http://www.hcn.org daily 1 2008-07-21T07:21:19Z http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/hcn/most-recent/~3/go4K3VePzwI/birds-can-only-fly-so-far The birds in California’s Joshua Tree National Park will need human help to survive climate change.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/hcn/most-recent/~4/go4K3VePzwI" height="1" width="1"/> No publisher Seth Shteir climate change Joshua Tree National Park endangered birds desert ecosystems bird watching 2009-07-09T18:59:20Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/wotr/birds-can-only-fly-so-far http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/hcn/most-recent/~3/LuIyotm8O-o/riding-the-rails-upscale It may not be as romantic as hopping freight cars in a Woody Guthrie song, but Amtrak is the nicest way to travel across the West.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/hcn/most-recent/~4/LuIyotm8O-o" height="1" width="1"/> No publisher Betsy Kepes Amtrak Betsy Kepes public transportation traveling Forest Service work trains 2009-07-07T15:31:39Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/wotr/riding-the-rails-upscale http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/hcn/most-recent/~3/urfVJMHDE0Q/of-moose-and-mandolins High Country News reader and EPA scientist Elaine Lai worked with Native peoples in the Alaskan Arctic on a climate change witness program.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/hcn/most-recent/~4/urfVJMHDE0Q" height="1" width="1"/> No publisher Terray Sylvester 2009-07-08T20:30:46Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/41.9/of-moose-and-mandolins http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/hcn/most-recent/~3/cTVz05r0v0o/northward The unexpected loveliness of the song of the varied thrush reminds the author that the birds are on the move, driven by climate change.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/hcn/most-recent/~4/cTVz05r0v0o" height="1" width="1"/> No publisher David Oates climate change varied thrush David Oates birds 2009-07-07T22:14:12Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/41.11/northward http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/hcn/most-recent/~3/ttI_1Bnb-5k/wyoming-continues-its-state-of-denial Despite hysterical claims to the contrary, wolves are not decimating Wyoming’s elk herds.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/hcn/most-recent/~4/ttI_1Bnb-5k" height="1" width="1"/> No publisher Tory and Meredith Taylor outfitters hunters Wyoming elk herds endangered species Yellowstone National Park wolves 2009-07-07T15:32:28Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/wotr/wyoming-continues-its-state-of-denial http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/hcn/most-recent/~3/LTjGfY5VeiA/the-hungry-intern-lunch Jeff's zany local food adventure continues with his second meal of the day.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/hcn/most-recent/~4/LTjGfY5VeiA" height="1" width="1"/> No publisher Jeff Chen Hungry Intern Localvore Local Food 2009-07-09T17:34:05Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/articles/the-hungry-intern-lunch http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/hcn/most-recent/~3/190XRmxMO2w/go-beyond-dams-to-save-salmon We must tackle the other factors, aside from dams, that threaten the iconic fish.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/hcn/most-recent/~4/190XRmxMO2w" height="1" width="1"/> No publisher Greg Delwiche 2009-07-02T22:09:48Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/wotr/go-beyond-dams-to-save-salmon http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/hcn/most-recent/~3/l7q-HTZpoSI/the-salmons-last-best-hope It's time for politicians and stakeholders to get out of their alternate reality universe, and take down the dams.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/hcn/most-recent/~4/l7q-HTZpoSI" height="1" width="1"/> No publisher Paul VanDevelder 2009-07-02T22:05:25Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/wotr/the-salmons-last-best-hope http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/hcn/most-recent/~3/1uiOoZL69W0/we-battled-beetles-by-burning-our-trees You wanna fight beetles? Then you've got to get rid of the trees.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/hcn/most-recent/~4/1uiOoZL69W0" height="1" width="1"/> No publisher Vicki Lindner 2009-07-01T14:34:10Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/wotr/we-battled-beetles-by-burning-our-trees http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/hcn/most-recent/~3/wmt3ORVyVrg/the-hungry-intern-breakfast Jeff Chen takes you on a zany adventure as he tries to eat locally, on a starving journalist's budget. Episode 1.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/hcn/most-recent/~4/wmt3ORVyVrg" height="1" width="1"/> No publisher Jeff Chen Hungry Intern Localvore Local Food 2009-07-09T17:35:02Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/articles/the-hungry-intern-breakfast http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/hcn/most-recent/~3/xNj7Wlqdwwc/the-renewable-energy-landscape Maps, charts and text locate the nation's major renewable energy resources and some big projects on Western public land.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/hcn/most-recent/~4/xNj7Wlqdwwc" height="1" width="1"/> No publisher Terray Sylvester climate change wind power Sierra Club renewable energy Carl Zichella environmental movement solar power 2009-06-29T16:41:38Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/41.11/the-renewable-energy-landscape http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/hcn/most-recent/~3/9_lHMLUZ9ps/renewables-the-final-frontier Vaclav Smil is a historian who exemplifies Vulcan-style logic and skepticism when it comes to easy solutions to energy problems.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/hcn/most-recent/~4/9_lHMLUZ9ps" height="1" width="1"/> No publisher Randy Udall climate change Vulcans Star Trek Vaclav Smil renewable energy scientists 2009-06-26T16:07:16Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/41.11/renewables-the-final-frontier http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/hcn/most-recent/~3/xCkqbMzG1AI/learning-to-live-with-fewer-watts Fred Logg's small solar system powers some lights, his laptop and a small refrigerator -- but the energy source has its limitations.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/hcn/most-recent/~4/xCkqbMzG1AI" height="1" width="1"/> No publisher Daniel Kraker 2009-06-25T19:54:27Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/articles/learning-to-live-with-fewer-watts http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/hcn/most-recent/~3/RdPGqAzaWpA/still-wild In New Mexico, abandoned horses remember the dance of wildness<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/hcn/most-recent/~4/RdPGqAzaWpA" height="1" width="1"/> No publisher Mary Morton 2009-06-24T22:55:03Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/articles/still-wild http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/hcn/most-recent/~3/g2UQrV4o_w0/from-pickups-to-pv Utility brings solar power to far-flung Navajos<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/hcn/most-recent/~4/g2UQrV4o_w0" height="1" width="1"/> No publisher Daniel Kraker Navajo Reservation Navajo Tribal Utility Authority electricity renewable energy Fred Logg coal-fired power plants solar power 2009-06-24T15:14:19Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/41.11/from-pickups-to-pv