Other Cool Stuff From Around the World, Mostly By Gina
Thursday, Aug. 27, 2015
The Guardian: The elite athlete paradox: how running a marathon can make you ill
LA Times: Washington state wildfires pose added threat for tribes
Newsweek: Legal weed could be first industry dominated by women
Huffington Post: States Have Collected More Than $200 Million In Marijuana Taxes
Press Democrat: Speeding Oakland driver arrested with 225 pounds of pot in Cloverdale
Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2015
Press Democrat: Lake County man suspected of looting archaeological sites
The Oregonian: Klamath County sheriff under investigation, seven deputies put on leave
LA Times: Nation Does marijuana smell bad? An Oregon court issues ruling on 'olfactory assault'
Daily Mail: Studies show incense is more toxic than cigs
Mother Jones: Salad Seems Really Virtuous, Right? It's Not.
Newsquench: Grand Canyon riddled with mercury pollution
SF Chronicle: Abalone diver dies off Mendocino Coast
Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2015
LA Times: Resident group files suit over Mount Shasta water bottling plant
Aljazeera: European carbon trading fails to reduce emissions, harms climate, study says
Press Democrat: Sonoma County lays out plan to end homelessness
International Business Times: Can CanopyBoulder, The World’s First Cannabis Accelerator, Prove There’s Substance Behind The Marijuana Startup Hype?
Daily Beast: California Paddlers Deliver a Crude Awakening to Big Oil Spillers
Press Democrat: Landowners along four Russian River streams to receive state order on water use
LA Times: New breed of paramedics treats patients before emergencies occur
Grist: Your organic fruits and veggies might have been irrigated with fracking wastewater
The Guardian: The inside dope: five tips for growing and selling marijuana like a pro
The Guardian: 'It's unrelenting': inside the Washington town surrounded by raging wildfires
SF Chronicle: Further investigation planned in whale deaths in Alaska
Monday, Aug. 24, 2015
Mashable: World's fastest-melting glacier loses massive chunk in 2 days
The Oregonian: 'Smoke Buddy' mobile marijuana cart illegal, Oregon officials say
SF Weekly: Man and His Three Mules Not Allowed to Pass Over Golden Gate Bridge – Again
San Bernadino Sun: Los Angeles city attorney says ‘tiny houses’ for homeless are illegal
Press Democrat: State parks superintendent in Sonoma County dies following scooter crash
Press Democrat: Lytton Rancheria development outside Windsor stokes big land-use dispute
International Business Times : Climate Change Is Pushing Earth's Boreal Forests Toward A 'Tipping Point'
The Guardian: Trash-mapping expedition sheds light on 'Great Pacific Garbage Patch'
Press Democrat: ‘Gruesome’ piranha-like fish caught in Rohnert Park Lake
LA Times: The drought's hidden victim: California's native fish
The Oregonian: Consumer Reports: More bacteria, superbugs in conventional beef than organic
The Oregonian: Oregon's hot hash oil market drives demand for marijuana 'trim'
Saturday, Aug. 22, 2015
Del Norte Triplicate: Del Norte makes list of beautiful counties
Digg: This Youth Team Was #1 At World Of Dance Los Angeles. You'll Know Why
Marin Independent Journal: Tiburon joins Sausalito and bans ahort-term vacation rentals
The Guardian: One murder every hour: how El Salvador became the homicide capital of the world
Seattle Times: Pot-store owner, 81, ready to cash out, take a cruise
Daily Beast: Meet Canada’s Professor of Pot Studies
Press Democrat: Deadly disease for cats and dogs found at Lake Mendocino
Friday, Aug. 21, 2015
NBC News: Western Wildfires: Experts from Australia Will Help U.S. Firefighters
Daily Beast: Is Angie’s List Making Business List Owners Pay for Top Spots?
The Oregonian: Companies race to create marijuana breathalyzer; Oregon differs from neighbors in THC limit
Press Democrat: Traffic fatalities rise on North Coast
SF Chronicle: Amy’s Drive Thru: Finally, vegetarians get a fast-food fix
SF Chronicle: Northern California is in El Niño’s sights, but will it bring snow?
Thursday, Aug. 20, 2015
AntiMedia: Nestle Pays Only $524 to Extract 27,000,000 Gallons of California Drinking Water
NY Times: California Drought Is Made Worse by Global Warming, Scientists Say