Other Cool Stuff From Around the World, Mostly By Gina
Tuesday, March 7, 2017
Washington Post: To fund border wall, Trump administration weighs cuts to Coast Guard, airport security
Sacramento Bee: California exports its poor to Texas, other states, while wealthier people move in
Sacramento Bee: Pot businesses, lawmakers, bureaucrats gather for marijuana policy conference
The Oregonian: Pot sales to Idaho residents boost economy of tiny Oregon town
The Oregonian: Scores of pelagic red crabs, native to Mexico, spotted on Oregon coast
San Jose Mercury: San Jose cop arrested, allegedly stole suspect’s weed
LA Times: What is the future of recreational marijuana in Trump's America?
Monday, March 6, 2017
Quartz: A San Francisco startup is 3D-printing entire houses in just one day
Press Democrat: North Bay lawmakers accepted $31,000 in gifts last year
Press Democrat: Man driving truck, trailer, dies after veering off icy Hwy. 1
LA Times: UC proposes its first enrollment cap — 20% on out-of-state students
Del Norte Triplicate: Jed Smith Park: Saving the Titans
The Guardian: A right to repair: why Nebraska farmers are taking on John Deere and Apple
San Jose Mercury: ‘Uber for weed’ CEO sees big money, uncertainty in recreational marijuana
San Jose Mercury: U2’s ‘The Joshua Tree’ draws fans to national park for album’s 30th anniversary
LA Times: Pot festival in Nevada goes forward despite fears of federal crackdown
LA Times: This is what the storm damage in Yosemite looks like, and this is what it means
LA Times: California's reservoirs are filled with gunk, and it's crowding out room to store water
SF Chronicle: BPA-free water bottles could be just as bad for you, study says
Sunday, March 5, 2017
SF Chronicle: Trump's cutting $1 billion from the Coast Guard
Saturday, March 4, 2017
The Atlantic: The Irrationality of Alcoholics Anonymous
Washington Post: The deadly connection between prescription painkillers and the economy
Washington Post: American cocaine use is way up. Colombia’s coca boom might be why.
Washington Post: White House seeks deep cuts for NOAA, a leading climate science agency
The Guardian: Trump's travels cost more than 8 years of Obama & Biden's
Friday, March 3, 2017
Nautil: Invasive Mussels: The Cancer of the Great Lakes
NY Times: What I Wish I’d Known at Your Age: Retirees’ Advice to the Young
Politico: White House seeks 17 percent budget cut for climate agency
The Oregonian: Here are 42 of President Donald Trump's planned EPA budget cuts
Press Democrat: The State of Sonoma Couny's Forests
SF Chronicle: The trail not taken: Hidden treasures of the national parks
Thursday, March 2, 2017
Washington Post: EPA halts inquiry into oil and gas industry emissions of methane, a powerful greenhouse gas
SF Chronicle: New Interior Secretary Zinke reverses Obama's lead-ammunition ban
SF Chronicle: Nearly 1,000 Yellowstone bison killed this season
BuzzFeed: Marijuana Industry Says Sessions Can’t Turn Back The Clock On Legal Pot
Bloomberg News: The Case For Eating Weed At Work
NPR: What's The Leading Cause Of Wildfires In The U.S.? Humans
Washington Post: Humans have caused an explosion of never-before-seen minerals all over the Earth
NY Times: For Many Farmers, Retirement Is a Source of Dread
Press Democrat: Noise Pollution: Pot-growing lights vex ham radio operators
SF Chronicle: Trapped Big Sur monks turn to GoFundMe for help
Wednesday, March 1, 2017
Washington Post: White House plan would cut EPA staff by one-fifth, shutter programs
LA Times: 'Tsunami of sewage spills' in Tijuana fouls U.S. beaches, may have been intentional
Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2017
Press Democrat: Graton Resort and Casino may double size of its hotel
Seattle Times: Opinion: At $2,200 each, tiny houses can shelter the homeless in Seattle
Seattle Times: Hunger vs. thirst: Are you eating when you should be drinking?
Daily Beast: Cows Have a New Enemy: Drones
NPR: A Medicine That Blunts The Buzz Of Alcohol Can Help Drinkers Cut Back