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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) 
May 01, 2010Balance of Power Published by Audubon Magazine. Green energy isn't necessarily harmless. But new efforts are underway to site renewable energy projects and transmission lines outside unspoiled landscapes and wildlife habitat. Ecology and Conservation (View all on this topic) June 01, 2010 A Puffin Comeback Published by Smithsonian Magazine. Atlantic puffins had nearly vanished from the Maine coast -- until a young biologist defied conventional wisdom to bring them back. Smithsonian's June 2010 cover story. 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) April 13, 2010 Shafted Published by The Atlantic. Runoff from abandoned mines poisons Colorado's rivers. So why are environmental groups trying to stop locals from cleaning it up? 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 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. 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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Follow me on Twitter 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
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