http://www.hcn.org These are the search results for the query, showing results 1 to 15. http://www.hcn.org/issues/45.9/a-spark-leads-to-a-story A primer on the inner workings of the electric grid. No publisher Paul Larmer Electricity Grid power 2013-05-24T23:14:45Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/45.7/historic-northwest-forest-plan-needs-a-careful-overhaul The Northwest Forest Plan, no 20 years old, faces pressures new and old, with no easy fix in sight. No publisher Paul Larmer 2013-04-26T22:13:40Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/articles/taking-the-park-to-the-people Saguaro National Park staffer goes outside the park to entice Hispanics in No publisher Paul Larmer 2013-04-09T19:15:51Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/45.3/drought-forces-a-new-era-of-agricultural-water-conservation Whether converting open ditches into pipelines or fallowing fields, farmers and ranchers in the West are being forced to change the ways they use water as climate-induced drought tightens its grip. No publisher Paul Larmer irrigation San Luis Valley agriculture groundwater 2013-02-19T15:16:53Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/45.1/education-includes-people-naturally Today, many educational organizations and institutions offer incredible learning opportunities -- both in the field and the classroom -- for students and non-students to chow down on the West’s meaty issues. No publisher Paul Larmer 2013-01-15T14:14:33Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/articles/you-cant-keep-a-cow-from-water-or-jon-marvel-from-grazing-issues The founder of Western Watersheds Project will retire, but remains vigilant against "welfare ranching." No publisher Paul Larmer Jon Marvel Western Watersheds Project welfare ranching public lands grazing 2013-01-22T17:51:43Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/44.19/getting-involved-with-the-west High Country News has a board meeting and schemes for more reader involvement; visitors from around the West. No publisher Jodi Peterson and Paul Larmer 2012-11-07T18:34:32Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/44.18/utahs-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. No publisher Paul Larmer Southern Utah wilderness Greater Canyonlands protection Tea Party Bob Bennett Washington County, Utah 2012-11-27T16:38:23Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/44.18/economic-engineering-in-the-new-west The West is built on many cooperative and collectivist agreements; Utah's booming economy, boosted by Mormon politics, illustrates how these work. No publisher Paul Larmer Mormon GOP Utah economy Central planning Mormon collectivism 2012-10-24T21:15:42Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/blogs/goat/cu-public-lands-conference-turns-up-a-few-nuggets The Center for the American West's public lands conference gathered big names and a few insights No publisher Paul Larmer 2012-09-25T15:14:08Z Blog Post http://www.hcn.org/issues/44.15/for-western-politicians-roots-matter In the rural West, how deep a candidate's family roots go -- how long they've lived in the area -- sometimes matters more than his or her experience or political opinions. No publisher Paul Larmer Delta County commission races Political campaigns Denny Rehberg Jon Tester Western politics Election 2012 Family history Ed Marston Ray Ring Mark Roeber Old West versus New West 2012-09-03T15:28:56Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/wotr/is-the-outdoor-industry-really-a-green-giant The green-leaning $600 billion outdoor industry aspires to be a major conservation player, but so far it's done more talk than walk. No publisher Paul Larmer Peter Metcalf Patagonia Black Diamond The Conservation Alliance Outdoor Industry Association 2012-07-24T22:29:57Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/44.12/can-capitalism-boost-conservation The outdoor-gear industry makes its living off a landscape it claims to love. But when it comes to spending cash for conservation, it hasn’t done much. No publisher Paul Larmer 2012-07-17T15:24:41Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/articles/beyond-the-politics-of-no The Sonoran Institute's departing founder reflects on 20 years of conservation work and how he developed his approach to protecting land while working with a wide range of stakeholders. No publisher Paul Larmer 2012-07-24T22:02:51Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/articles/afield-with-a-vegan-gas-man HCN talks with Eric Sanford of SG Interests about the politics of energy development, split estate, and more. No publisher Paul Larmer 2012-07-09T14:59:16Z News Article