Other Cool Stuff From Around the World, Mostly By Gina
Saturday, April 11, 2015
Huffington Post: California Delta's Water Mysteriously Missing Amid Drought
National Geographic: Sumatran orangutans suffer as forest cleared for palm plantations
National Geographic: The Silver Lining in the California Drought
UK Telegraph: 71-year-old Brit finishes Sahara six-day ultramarathon
San Jose Mercury: Photos: Giant mandalas in the sand
The Guardian: California birth certificates and accents: O’Connor alright, Ramón and José is not
International Business Times : China-Nepal Railway Through Mount Everest: China Plans To Expand Controversial Tibet Railway To Nepal
Marin Independent Journal: Novato man arrested in Nebraska after troopers find 227 pounds of pot
Willits News: Questions mount about pot growers association
Fox News: Experts warn of potentially deadly tick-borne illness similar to Lyme disease
Del Norte Triplicate: Former HS coach may face meth charges
Del Norte Triplicate: The Accidental Family: My story - The search for a safe home
Wired: Should California Spend 4 Billion Gallons to Save a Few Fish?
Seattle Times: House moves to reconcile medical, recreational pot industries
LA Times: Alaska yellow cedar closer to Endangered Species Act protection
Daily Beast: Town with 11 Golf Courses Is Sucking California Dry
The Oregonian: Group hopes recycled hotel soap saves lives worldwide
The Oregonian: ODFW paves way for Nestle bottled water plant in Cascade Locks
Press Democrat: Grateful Dead add two Bay Area farewell shows
Press Democrat: Dispute over state-beach fees on Sonoma Coast heads to Coastal Commission
Friday, April 10, 2015
Daily Beast: Dead Auction: Your chance to buy Jerry Garcia's gun
SF Chronicle: Annual county health rankings released
PBS: Dutch nursing home offers rent-free housing to students
The Oregonian: Colorado's Sweet Leaf eyes Oregon in quest 'to be the McDonald's' of recreational pot
The Oregonian: What's a serving of marijuana? Oregon to look into pot dosing, health effects
The Oregonian: Marijuana-infused edibles may be delayed a year on Oregon's recreational pot market
Thursday, April 9, 2015
LA Times: Walgreens to close 200 stores nationwide
Press Democrat: Federal anti-gang sweep nets six arrests in Lake County
Wednesday, April 8, 2015
The Oregonian: Apple plans 'major, major expansion' of Oregon data center
The Oregonian: As spotted owl numbers fall, federal biologists reconsider protections
The Oregonian: Oregon truffle foragers star in new Discovery Channel reality show, 'Unearthed'
Daily Beast: Amphetamines Hiding In Your Supplements
Smell the Truth: Leading medical marijuana lab raided in Pasadena
Press Democrat: Satellite data a boon for Lake officials studying toxic algal blooms
Tuesday, April 7, 2015
Globalpost: The number of children smoking in Indonesia is getting out of control
UK Telegraph: Google "looking at buying Twitter"
San Jose Mercury: California drought: Santa Barbara looks to ocean desalination for new water
Press Democrat: First SMART cars roll into Sonoma!
LA Times: Some CA cities must cut water use by 35%
Daily Beast: Family devastated by pesticide on vacation at posh Caribbean resort
Huffington Post: An Amazonian Tribe May Hold The Secret To Better Gut Health
Huffington Post: Bill Kreutzmann, Grateful Dead Drummer, Joins Street Musician In San Francisco (And No One Noticed)
Seattle Times: Opinion: Patients have unique needs that recreational marijuana stores don’t serve
The Oregonian: Columbia River named nation's 2nd most endangered
Press Democrat: Berger: Weaning vines off water
Press Democrat: Sonoma rejects easing vacation rental rules
Monday, April 6, 2015
NY Times: In Hawaii, Chickens Gone Wild
LA Times: From steak to mangoes, California's most water-hogging foods
LA Times: Gavin Newsom takes risk by seeking to legalize recreational pot use