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Golden Green:
Banning fracking in California will not save the planet. But it's a start.
Golden Green:
With a governor who seems unwilling to step up, and a set of regulatory agencies that have not yet announced a clear-cut set of rules to control the impact of fracking on public health and the environment, the legislature must take the lead.
Concrete and Chaparral :
A place that many deride as "The Hood" or "The Ghetto" can still yield the most pleasant surprises.
Golden Green:
L.A. may have fewer ozone-alert days, but our air quality is still dangerous
Golden Green:
A new documentary, "Seeking the Greatest Good," identifies key steps we can take to restore the Earth -- and ourselves.
Commentary:
Libraries are learning institutions. Albeit indirectly, I learned about California native plants through my local library, and the learning continues today.
Golden Green:
Illegal marijuana growers' extreme use of rodenticides is wreaking havoc on California national forests. It's time for the legislature to ban these super toxins.
Golden Green:
The Forest Service's pine tree logo is now safe from the USDA's rebranding effort. Its historic emblem should never have been attacked.
The Hidden Desert:
A memoir from September 2007 of butterflies, and night skies, and coming to terms with loss in the Mojave desert.
Concrete and Chaparral :
Do yourself a favor, and go to the Owens River Valley to see where your water actually originates.
Golden Green:
USDA is rebranding the entire department, forcing the Forest Service and other agencies to adopt its bland logo. This is a really bad idea..
Commentary:
Thompson Creek is a symbol of how much a creek can matter, to SoCal civilizations past and to the very real wildfires and floods of the present.
Golden Green:
Water made the west, and that's why Forest Service Chief Tom Tidwell is promoting its protection.
Golden Green:
How to manage the national forests amid climate disruption? Forest Service Chief Tom Tidwell has some ideas.
Golden Green:
The more we ignore climate change the greater the costs will be, says the Government Accounting Office. Its numbers add up.
Golden Green:
The American West has been organized around numbers, from Lewis and Clark to L.A. Freeways.
The Hidden Desert:
An unprecedented coalition of Native people and other environmental activists fought the State of California to a standstill 15 years ago on a proposal to dump low-level nuclear waste in Ward Valley.
Golden Green:
The CCC built up the nation and the body politic -- can ObamaCorps do the same thing?
The Hidden Desert:
It's one of those places in the California desert where you can find yourself 20 miles off the pavement without much problem. It's also where California almost put its final dump for low-level nuclear waste.
Golden Green:
Divesting ourselves from fossil fuels will not be easy, but we must act now.
'Seeking The Greatest Good' Documents a New Geography of Hope
A new documentary, "Seeking the Greatest Good," identifies key steps we can take to restore the Earth -- and ourselves.
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