http://www.hcn.org These are the search results for the query, showing results 1 to 6. http://www.hcn.org/wotr/17053 Jim Stiles scoffs at the notion of saving the planet by buying so-called “green” products. No publisher Jim Stiles Climate Change Global warming economics consumerism shopping environmental issues Science 2010-02-05T09:29:20Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/311/15939 Westerners need to prepare for the next economic bust by saving money from today’s energy boom, just as black bears store calories in the form of fat in order to get through the winter No publisher Paul Larmer Communities Socio-Economics Oil and Gas Energy industry boom and bust oil and gas development economics socio-economics land rush gold rush Ray Ring bears hyperphagia hibernation lessons from nature Juan Carlos Boue California budget crisis severance tax boomtowns state budgets 2010-02-05T08:31:54Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/310/15930 As mountain towns get more accessible and lively, even in midwinter, the author relishes the way his tiny, remote town slows to a stop once the mountain pass highway is closed for the season No publisher Steve Voynick Human Beings And Nature Small town life mountain towns Rocky Mountains ski resorts winter highways personal history memoir economics winter snow Independence Pass Twin Lakes Aspen Colorado Department of Transportation highway closures 2010-02-05T08:31:51Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/279/14897 Collaborative conservation may help revive both endangered prairie ecosystems and the struggling farm communities of the Great Plains No publisher Paul Larmer Agriculture Communities in Transition Great Plains Montana communities economics small town life rural economies collaboration consensus conservation environmental movement 2010-02-05T09:58:15Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/276/14803 Missoula, Mont., like many amenity-rich Western towns, is becoming too expensive for its working-class population No publisher Mark Matthews Communities in Transition Socio-Economics Missoula Montana working class economics rising home prices Western Communities affordable housing 2010-02-05T09:57:43Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/276/14786 The same kind of "ballot-box planning" that’s been used to control development in small towns like Paonia, Colo., is being manipulated by Wal-Mart in its quest to build more Supercenters in the West No publisher Paul Larmer Land Use And Planning Socio-Economics Wal-Mart ballot-box planning growth and development sprawl community issues economics small towns 2010-02-05T09:57:34Z News Article