Other Cool Stuff From Around the World, Mostly By Gina
Monday, June 22, 2015
Daily Beast: The University of California’s Insane Speech Police
Press Democrat: Crews gaining on Mendocino National Forest fire
Press Democrat: Illicit drugs 'rampant' in California state prisons
SF Chronicle: What a long, strange trip it's been: Grateful Dead through the years
Sunday, June 21, 2015
National Geographic: Journeying Oregon’s New Marine Reserves by Bike: Redfish Rocks
LA Times: 66 surfers ride 1 surfboard, setting world record in Huntington Beach
Medford Mail-Tribune: Carson Helicopters VP sentenced to 12-1/2 years in Iron 44 crash that killed 9
Trinity Journal: Helicopter company VP sentenced to 12 years in prison for crash
Daily Beast: Happiest Man in the World: Stop Trying to be Happy
Huffington Post: This Clean Water Device Creates A Tap From A Backpack, And It's Saving Lives
Huffington Post: Yoga Is Medicine for Our Times
Digg: The politics of eating dogs in China
Seattle Times: Swinomish tribe fights for salmon and sovereignty
Seattle Times: Columbia River Basin plan to restore fish runs faces legal challenge
Press Democrat: Mendocino County ballot initiative would create independent body to regulate marijuana
SF Chronicle: Cannabis business gets higher and higher at Cow Palace
Saturday, June 20, 2015
Seattle Times: Northwest’s first citizens develop tribal tourism - a lot more than casinos and gas
Grist: This grocery store wants to sell ugly veggies
PBS: Putting a Price on Nature
Daily Beast: Lakota Warriors Vow To Crush Dirty Rainbow Hippies
Del Norte Triplicate: Colorado writer weaves together pot growing, local tribe, Klamath River into novel
Daily Mail: Pictures reveal beauty in the bleakest parts of the world for environmental photography competition
LA Times: Master-planned community at risk of losing all water within days
Press Democrat: Santa Rosa police seek owners of antique guns
Press Democrat: Truck plummets onto Highway 101 from overpass in Santa Rosa
Smell the Truth: High Times Cannabis Cup — is ready to roll in SF this weekend
Friday, June 19, 2015
NY Times: A Thirsty Colorado Is Battling Over Who Owns Raindrops
Daily Beast: Pacific ‘Blob’ May Be Worsening Drought
SF Chronicle: Using drones to spot sharks in SoCal really works!
Thursday, June 18, 2015
The Oregonian: Railriders pedal railroad tracks for fun in Oregon
SF Chronicle: State imposes well water cuts on users near Russian River
Wednesday, June 17, 2015
Fox Vegas: Vegas breaks ground on massive medical cannabis grow last month
Press Democrat: State regulators approve water restrictions to aid Sonoma County salmon streams
The Oregonian: Portland police: Bringing marijuana from Washington into Oregon 'not an issue'
You Tube: Humboldt Creamery's new video
Daily Beast: Wal-Mart Using Secret Foreign Tax Havens
The Oregonian: Biggest-ever toxic algal bloom hits West Coast, shutting down shellfish industries
Press Democrat: Huffman proposes adding 500 acres to Pomo trust land near Windsor
Tuesday, June 16, 2015
NBC LA: Mayor of Santa Ana Named in Pot Shop Raid Lawsuit
CBS Denver: Boy Using Cannabis Oil: ‘I’d Rather Be Illegally Alive Than Legally Dead’
The Guardian: Black bear sighted in Indiana for first time in over 140 years
The Guardian: Why must Colorado punish pot smokers at work for what they do at home?
The Guardian: Bees are worth billions to farmers across the globe, study suggests
Seattle Times: Controversy over proposal to return grizzlies to Cascades
Seattle Times: Toxic algae bloom might be the largest ever on West Coast
SF Chronicle: CA Supreme Court rules developers can be required to provide affordable housing
Monday, June 15, 2015
Press Democrat: Sonoma County proponents of maker movement lauded at White House
Press Democrat: Sonoma County marijuana growers urged to form united front
Sunday, June 14, 2015
The Telegraph: New over-the-counter drugs based on Chinese medicine to hit UK pharmacies