Other Cool Stuff From Around the World, Mostly By Gina
Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2014
Press Democrat: Sonoma Board of Supervisors approves $1.2 million for lapel-camera deal
West Texas News: L.A. Schools, four others to stop buying chickens treated with antibiotics
Huffington Post: BPA In Cans Tied To Increased Blood Pressure
Huffington Post: 7 sperm wales die in rare mass-beaching in Australia
Huffington Post: D.C. Marijuana Law Blocked By Congress, But There May Be A Loophole
The Oregonian: Bad News: Federal payments to timber counties dies in last-minute congressional maneuvering
Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2014
NY Times: Special K, a Hallucinogen, Raises Hopes and Concerns as a Treatment for Depression
SF Chronicle: Study: Wage gap in drug trafficking worse than corporate world
Businessweek: China's Plan to Export Pollution: Send Factories Abroad
Businessweek: China’s Polluted Soil Is Tainting the Country's Food Supply
San Jose Mercury: Federal study says California's drought is not human-caused
LA Times: Op-Ed: U.S. companies and consumers can't ignore abuses against Mexican farmworkers
Monday, Dec. 8, 2014
The Oregonian: Oregon growers organizing in preparation for recreational pot rules
Sunday, Dec. 7, 2014
The Oregonian: Gunmaker Remington to replace triggers on popular rifles, millions affected
LA Times Video: Fish out of water: Trucking salmon smolts from hatchery to the ocean
LA Times: With gas tax revenue dwindling, state officials look to mileage tax
LA Times: Times Investigation: Hardship on Mexico's farms, a bounty for U.S. tables
Press Democrat: Park Service faces big job cleaning up debris from oyster farm
NY Times: Energy Firms in Secretive Alliance With Attorneys General
Saturday, Dec. 6, 2014
NY Times: Antismoking Story That Is Tailored to Native Alaskans
NY Times: Power Savings of Smart Meters Prove Slow to Materialize
NY Times: A Step-by-Step Guide to Berkeley’s Many Quirks
Daily Beast: The Fiery Underground Oil Pit Eating L.A.
Daily Beast: Days Are Numbered for Nestdrop, LA’s ‘Uber for Weed’
Press Democrat: Abalone poacher on Mendocino Coast sent to prison
Del Norte Triplicate: Deadly explosive device disabled at Redwood National Park's operations center
The Oregonian: Oregon State Police seize 17 kilograms of cocaine in Jackson County traffic stop
LA Times: Homeless services leaders vow to abolish L.A. homelessness
SF Chronicle: CA judge orders billionaire to open gate to Martin's Beach
Friday, Dec. 5, 2014
Del Norte Triplicate: Yuork move forward on purchase of Green Diamond watershed at Blue Creek
You Tube: Check out these lumberjacks: Cirque Alfonse
Fox News: Sierra Pacific, Cal-Fire & Feds Face-Off in Court
Seattle Times: Seattle’s Code.org hopes to reach 100 million with Hour of Code Next Week
Seattle Times: Huge development plans will ruin Grand Canyon's tranquility
National Geographic: In Africa, Tracker Dogs Join War Against Elephant Poachers
National Geographic: House passes bill to add to nation's 'Wild and Scenic Rivers'
Huffington Post: White House Report Says That Native American Education Is In 'State Of Emergency'
International Business Times : Rampant Deforestation In Amazon Jungle May Be The Cause Of Brazil's Devastating Drought
Press Democrat: See Photos: Lake County wood artist's Viking-inspired cradle wows
LA Times: China's influence threatens American universities, experts say
SF Chronicle: 3 teens charged as adults in killing of Windsor boy
SF Chronicle: California bans wildlife-killing contests
Thursday, Dec. 4, 2014
Mercury News: San Jose cleans up state's largest homeless camp
Daily Beast: Women Are Leading the Way for Legalized Weed, Study Says
LA Times: Good Idea: School greeters aim to steer kids away from gangs
LA Times: L.A. officials take a step toward legalizing street vending
NY Times: Exhausted By a "Sustainable" House That Saves Energy
NY Times: Antibiotic-resistant "superbugs" are killing thousands of babies in India; may spread overeseas
Del Norte Triplicate: Pedestrians die in two crashes on the 101 last week