Other Cool Stuff From Around the World, Mostly By Gina
Monday, May 18, 2015
San Jose Mercury: Plastic pollution: California lawmakers to vote on banning 'microbeads' from personal care products
Huffington Post: ‘Damn Simple' Tiny House Costs Just $1,200 To Build Yourself
Ukiah Daily Journal: Wool mill operation approved in Ukiah
Ukiah Daily Journal: Ukiah resident’s television show to be aired on Dish, Comcast and DirecTV
NY Times: Perils in Trade Deals When Factories Close and Towns Struggle
LA Times: Op-Ed PUC may short-circuit California's fair, progressive electricity rate policy
Press Democrat: Grateful Dead legacy lives on along North Coast
Press Democrat: Wavy Gravy celebrates 79th birthday in style
Sunday, May 17, 2015
NY Times: Farmers Flying Drones May Soon Be Given Clearance
Friday, May 15, 2015
Huffington Post: Secret Trade Deal Serves Up Toxic Food, Advocates Charge
Daily Beast: My Epic Walk Around the World
LA Times: Drought relief, at last? New signs point to strengthening El Niño
Press Democrat: Bill to limit online vacation rentals including Airbnb, VRBO clears hurdle
Press Democrat: Mendocino County man arrested in marijuana operation; $500,000 cash seized
Thursday, May 14, 2015
LA Times: Most car headlights fail safety test on dark roads, Auto Club says
SF Chronicle: Napolitano, Jerry Brown strike deal on UC tuition hikes
SF Chronicle: Opinion: Stop the explosions, regulate cannabis extracts immediately
Bloomberg: Canada Aboriginals Reject $960 Million Petronas Gas Deal
Willits News: The North Coast Regional Water Board met with growers last week
Forbes: All 50 States Ranked By The Cost Of Weed (Hint: Oregon Wins)
Wednesday, May 13, 2015
LA Times: Internal U.S. documents detail 'alarming questions' about Mexico violence
The Guardian: A picture of loneliness: you are looking at the last male northern white rhino
The Guardian: Puerto Rico imposes water rations that could make daily showers a challenge
The Oregonian: A Game of Chicken: USDA repeatedly failed when faced with salmonella outbreak
Huffington Post: Frontline's 'The Trouble With Chicken' Reveals Why So Much Chicken Makes You Sick
NY Times: B Vitamin Is Found to Help People Prone to Some Types of Skin Cancer
NY Times: A Sharp Spike in Honeybee Deaths Deepens a Worrisome Trend
USA Today: Wal-Mart takes on Amazon Prime
SF Chronicle: Closed Hayward dump will be transformed into solar farm
Press Democrat: Advocates say escalating traffic tickets snare Sonoma County’s low-income drivers
Boston.com: Cops Battle Heroin by Abandoning Battle on Heroin Users
Times-Standard: Trinidad philanthropist Glenn Saunders dies at 91
LA Times: Convicted medical pot seller finds congressional allies in legal appeal
Daily Beast: ‘I Lied About Toxic Chemicals for Exxon, DuPont, and Their Lobbyists’
The Oregonian: Feds say Oregon tax firm sold bulk marijuana, ripped off porn shop heirs and Olympic snowboarder Danny Kass
SF Chronicle: No permit required for Crystal Geyser to tap Siskiyou County groundwater
Tuesday, May 12, 2015
LA Times: Microbiome analysis may be the new fingerprint
Huffington Post: Retired Cop: I Never Encountered A Person 'Acting Out Under The Influence Of Marijuana'
NY Times: Fear of Ruin as Disease Takes Hold of Italy’s Olive Trees
LA Times: LA homelessness up 12% in two years
Mother Jones: Scores of Scientists Raise Alarm About the Long-Term Health Effects of Cellphones
The Oregonian: Oregon marijuana committee runs into impasse over local control
Del Norte Triplicate: Shaken town seeks healing following 13-year-old's murder
NY Times: Verizon to Buy AOL for $4.4 Billion in Cash
The Guardian: Investigation: US taxpayers subsidising world's biggest fossil fuel companies
The Guardian: FBI violated its own rules while spying on Keystone XL opponents
Monday, May 11, 2015
Tech Crunch: FTC Officials Back Tesla’s Right To Sell Cars Direct To Consumers
Seattle Times: Google acknowledges 11 accidents with its self-driving cars
Press Democrat: Water conservation becoming big business for Petaluma company
Press Democrat: Sonoma County home prices hit eight-year high