Southern California nuclear plant signals the end of an era — and the start of another
by Judith Lewis Mernit, Jun 17, 2013 -
Conservation goals in Jackson Hole collide with a need for worker housing
In Wyoming's top resort town, the desire to protect the environment and the community's character kills big affordable housing projects.
by Ray Ring, Jun 17, 2013 -
The GOAT Blog
What's eating the snowpack?
Researchers untangle the causes of unusual snowpack declines throughout the Rockies
by Cally Carswell, Jun 14, 2013 -
Arctic ship logs help scientists reconstruct climatic history
Sailors' journals detailing the weather of voyages past could improve the accuracy of climate models' projections of the future.
by Eric Wagner, Jun 14, 2013 -
The GOAT Blog
Tribes battle austerity with energy development
As the West burns, Native American leaders convene to plan their energy future.
by Jonathan Thompson, Jun 13, 2013 -
The GOAT Blog
Cow stomp: using cattle to reclaim mine land
Can Colorado ranchers and the Forest Service work together to erase old mining scars?
by Marshall Swearingen, Jun 13, 2013 -
Hard choices for an uncertain future
After seeing a talk by climate activist Tim DeChristopher, the author wonders: which energy source is the lesser of many evils?
by Allen Best, Jun 13, 2013 -
Heard around the West
Shooting yourself in the foot--literally
And more oddities from Heard Around the West
by Betsy Marston, Jun 13, 2013 -
The GOAT Blog
Big Brother's big data is coming to Utah
What’s an NSA spy center doing in an unabashedly anti-federal state?
by Sarah Jane Keller, Jun 12, 2013 -
Is the Violence Against Women Act a chance for tribes to reinforce their sovereignty?
A new provision lets tribes prosecute non-tribal members for violent crimes like rape for the first time.
by Sierra Crane-Murdoch, Jun 12, 2013 -
Wild, free and out of control
Calling out an NBC-TV program for romanticizing wild horses on our public lands
by Ted Williams, Jun 12, 2013 -
The GOAT Blog
The United States of Energy
A cool new map shows the U.S.'s energy production and potential
by Emily Guerin, Jun 11, 2013 -
It’s too soon to end Arizona’s solar incentives
Net metering is under attack in one of the nation's sunniest states
by Jonathan Thompson, Jun 11, 2013 -
Book review: Close to Home: Photographs
Montana photographer Richard Buswell turns to abtracts and still lifes in his most recent work capturing scenes from his home state.
by Staff, Jun 10, 2013 -
More awards for HCN
HCN wins Utne award for environmental coverage, and three awards from the Society of Professional Journalists.
by Jodi Peterson, Jun 10, 2013 -
Oval Intention: an essay
The original geodesic tent lives on.
by Kim Todd, Jun 10, 2013 -
Wildfire's silver lining
Even the costliest blazes can boost local economies.
by Jonathan Thompson, Jun 10, 2013 -
The affordable housing quandary
In many Western communities, the more careful you are with land-use planning and wildlife conservation, the less you're doing for worker housing.
by Jonathan Thompson, Jun 10, 2013
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