Other Cool Stuff From Around the World, Mostly By Gina
Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2017
Washington Post: The gross reason your (farmed) salmon is about to get more expensive.
Washington Post: Are scientists going to march on Washington?
Washington Post: More than 100 vineyards decimated in Chile’s ‘worst forest disaster’ in history
Hakai Magazine: Canada: People of the Sea Ice See Cracks Forming
MotherBoard: The Plan to Test Cities’ Sewage for Drugs Is a New Form of Mass Surveillance
TimeLine: There used to be 4 billion American chestnut trees, but they all disappeared
The Oregonian: Oregon lawmaker promises 'dog fight' over gillnets in legislature
Huffington Post: Our Money Bail System Costs U.S. Taxpayers $38 Million A Day
The Guardian: Four more journalists get felony charges after covering inauguration unrest
The Guardian: Above and beyond: the world's best drone photography – in pictures
The Guardian: The WeedTubers: these people make a living getting stoned on YouTube
Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2017
The Guardian: The secrets of people who never get sick
NY Times: Barely Two R’s Are Taught at School That Led Tribe to Sue U.S.
LA Times: Gov. Brown could phase out the only scholarship for middle-class students
Monday, Jan. 23, 2017
Press Democrat: Money-losing veterans halls returned to Sonoma County
NY Times: For Taste of Farm Life, There’s No Place Like a Homestead
The Guardian: At least 3,000 geese killed by toxic water from former Montana copper mine
NY Post: Fake bongs? Pot pipe maker sues over knockoffs
Washington Post: Op Ed: The NRA wants to suppress one of guns’ most important safety features
Sunday, Jan. 22, 2017
NY Times : Who Decides Who Counts As Native American?
Seattle Times: Company hopes to build pot-friendly RV park in Oregon
The Oregonian: Oregon retirement community has a Women's March of its own
Ukiah Daily Journal: Woman killed when tree falls into Ukiah home
San Jose Mercury: Sierra Nevada brewery issues 36-state recall of select beers
LA Times: The immediate threat to California's climate-change fight isn't Trump, it's this
Saturday, Jan. 21, 2017
UK Independent: Donald Trump set to ‘eliminate arts funding programs’, cutting off NPR and PBS
MotherBoard: Hydrodipping: The 'Redneck' Artform Taking YouTube by Storm
LA Times: The last time the oceans got this warm, sea levels were 20 to 30 feet higher than they are today
NY Times: Grass-Fed Beef, Sold One Cow at a Time
The Hill: All the agencies and programs Trump will cut from budget
Huffington Post: Bill Maher Highlights Extent Of Opioid Abuse In Donald Trump-Voting States
Press Democrat: Luxury weed products for the wealthy are now a thing
Press Democrat: New book ponders the future of Point Reyes: farming, nature or both?
Friday, Jan. 20, 2017
The Guardian: Canadians traveling to Women's March denied US entry after sharing their plans
The Guardian: Congress moves to give away national lands, discounting billions in revenue
SF Chronicle: National Park Service banned from tweeting after anti-Trump posts
LA Times: Campers rescued from floods in Santa Barbara County after powerful storm drenches burnt hillsides
The Oregonian: Over 30,000 people expected to join 'inclusive' Portland Women's March after Donald Trump inauguration
Press Democrat: Wildlife-friendly fencing catching on across Sonoma County
Press Democrat: In heart of Pot Country, Ukiah to end ban, allow dispensaries
Santa Cruz Sentinel: Covered California: Error means thousands surprised by higher premiums
Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2017
NY Times: At Repair Cafes, ‘Beloved but Broken’ Possessions Find New Life
NY Times: Tennessee Hunter’s 47-Point Deer Breaks World Record
San Jose Mercury: $1.9 billion error adds to California deficit projection
Marin Independent Journal: Fairfax man linked to attempted marijuana shipment; 70 lbs seized at home
Marin Independent Journal: Marin-based doctors network notches win in suit against St. Joseph Health
Marin Independent Journal: Legal cannabis economy could spur economy, San Rafael official says
Press Democrat: Sonoma County court workers go on strike
Press Democrat: Couple arrested on drug, weapons charges at Graton Casino
LA Times: As extreme cold moves into Portland, the homeless die