High Country News imagines – and delivers –
the kind of speech about our energy future that the West needs to
hear from its next president.
Magazine
January 21, 2008
The Interior West’s growing political voice – and its status as the nation’s energy supplier – mean presidential candidates need to see the region as more than campaign flyover country.
Feature
Editor's Note
The Interior West’s growing political voice –
and its status as the nation’s energy supplier – mean
presidential candidates need to see the region as more than
campaign flyover country.
Uncommon Westerners
Issa Hamud, an engineer who was born in Somalia, helped
Logan, Utah, create a successful recycling program.
Essays
Laura Pritchett reluctantly – and guiltily –
agrees to take care of a blind pigeon for her mother.
Conversation
Law professor Kevin Washburn, a member of the Chickasaw
Nation, says the justice system in Indian Country is in serious
need of overhaul.
Book Reviews
In the short stories in Last Call, Colorado writer Blair
Oliver looks at the desperate suburban lives of modern-day Western
men.
In Chrysalis: Maria Sibylla Merian and the Secrets of
Metamorphosis, Kim Todd uncovers the life and legacy of a
pioneering 17th century woman
Writers on the Range
Todd Wilkinson wonders what it would take to get
Westerners to act against the destruction of our
landscape.
Heard Around the West
Remembering Beverly Allen, an 80-something showgirl;
nation’s largest Sitka spruce dies; all religions are weird
to non-believers; Ted Turner vs. Nebraska; the benefits of being a
resort town; growing pains in the West.
Dear Friends
Welcome to baby Lily Jean Massart Isaacson;
visitors.
News
Environmentalists have been working with Washington
foresters to keep small tree farms in business, but the treaty
between the two remains a fragile one.
Two Weeks in the West
EPA stymies California’s attempt to cut tailpipe
emissions; the West is growing but not sure where its next meal or
drink of water will come from; increasing amounts of ammonium
– and guns – in the parks; avalanche fatalities are
up.
Letters
Featured stories
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VICE PRESIDENT, LANDSCAPE CONSERVATION Basic Summary: The Vice President for Landscape Conservation is based in the Washington, D.C., headquarters and oversees Defenders' work to promote landscape-scale wildlife conservation, focusing...
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BRISTOL BAY PROGRAM DIRECTOR Seeking a program director responsible for developing and implementing all aspects of the Alaska Chapter's priority strategy for conservation in the Bristol Bay region of...
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EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR The National Bighorn Sheep Center is looking for an Executive Director to take us forward into the new decade with continued strong leadership and vision:...
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EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Powder River Basin Resource Council, a progressive non-profit conservation organization based in Sheridan, Wyoming, seeks an Executive Director, preferably with grassroots organizing experience, excellent communication...
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ADOBE HOME Passive solar adobe home in high desert of central New Mexico. Located on a 10,000 acre cattle ranch.
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EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Eastern Nevada Landscape Coalition, based in Ely, Nevada is looking for a new executive director to replace the long-time executive director who is retiring at...
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LISA MACKEY PHOTOGRAPHY Fine Art Gicle Printing. Photo papers, fine art papers, canvas. Widths up to 44". Art printing by an artist.
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LOG HOME IN THE GILA WILDERNESS Beautiful hand built log home in the heart of the Gila Wilderness on five acres. Please email for PDF of pictures and a full description.
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CARETAKER 2.0 acre homestead needing year-round caretaker in NE Oregon. Contact [email protected] for details.
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SEEKING PROPERTY FOR BISON HERD Seeking additional properties for a herd of 1,000 AUM minimum. Interested in partnering with landowners looking to engage in commercial and/or conservation bison ranching. Location...
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COPPER STAIN: ASARCO'S LEGACY IN EL PASO Tales from scores of ex-employees unearth the human costs of an economy that runs on copper.
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