New transportation sparked a renaissance in Denver. Can it do the same for Phoenix?
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November 24, 2014
How light rail could transform Phoenix, the man who invented floating island to revive an ecosystem, and the tough questions that crude-filled trains raise in the Pacific Northwest.
Feature
Editor's Note
Current
Environmentalists in the Pacific Northwest may lead the way.
As crude oil rail shipments increase, residents fear derailments and explosions.
With floating islands and other inventions, eco-entrepreneur Bruce Kania thinks so.
Operators must install low or no-bleed valves on tanks to curb venting into the air.
Disease-free animals from Yellowstone get a new home.
Essays
When I quit my job and joined a pilgrimage of heartbroken dreamers staggering toward Alaska.
Multimedia
Photographs and an interview from high peaks of the Alaska Range.
Book Reviews
Review of ‘Fourth of July Creek’ by Smith Henderson.
Review of ‘Crow Blue’ Adriana Lisboa.
Perspective
HCN staff and board members on their favorite green holiday gifts.
Writers on the Range
A volunteer educator reflects on teaching kids about conservation, and learning from them.
Heard Around the West
Mishaps and mayhem from around the region.
Dear Friends
Readers visit from Albuquerque, Santa Fe, North Carolina and more.
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