Other Cool Stuff From Around the World, Mostly By Gina
Sunday, Aug. 2, 2015
The Guardian: Pell grants to bring college back to prison
SF Chronicle: U.S. Customs and Coast Guard seize eight tons of cocaine in small submarine in Pacific Ocean
Willits News: State Water Board to vote on new cultivation permit rules Aug 13
Ukiah Daily Journal: Mendo County wants to limit chain businesses
Ukiah Daily Journal: Tiny houses: Building a gypsy wagon in Ukiah
Saturday, Aug. 1, 2015
The Economist: Inequality & Exercise: Sweating on purpose is becoming an elite phenomenon
Lake County News: Rocky Fire at 22,500 acres; 5% contained
Digg: A Perfect Parody Of Bullshit 'Artisanal' Products
Thursday, July 30, 2015
The Guardian: Great white shark thwarts marathon swimmer's Golden Gate bridge quest
Marin Independent-Journal: Marin athletes gear up for big kite-foil event on bay
The Guardian: Activists hang from bridge in Portland to block Shell's Arctic vessel in Portland
LA Times: California DMV cracks down on misuse of disability parking placards
Press Democrat: Mendocino County firefighters target timber industry practice
Wednesday, July 29, 2015
Washington Post: Does Guantanamo Bay have a cancer problem? Three military lawyers are dead.
Hakai Magazine: The Seal Hunters of Greenland: A Photo Essay
Outside: Welcome to the Quietest Square Inch in the U.S.
Ukiah Daily Journal: Drought: College teaching water preservation design
Del Norte Triplicate: Aiming to improve the jail
LA Times: An 'F' in air quality: California national parks top the list for worst pollution
Press Democrat: Sonoma County to study tiny homes as way to provide shelter for homeless
SF Chronicle: Immigrants, poor fish for their dinner, unaware of mercury
Tuesday, July 28, 2015
Reuters: In rise of U.S. vape shops, owners eye new marijuana market
SF Weekly: $10,000 For Whoever Has Information About Sacramento's Serial Livestock Murderer
Washington Post: A teen died after eating pot. Guess how many died from alcohol poisoning?
Discovery: Does Eating Pot Make You Higher Than Smoking It?
Press Democrat: Brother of "Clueless" star arrested in Mendocino County pot raid
The Guardian: The Native American kids who get $200k for graduating – video
NY Times: Zombies Against Medicare
Ukiah Daily Journal: MCSO: Man shot in groin during quarrel at marijuana grow
Redwood Times: Sprowel Creek inspections provoke residents
Huffington Post: FDA Bans Some Mexican Cilantro After Human Feces Found In Fields
Grist: Grow better veggies with LED lights - flavor changes
Digg: Probably The Most Beautiful Mountain Biking Video You'll Ever See
NY Times: A RENEGADE TRAWLER, HUNTED FOR 10,000 MILES BY VIGILANTES
Seattle Times: Nation’s first offshore wind farm under construction, opportunity in NW
Press Democrat: Possible Drowning: Authorities search Russian River for missing man
SF Chronicle Blog: Marijuana can help treat opioid addiction, study shows
SF Chronicle: The completely awesome health benefits of being around trees
Monday, July 27, 2015
NY Times: The Americans With Disabilities Act, 25 Years Later
Huffington Post: How to Poop Properly: A Total Game Changer
Press Democrat: Spying, undercover work employed to protect North Coast abalone from poachers
Press Democrat: Calistoga evolves into food-and-wine epicenter
LA Times: Op-Ed When 'innovation' means rule-breaking
LA Times: 1,800 structures threatened by fast-moving wildfire in Sierra foothills
Seattle Times: Snowpack drought has salmon dying in overheated rivers
LA Times: A drone’s view of the drought-hit East Fork of the Russian River
Willits News: Regional Water Board revising cannabis cultivation permit
Wednesday, July 22, 2015
NY Times: Video: What Oysters Reveal About Sea Change
Huffington Post: One Simple Idea That Could Reduce Domestic Violence: Free Lawyers for Victims