Items by Jonathan Thompson
If King Coal wants a boost, it should go after "Drill Baby Drill."
Peabody Energy will cut 1,000 jobs, but it is not because of hard times.
One of the most conservative states in the nation has built one of the healthiest economies not with purely laissez-faire policies, but with a dose of federal dollars and central planning.
Home prices show signs of recovery in Phoenix, but hopes for a return to boom times are delusional
While the media tends to paint Mormons with a uber-capitalist brush, the church's roots are actually planted in an almost Marxist theory of equal distribution of wealth.
How the Western states are doing in various economic indicators
Marriner S. Eccles, a prominent Utah banker and businessman, helped build the foundation for the New Deal
A few charts show the decline of the natural gas industry in Colorado
And Portland toilet dedications
And Las Vegas bull escapes
The Heritage Foundation exposes a sinister, Arab nation-funded plot, that uses Matt Damon to destroy America's energy industry
The "American Moses" may have been a theocratic, autocratic zealot, but he had his moments
On public land in New Mexico, firewood-hunters have illegally cut down hundreds of old-growth juniper trees, much to the dismay of the Bureau of Land Management and environmental activists.
Also, Russian wildland terrorists and ground squirrel invaders
Drought has dealt a blow to the reservoir, but it's not drying up yet
And for prairie dogs, too
The GOP presidential candidate becomes the gajillionth politician to tout energy independence
Can a big bike race make up for the loss of revenue in fire- and recession-battered towns?
We need your on-the-ground observations for our "communities in transition" beat
The West has more mass transit than you might expect. Why aren't more (rich) people using it?
How the natural gas glut is rippling across the economies and landscapes of the West (with charts!)
Looking back can give us some perspective -- maybe even comfort -- in extreme times
A loop around the Four Corners, where Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona and Utah meet, leads into a land of both historical and geological friction.
Watch a video that's just "a little too weird" for HCN editors!
An annotated map shows you how to find some of the West's odder sites, such as old bombing ranges, giant dams, huge industrial projects and giant telescope arrays.
A guide to some of the West's most prominent pieces of land art or earthworks and some of the altered landscapes that interested or inspired land artists.
A land-art-inspired ramble takes the writer from Michael Heizer's Double Negative, to Robert Smithson's underwater Spiral Jetty, with detours to places including the Bingham Canyon copper mine.
We're all tourists in someone else's town, all of us just wandering through the world, so why not do a special issue on travel in the West?
It might just cure you
Today's Featured Stories
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DEVELOPMENT MANAGER Prickly Pear Land Trust: Prickly Pear Land Trust (PPLT) is one of a handful of robust, regional Land Trusts in Montana. PPLT operates three main...
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EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR to lead an organization that funds projects in National Parks. Major gift fundraising and public lands experience critical. PD and app details @ peopleinparks.org.
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NORTHERN ROCKIES REGIONAL DIRECTOR TO SEE THE FULL POSITION DESCRIPTION AND TO APPLY CLICK THE LINK: HTTPS://WWW.NPCA.ORG/ABOUT/CAREERS 
Visit our website for full description and to apply.No phone calls please. NPCA is an EOE.
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TROUT UNLIMITED NORTH IDAHO FIELD COORDINATOR The field coordinator will work with TU members, other fishing organizations, community leaders, businesses and elected officials to build support for actions necessary to recover...
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STEWARDSHIP COORDINATOR New Mexico Land Conservancy (Santa Fe, NM), Stewardship Coordinator - Seeking highly motivated individual with excellent interpersonal skills to coordinate stewardship activities and support conservation...
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40-ACRE LAMBORN MOUNTAIN RETREAT, PAONIA, CO One-of-a-kind gem borders public lands/West Elk Wilderness. Privacy, creek, spring, irrigation, access. $270,000. Info at https://hcne.ws/LambornMT or call 970-683-0588 or 970-261-5928.
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RECRUITMENT & HIRING MANAGER WITH WRA Western Resource Advocates (WRA) is seeking a dynamic, organized, and creative person with great people skills to be our Recruitment & Hiring Manager to recruit...
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CLEAN ENERGY ATTORNEY (NM) AND POLICY ASSOCIATE/ANALYST (AZ & NV) Western Resource Advocates (WRA) is looking for a variety of positions around the West with our Clean Energy Program. Currently we are hiring a Staff...
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EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, HAWKWATCH INTERNATIONAL
We are seeking an experienced dynamic leader for a growing conservation organization; $65,000-75,000 salary plus benefits; job description and apply at hawkwatch.org/executivedirector
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FRIENDS OF THE INYO IS HIRING FOR THE SUMMER OF 2019 Friends of the Inyo is excited to post our seasonal job offerings for the summer of 2019! We are hiring Trail Ambassadors, Stewardship Crew Members,...
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DONOR RELATIONS MANAGER This position is responsible for the identification and qualification of major and planned gift prospects and assists in cultivating and soliciting donors through meetings, trips,...
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STREAMFLOW RESTORATION IMPLEMENTATION LEAD (ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNER 4) Keeping Washington Clean and Evergreen Protecting Washington State's environment for current and future generations is what we do every day at Ecology. We are a...
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SENIOR STORMWATER ENGINEER (ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEER 5) Keeping Washington Clean and Evergreen Our Water Quality Program is looking to hire a Senior Stormwater Engineer at our Headquarters building in Lacey, WA This...
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EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Do you enjoy rural living, wild places, family farms, challenging politics, and big conservation opportunities? Do you have leadership abilities, experience with rural land protection,...
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MAJOR GIFT OFFICER University of Wyoming Foundation Haub School of ENR, Biodiversity Institute, Environmental/Natural Resource Programs https://uwyo.taleo.net/careersection/00_ex/jobdetail.ftl?job=19001001&tz=GMT-06:00
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MONTANA LAND STEWARD The Montana Land Steward develops, manages, and advances conservation programs, plans, and methods related to TNC's property interest portfolio in Montana. For more information and...
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RAISER'S EDGE DATABASE ADMINISTRATOR
POSITION DESCRIPTION: RAISER'S EDGE DATABASE ADMINISTRATOR The Raiser's Edge Database Administrator ensures the integrity and effectiveness of the member/donor database by developing systems and processes...
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DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT We are hiring a Director of Development Full time, competitive pay and benefits. Location: Bozeman,MT Visit www.greateryellowstone.org/careers for details GYC is an equal opportunity employer
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EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, KANIKSU LAND TRUST Kaniksu Land Trust, a community-supported non-profit land trust serving north Idaho and northwest Montana, is in search of a new executive director. The ideal candidate...
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3 POSITIONS: ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR, AND FOREST PROGRAMS ASSOCIATE Mountain Studies Inst (MSI) in Durango and Silverton, CO is hiring 3 staff: Please visit mountainstudies.org/careers for Assoc Director, Dev and Engagement Director, and Forest...
