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Below is a selection of my most recent work in a variety of categories. View the complete list. Climate Change (View all on this topic) March 30, 2009 Energy in Our Lives: Interview with Jim Rogers Published by National Geographic. Energy industry executive Jim Rogers believes we must make the transition to a low-carbon world -- but in this interview for National Geographic's special energy issue, he says it's going to take time. One of four interviews with energy leaders. Ecology and Conservation (View all on this topic) February 05, 2010 Prodigal Dogs Published by High Country News. On a huge ranch in northwestern Colorado, a wildlife biologist has found evidence that gray wolves have returned to the state, and are here to stay. An HCN exclusive! (The Knight Science Journalism Tracker calls the story "epic" and "enormous in soul.") Essays (View all on this topic) December 21, 2009 Away in the Secular Manger Published by National Public Radio. For a secular science journalist, what does the story of Christmas really mean? A reflection on creches, Christmas, and motherhood. Miscellany (View all on this topic) 
May 19, 20082008 Commencement Address at Reed College Unsolicited advice for the most recent graduates of my alma mater in Portland, Oregon. Profiles (View all on this topic) May 01, 2007 Of Murder and Microscopes Published by Sierra. How botanist Jane Bock became a crimefighter. Winner of the 2007 Best Profile Award from the American Society of Journalists and Authors. Public Health (View all on this topic) June 01, 2006 Wrecking the Rockies Published by OnEarth. Colorado hunting guide Laura Amos wonders if her health is an uncounted casualty of the natural-gas boom. Cited as a notable story in the Best American Science and Nature Writing of 2007, edited by Richard Preston. Reading Lists (View all on this topic) 
August 15, 2008A Western Primer for the Next Administration [120k PDF File] Published by The Rocky Mountain Land Library. A passel of Western writers (including yours truly) create a regional reading list for the president-elect. Reviews and Interviews (View all on this topic) March 30, 2009 Our Energy Challenge: Interview with Steven Chu Published by National Geographic. The nation's new Secretary of Energy talks about nuclear power, his switch from research to politics, and his plans for the next four years in this interview for National Geographic's special energy issue. One of four interviews with energy leaders. Western Culture (View all on this topic) December 21, 2009 Life Along the Colorado River Published by High Country News. On the Colorado River, cheap, plentiful water is only a mirage. An essay accompanying Kasia Broussalian's photographs of the river and its people. See a slideshow of her work here. |
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Listen to my interview with the founder of conservation biology, Michael Soule, on the return of wolves to Colorado Watch a slideshow and hear an interview based on my High Country News essay "Township 13 South, Range 92 West, Section 35." Listen to my 2008 commencement address at Reed College Listen to an interview about my Orion article "Taking Wildness in Hand" on KVNF Public Radio
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