Other Cool Stuff From Around the World, Mostly By Gina
Saturday, May 2, 2015
Press Democrat: MillerCoors Sued for Selling Blue Moon as Craft Beer
LA Times: Graffiti artists' move to national parks shocks nature community
LA Times: California charities must disclose major donors, court rules
Friday, May 1, 2015
NY Daily News: Alabama couple to give away goat cheese farm, $20K to essay contest winner
Daily Beast: The Million-Dollar Rehab Racket That Drains Family Savings
Wired: Headline: The Age of Drone Vandalism Begins With an Epic NYC Tag
Press Democrat: One of nation's best vintage rose gardens is in Sebastopol
Seattle Times: Rain-soaked Seattle has nation’s highest water bills
Seattle Times: Chefs ‘horrified’ by plan to spray pesticide on oyster beds
NY Daily News: Ford recalls approximately 1 million cars and trucks in one week
Denver Post: FDA seeks more data on safety of hospital hand cleaners
NY Times: Commonly Used Chemicals Come Under New Scrutiny
The Oregonian: A volcano may be erupting off the Oregon coast, scientists say
Press Democrat: Mendocino County mother gets 20 years in sex abuse
Del Norte Triplicate: Assembly to vote on mining protection for Smith River
SF Chronicle: DEA warns Utah lawmakers that legal pot could lead to stoned rabbit attacks
SF Chronicle: Tesla unveils the 'missing piece’ — a battery to change the world
Thursday, April 30, 2015
Seattle Times: Disbelief over Washington's plan to spray neurotoxin into oyster beds
Marin Independent Journal: Op Ed: 250 Tule Elk die at Pt. Reyes due to thirst
Press Democrat: Man wounded in deputy-involved shooting in Guerneville
Press Democrat: Lake County’s air rated cleanest in the nation
Wednesday, April 29, 2015
Fast Company: Anonymous artist gets potholes fixed by painting giant penises around them
The Triplicate: Times-Standard Ceases Delivery to Del Norte County
Daily Beast: Saving a Coastline with Surfing
Seattle Times: Simpson Lumber closing Shelton, WA mills after sale to California company
Seattle Times: Cal-Poly Pomona offering beer brew classes
Hawaii News Now: Drone operator chased, tased by ranger at Hawaii Volcanoes National Park
Marin Independent Journal: Buck Institute in Novato partners with Google entity to search for biotech fountain of youth
Press Democrat: Is Bodega Bay's Duck Club Restaurant Most Beautiful View in America?
Tuesday, April 28, 2015
Press Democrat: Surf Air launches air service to Sonoma County
San Jose Mercury: U.S. calls for less fluoride in tap water to help kids' teeth
The Oregonian: Medical marijuana patients fret about new grower limits being considered by Oregon legislators
Monday, April 27, 2015
Inhabitat: Spanish Winemaker Obtains Permission to Cut Down 154 Acres of California Redwoods
Friday, April 24, 2015
Seattle Times: Cannabis investment has gone mainstream, but not in Washington
Seattle Times: Seattle puts off food-scrap fines until next year
The Oregonian: Historic steam locomotive transported from California to Oregon
LA Times: Tesla plugs into new markets with batteries for electricity storage
SF Chronicle: Rotting whale gets graffitied in Pacifica
SF Chronicle: Big Sur chef uses compressed air to save water
Thursday, April 23, 2015
Daily Beast: Where Are Pot Inc.’s Minorities?
Ny Daily News: Emergency Room visits for constipation on the rise; $1.6 billion in costs
Press Democrat: Wild chase of wrong-way Highway 101 driver ends in Sebastopol shooting
SF Weekly: Chinese neighborhood resisting pot shops; aren't 27 enough?
The Guardian: Blame Food: Exercise is good … but it won't help you lose weight, say doctors
The Guardian: Brazil's indigenous groups fight to keep their land in face of new law
Wednesday, April 22, 2015
NY Times: Research Suggests Pesticide Is Alluring and Harmful to Bees
NY Times: Contraband via Drones Is Vexing for Prisons
LA Times: Op-Ed Support our troops? Dealing with PTSD requires commitment
SF Chronicle: Trapped by tide, abalone hunter from Bay Area dies in Mendocino
The Guardian: The cold truth about our thirst for bottled water