http://www.hcn.org These are the search results for the query, showing results 1 to 14. http://www.hcn.org/issues/42.22/infinite-problems-small-solutions In The Fate of Nature, Alaskan reporter Charles Wohlforth ponders how to save the planet, starting with Alaska. No publisher Jeremy Pataky environmental movements climate change Charles Wohlforth The Fate of Nature Exxon Valdez global warming Native Americans history 2010-12-15T17:21:40Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/42.1/the-genesis-of-the-west Douglas Brinkley's magisterial The Wilderness Warrior describes how Teddy Roosevelt created the American West we love today. No publisher Ed Marston David Brinkley American presidents The Wilderness Warrior Theodore Roosevelt American West environmental movement biography history 2010-02-09T21:28:47Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/wotr/pushing-the-panic-button If we don’t deal with climate change now, we’ll face horrendous social and economic consequences. No publisher Auden Schendler and Mark Trexler Hot Times global warming Copenhagen climate change conference global economy carbon emissions history 2011-10-10T18:48:01Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/wotr/17735 Brenda Norrell accompanies a group of Native Americans on a 3,600-mile walk across the country. No publisher Brenda Norrell Walk of 1978 Indian sovereignty American Indian Longest Walk 2 Brenda Norell Native Americans tribal issues Longest history 2010-02-05T09:29:20Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/360/17406 In the depths of a dark Montana winter, Rebecca Stanfel lights the Hanukah candles and rejoices in being Jewish. No publisher Rebecca Stanfel Hanukah conversion Judaism Rebecca Stanfel Jewish customs Montana history 2010-07-21T23:38:55Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/315/16097 The Colorado Plateau II is a kaleidoscopic anthology of scientists’ thoughts on the history, biology and geology of the vast Colorado Plateau No publisher Staff The Colorado Plateau II Four Corners area American Southwest anthologies Charles van Riper III David J. Mattson history biology geology Western landscape rattlesnake movement patterns southwestern watersheds book reviews nonfiction Science 2010-02-05T08:56:53Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/307/15807 The abandonment of the American Southwest by the Anasazi 700 years ago – and the destruction of New Orleans by Hurricane Katrina today – show that all civilizations are fragile, complex, and ultimately at the mercy of the climate No publisher Greg Hanscom Archaeology Ruins Communities in Transition Hurricane Katrina New Orleans Louisiana Anasazi Ancestral Puebloans civilization weather drought archaeology history Craig Childs environmental catastrophe human nature 2010-02-05T09:26:26Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/301/15631 In Gardens of New Spain, William W. Dunmire tells the story of how Mediterranean plants and foods came to North America and changed the way its inhabitants eat No publisher Matt Jenkins Western History Western Culture Food produce onions chilies chile chili history Spain William W. Dunmire New World cooking American Indians Mexican food corn vegetables agriculture farming 2010-02-05T09:25:33Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/294/15385 In UFOs Over Galisteo, New Mexico historian Robert J. Torrez creates vivid vignettes of his state’s fascinating past No publisher Staff New Mexico Robert J. Torrez history Hispanic culture Spanish glossaries archaic Spanish historical documents water disputes stagecoaches 2010-02-05T09:24:04Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/291/15278 In "The Utes Must Go!" Peter R. Decker looks at the tragedies that resulted when fear-mongering politicians and settlers decided to oust the Ute Indians from Colorado and Utah in the 19th century. No publisher Gail Binkly Native American history Native Americans American Ute Indians Indian wars ethnic cleansing White River Reservation Nathan Meeker history 2010-07-12T15:08:14Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/290/15246 Paul R. and Anne H. Ehrlich look at the ways the human race is jeopardizing the planet in One with Nineveh: Politics, Consumption and the Human Future No publisher Staff Economics science history environmental issues population birthrate consumerism agriculture sustainable governance Science 2010-02-05T09:23:03Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/326/16436 In his new book, The Worst Hard Time, Tim Egan interviews survivors to tell the story of the great American Dust Bowl on the southern Great Plains in the 1930s No publisher Gail Binkly Agriculture Crops Weather Western History Socio-Economics Tim Egan The Worst Hard Time Dust Bowl Great Plains Great Depression drought dust storms farming agriculture natural disasters history homesteaders wheat farmers Ogallala Aquifer topsoil 2011-11-21T22:40:17Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/370/17693 Ernest Atencio ponders an exceptionally muddy Mud Season in New Mexico, and notes how readily most Westerners forget that we live in an arid landscape. No publisher Ernest Atencio Charles Dana Wilber mud season Climate change Northern New Mexico weather forecasts water supply Manifest Destiny Western climate change drought history 2010-07-26T22:04:13Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/366/17587 Robin Pam and Erin Beller remember an adventurous summer spent documenting the historic structures of Yosemite National Park. No publisher Robin Pam and Erin Beller Pioneer History Center Erin Beller park Yosemite National Park Western historic buildings Robin Pam history 2010-10-27T20:01:53Z News Article