Other Cool Stuff From Around the World, Mostly By Gina
Tuesday, June 2, 2015
Mac World: Batteriser is a $2.50 gadget that extends disposable battery life by 800 percent
Grist: Plastic Patch: Dutch teen’s ocean-cleaning invention to launch next year
LA Times: Op-Ed The cost of saying yes to convenience
The Oregonian: Planting flowers in potholes becoming popular protest against bad roads
Daily Beast: This LSD Could Save Your Life
Daily Beast: If Food Was Pot, Boston Would Starve
SF Chronicle: 3 Sonoma County cities pull plug on PG&E
SF Chronicle: Series of quakes strikes off Northwest coast; no tsunamis
Monday, June 1, 2015
Seattle Times: Artificially produced water delivers Israel from drought
Seattle Times: Dumping of halibut sparks fight among North Pacific fishing fleets
Huffington Post: Neil Young Releases Anti-Starbucks, Anti-GMO Anthem 'A Rock Star Bucks A Coffee Shop'
Quartz: Portable, solar-powered ecocapsules shown at Pioneers Festival
Slate: California’s Snowpack Is Now Zero Percent of Normal
LA Times: Foster Farms to shift away from using antibiotics in its poultry
LA Times: Landowners form a pipeline rebellion in the Deep South
Press Democrat: California Senate committee passes bill making well data public
Press Democrat: More North Coast police officers using body cameras
You Tube: Video: Sheep herding with a drone!
Sunday, May 31, 2015
ESPN: American seeks to become world's oldest female marathon finisher
Time: Half of an Endangered Antelope Population Has Died Within Weeks
CNN: Texas floods: Enough rain fell in May to cover entire state 8 inches deep
SF Examiner: "Seeking Shelter on the Lost Coast" writer visits Shelter Cove
NY Times: Aided by the Sea, Israel Overcomes Drought
Raw Story: The Hunger Games: New CBS reality show exploits poor families by making them grovel for $101,000
The Telegraph: The UK farm secretly growing wasabi, the world's most costly veg
The Guardian: Beijing begins smoking ban in public places
The Guardian: Canada: The tar sands sell-out
Ukiah Daily Journal: Sculptor Phillip Stewart creates art on a large scale in Ukiah
Del Norte Triplicate: Local pair charged with multiple felonies for poaching
Del Norte Triplicate: Supes aim to get out in front of pot legalization
Digg: Cool Video: Steampunk World's Fair
NY Times: A Choice for Recovering Addicts: Relapse or Homelessness
SF Chronicle: Paul McCartney says he's given up pot now that he's a granddad
LA Times: Tenants decry eviction by landlord, the chair of state housing agency
Saturday, May 30, 2015
The Oregonian: Eight best backpack trips to plan for summer outings in Oregon, southern Washington
Press Democrat: Humboldt County pot growers share concerns with Gavin Newsom’s marijuana commission
Willits News: PG&E to favor the Russian over the Eel River with Potter Valley project
NY Times: Selling Off Apache Holy Land
Friday, May 29, 2015
The Guardian: Big data is coming for your purchase history - to charge you more money
Press Democrat: New $4 million Santa Rosa fire station sits empty because of ADA issues
Grist: Amy’s Kitchen moves to fast food
NY Times: A Proposal to Modify Plants Gives G.M.O. Debate New Life
Thursday, May 28, 2015
Daily Beast: Why Lyme Disease Cases Are Spiking
Tuesday, May 26, 2015
You Tube: How to trap a gopher in a gallon milk jug
Time: Taco Bell and Pizza Hut Are Getting Rid of Artificial Ingredients
Monday, May 25, 2015
Press Democrat: Diver who died at Salt Point State Park ID’d as CHP lieutenant
Seattle Times: 32 families face eviction with sale of Kirkland mobile-home park
NY Times: Opinion: Our Pampered Wilderness
NY Times: In Busy Silicon Valley, Protein Powder Is in Demand
International Business Times : Legal Marijuana Cultivation Is Driving A Technology 'Revolution' In Industrial Agriculture