An essay on solitude and finding community in a geocache.
David Jenkins
Rep. Rob Bishop is chipping away at Theodore Roosevelt’s legacy
Utah Republican Rep. Rob Bishop is using his position as chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee to wage a war on the legacy of Theodore Roosevelt, our Republican president from 1901-1909. The latest front in this war is Bishop’s plan to mangle the mission of the Land and Water Conservation Fund. The fund helps […]
The least of energy evils
“Clean Energy’s Dirty Secret,” though well-intentioned, grossly misinforms readers about wind energy’s impacts and ignores its many environmental benefits (HCN, 10/26/15). Contrary to the impression left by the story, wind farms are not a major source of bird mortality. North American wind turbine sites kill an estimated 134,000-230,000 small birds each year — only a […]
