Other Cool Stuff From Around the World, Mostly By Gina
Saturday, July 22, 2017
The Guardian: Pepsico, Unilever and Nestlé accused of complicity in illegal rainforest destruction
NY Times: The Rise Of Extreme Commuting
LA Times: L.A. voters want to legalize marijuana, so why won't city leaders do it?
LA Times: More people are dying in Mexico's bloody drug war than ever before
Ukiah Daily Journal: Fort Bragg’s Noyo Center assembling largest Orca skeleton in U.S.
Press Democrat: Father and son jailed on suspicion of operating a Lake County marijuana concentrate lab
Press Democrat: Thousands apply for cannabis permits in Emerald Triangle, but few in Sonoma County
Friday, July 21, 2017
Bloomberg News: So this is why cheese is in everything!
Marshall Project: How Fake Cops Got $1.2 Million in Real Weapons
Washington Post: In rural America, some towns are divided between those who work and those who don’t
NY Times: The Last Best Empty Place in America
Leafly: The Future of California Cannabis Depends on Rain
LA Times: As Trump wages war on legal marijuana, military veterans side with pot
Thursday, July 20, 2017
Huffington Post: Restoring US Forests Can Help Solve Our Water Infrastructure Crisis
SLO New Times: Old code violations haunt cannabis growers in SLO
Leafly: Colorado Has Brought in a Cool Half-Billion in Cannabis Taxes
The Oregonian: Shark warning issued for parts of the Oregon Coast
Press Democrat: Man shot, killed during Kelseyville home invasion
Washington Post: I’m a scientist. I’m blowing the whistle on the Trump administration.
Wednesday, July 19, 2017
Seattle Times: Legal pot sales begin in Uruguay under landmark 2013 law
Press Democrat: Sonoma Co. water chief to head state water department
SF Chronicle: Mariposa evacuated, fire near Yosemite grows to 25,000 acres
Press Democrat: Sonoma County supervisors create cannabis advisory group
Press Democrat: Wine and weed leaders collaborate on biodynamic Sonoma Valley pot farm
Tuesday, July 18, 2017
The New Yorker: How Trump Is Transforming Rural America
Ukiah Daily Journal: Mendocino County’s cannabis program under fire as applications pile up
LA Times: As its losses and debt grow, can Frontier remain a player in the phone business?
Monday, July 17, 2017
NY Times: Papers Vanish. Now, Billions in Student Loan Debt May, Too.
Washington Post: Many people can’t tell when photos are fake. Can you?
Washington Post: Sessions to push for police to take more cash from U.S. citizens
NY Times: California’s Housing Crisis Reaches a ‘Breaking Point’
Daily Beast: The Racist Pot Prosecutions That Even Prosecutors Acknowledge Are Ridiculous
Washington Post: Chickens laying ‘USDA Organic’ eggs are supposed to roam outdoors. Do they?
SF Chronicle: Sonoma County challenges for pot supremacy as others turn away
The Guardian: In the Grand Canyon, uranium mining threatens a tribe's survival
Sunday, July 16, 2017
The Guardian: 'More valuable than gold': Yellowstone businesses prepare to fight mining
Saturday, July 15, 2017
NY Daily News: 400 pounds of marijuana hidden in new cars shipped from Mexico
Press Democrat: Cap-and-trade bill would kill state’s controversial fire fee
Longreads: The Louisiana Environmental Apocalypse Road Trip
Press Democrat: Bud and breakfast: Grown-up treehouse a fantasy 420 stay
Friday, July 14, 2017
Press Democrat: Surge in lamprey make for spectacle on Eel River
Washington Post: Americans want to help the homeless — as long as they don’t get too close
Thursday, July 13, 2017
NY Times: The Chemicals in Your Mac and Cheese
NY Times: In Poland, a Battle for the Fate of Europe’s Last Ancient Forest
Outside Online: Did Airbnb Kill the Mountain Town?
San Jose Mercury: Working poor finding homes on four wheels
Washington Post: How your shopping habits are hurting American jobs, especially today
Washington Post: A brief history of DARE, the anti-drug program Jeff Sessions wants to revive
SF Chronicle: Last days for $10 senior passes to National Parks