Other Cool Stuff From Around the World, Mostly By Gina
Saturday, Oct. 8, 2016
San Jose Mercury: San Jose: New law would make city first to allow “tiny homes” for homeless
Press Democrat: Sonoma County moving to shut down large pot operation near Cloverdale
Press Democrat: Economist warns on promise of legal pot for Sonoma County
Friday, Oct. 7, 2016
RT: MA police use military helicopter to seize one cannabis plant from 81yo arthritis patient
The Oregonian: Ruling clears way for $1.4 billion timber lawsuit by 15 counties against the state of Oregon
The Guardian: WTF: Damian Marley wants to use closed Coalinga prison for pot processing!
The LA Times: The Egg Industry Considered Vegan Just Mayo a Threat — and Launched a Secret Campaign to Destroy It
NPR: Trove Of Cannabis Plants Found In Ancient Tomb In China
Press Democrat: Willits bypass nears completion, evoking hopes and concern
Thursday, Oct. 6, 2016
New Scientist: First farm to grow veg in a desert using only sun and seawater
The Guardian: Tick bites that trigger severe meat allergy on rise around the world and U.S.
Scientific American: Obesity giving rise to fatty liver disease is nearly epidemic
NY Times: Life As A Meat-Factory Video Activist
SF Chronicle: Photos: World's largest Pacific Madrone victim of Sobernas Fire in Monterey
Daily Hampshire Gazette: Raid! National Guard, State Police Descend on 81-Year-Old’s Property to Seize Single Pot Plant
The Guardian: Huge phone scam targeting Americans leads to 750 arrests in India
Take Part: Indoor pot adding to climate crisis, report says
Daily Mail: Energy consumption by cannabis farms may soon rival that of data centres
Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2016
Seattle Times: Stop the movement to exploit America’s federal lands — our lands
Marin Independent Journal: Berkeley African-American owned typewriter repair shop featured in documentary
Sacramento Bee: Web-savvy Forest Service ranger turns spotlight on wilderness
Washington Post: Marijuana legalization is leading in every state where it’s on the ballot this November
FastCoExist: In Grand Rapids, This Nonprofit Buys Abandoned Houses For The Homeless
The Guardian: Looming megadroughts in western US would make current drought look minor
LA Times: The High Sierra forest is dying, and you can't count the loss in dead trees
LA Times: The outdoors industry and park operators see minorities as a promising new market
Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2016
Press Democrat: Cannabis producers to benefit from two new state laws
Huffington Post: The Great Pacific Garbage Patch Is Even Worse Than We Feared
Press Democrat: Sheriff’s deputies find $4,400 and a ton of marijuana plants
Press Democrat: Sonoma imposes moratorium on new vacation rentals
LA Times: Why the medical marijuana community is split over legalizing recreational use
Monday, Oct. 3, 2016
NY Times: The Unintended Consequences of Taking a Hard Line on School Discipline
Press Democrat: Continued rain, crashes Monday afternoon, including big rig on River Road
Press Democrat: 9 injured in suspected DUI crash on Mendocino Coast
Washington Post: Graphite powers your phone. It coats everything in this village
Sunday, Oct. 2, 2016
Daily Beast: Can Smoking Pot Treat Incurable Disease?
Washington Post: It’s finally getting easier to send and receive money electronically
LA Times: Thousands of deaths from hospital superbugs are going unreported, research shows
Press Democrat: Three arrested after Forestville marijuana garden robbery
Saturday, Oct. 1, 2016
Australian News: Farm pioneering solar-powered greenhouse to grow food without fresh water
NY Times: Septic Woes: A Toilet, but No Proper Plumbing: A Reality in 500,000 U.S. Homes
LA Times : Dash-cam video shows police trying to run over a mentally ill suspect before shooting him 14 times
Quartz: Study: Complaints Against Police Fell 98% After They Were Given Body Cameras
NY Times: Timber Company Tells Weed,CA, Go Find Your Own Water
Trinity Journal: Conscious Cannabis Resource organization forms
Press Democrat: Fight looms over location of medical marijuana farms in Sonoma County
The Oregonian: Big winners after one year of recreational pot sales: Consumers, tax coffers
The Oregonian: No more 'Girl Scout Cookies,' other popular names on pot packaging, state says
SF Chronicle: Colorado plans to prevent school bullying with marijuana revenue
Friday, Sept. 30, 2016
Reuters: For Better or Worse: China's yuan joins elite club of IMF reserve currencies