http://www.hcn.org These are the search results for the query, showing results 1 to 15. http://www.hcn.org/issues/45.1/oil-and-gas-companies-pour-money-into-research-universities In the midst of the nation’s current oil and gas frenzy and controversies over fracking, energy company contributions to schools are raising questions about academic integrity. No publisher Joshua Zaffos Academic integrity standards Shell Conflicts of interest Ed Warner Hot Times Frackademia Fracking Hydraulic fracturing Industry-funded academics Environmental mitigation Colorado State University ExxonMobil Warner College Environmental restoration 2013-01-30T15:59:38Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/44.20/a-washington-tribe-and-a-timber-company-wrestle-over-a-forests-future The Port Gamble S'Klallam are protecting their treaty rights to fish and shellfish in Port Gamble Bay, using laws to limit development, much to the frustration of timber company-turned-developer Pope Resources. No publisher Joshua Zaffos logging Port Gamble Port Gamble S’Klallam Treaty rights Salmon Fisheries Private timber land Pope Resources The Boldt Decision timber 2012-12-13T16:52:38Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/articles/abbeys-road-retired-blm-chief-gives-one-last-look-across-the-range Bob Abbey, recently retired from the Bureau of Land Management, discusses democracy, energy development, and agency culture. No publisher Joshua Zaffos Bureau of Land Management Bob Abbey Treasured Landscapes Sagebrush Rebellion 2012-10-01T15:17:50Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/44.13/what-the-high-park-wildfire-can-teach-us-about-protecting-homes After the Colorado wildfires, experts try to figure out why some "fire-proofed" neighborhoods with defensible space burned, while similar neighborhoods didn't. No publisher Joshua Zaffos Fire-adapted neighborhoods Western forest fires Firewise communities High Park Fire Waldo Canyon Fire Forest Service FireLab Colorado wildfires Forest thinning Hot Times Fire-resistant planning and building wildland-urban interface Firefighting Defensible space 2012-08-08T14:31:58Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/44.12/oregon-ignores-logging-road-runoff-to-the-peril-of-native-fish Oregon has long refused to regulate sediment runoff from logging roads as pollution under the Clean Water Act. Now, the U.S. Supreme Court will decide what the state should do. No publisher Joshua Zaffos State Forests Logging roads Coho salmon National Alliance of Forest Owners Oregon environmental laws Tillamook State Forest Clean Water Act Water pollution Timber industry Forest road runoff Endangered fish EPA 2012-07-27T14:29:15Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/44.9/conservation-agreements-try-to-head-off-endangered-species-listings Candidate conservation agreements try to keep rare species, like Colorado's Gunnison sage grouse, off the endangered species list, or at least healthy enough to lessen the restrictions that come with listing. No publisher Joshua Zaffos BLM WildEarth Guardians ranchers private land conservation species recovery critical habitat farmers Center for Biological Diversity U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service dunes sagebrush lizard rare birds greater sage grouse Endangered Species Act Candidate conservation agreements imperiled species candidate conservation agreements with assurances southern Idaho ground squirrel Gunnison sage grouse sage grouse leks 2012-06-01T14:44:32Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/44.4/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. No publisher Joshua Zaffos rural economy small town businesses sustainable development iCAST recession Ravi Malhotra John Caven plumbing 2012-03-07T16:03:10Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/45.1/oil-and-gas-companies-pour-money-into-research-universities/colorados-green-ish-gas-baron A conversation with Ed Warner about energy, academics and the environment No publisher Joshua Zaffos 2013-01-18T20:56:31Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/articles/picking-ranchers-brains-from-colorado-to-mongolia Colorado State University professor Maria Fernandez-Gimenez researches traditional ecological knowledge to better understand how ranchers learn and adapt management practices, form their attitudes and opinions on environmental change, and interact with their neighbors and resource scientists. No publisher Joshua Zaffos 2012-01-24T18:23:41Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/43.6/rare-earth-reality-check Suddenly, everyone is eyeing the West's rare-earth deposits, but mining and processing the metals will not be easy. No publisher Joshua Zaffos mining rare earth oxides Mountain Pass Mine Bear Lodge Mine Rare earth metals Rare Element Resources manufacturing 2011-04-25T14:22:52Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/43.1/utahs-sagebrush-rebellion-capital-mellows-as-animal-lovers-and-enviros-move-in Kane County, Utah, heart of the Sagebrush Rebellion and an off-road vehicle paradise, is also home to a growing number of environmentalists, hikers and animal lovers. No publisher Joshua Zaffos culture clashes ATVers Sky Chaney Mark Habbeshaw Western politics Utah small towns Cyrus Mejia Susan Hand Kane County Mike Noel ORVs Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument Best Friends Animal Society' Sagebrush Rebellion RS 2477 lawsuits 2011-02-03T15:54:24Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/41.15/a-new-land-grab The Oglala Lakota are determined to reclaim both their land and cultural heritage. No publisher Joshua Zaffos Sioux Indians Bureau of Indian Affairs Dawes Act Native Americans Oglala Lakota buffalo Pine Ridge Reservation 2010-02-05T09:29:49Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/41.13/revival-or-dam-nation The push for alternative power could spawn a rush for small hydropower projects in the Northwest. No publisher Joshua Zaffos Snohomish Public Utility District small hydropower projects salmon alternative energy dams 2010-02-05T08:50:47Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/40.17/a-river-runs-near-it In Washington’s Yakima Valley and in northern Colorado, water developers want to build kindler, gentler “off-channel” reservoirs. No publisher Joshua Zaffos Irrigation Glade Reservoir Black Rock Reservoir Salmon Off-channel reservoirs Dams and water supply projects 2010-02-05T09:58:34Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/324/16356 The Nez Perce Tribe is trying to combat global warming – and make a few bucks – by planting trees for carbon dioxide sequestration No publisher Joshua Zaffos Development reservation economics climate forestry Energy Kyoto Protocol Science Climate Change tree planting Reservations and Economic Forests global warming Native Americans Nez Perce Indians carbon sequestration National Carbon Offset Coalition Ted Dodge carbon banking California cap and trade systems change 2011-11-12T02:56:09Z News Article