For many workers left jobless or underemployed after the economic recession of 2008, the domestic oil and gas boom now sweeping the U.S. seems like a quick ticket to high paying work. For the latest edition of Sounds of the High Country, KDNK’s ongoing collaboration with High Country News, KDNK’s Nelson Harvey spoke with Sandy […]
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An interview with John Maclean
KDNK, a public radio station in Carbondale, Colo., regularly interviews High Country News writers and editors, in a feature they call “Sounds of the High Country.” Here, Nelson Harvey talks with John Maclean, author of Fire on the Mountain, a book about the 1994 South Canyon Fire in Colorado, which took 14 lives. Maclean believes the […]
Posted inJune 24, 2013: Water Rights
Hal Herring on the Rocky Mountain Front
KDNK, a public radio station in Carbondale, Colo., regularly interviews High Country News writers and editors, in a feature they call “Sounds of the High Country.” Here, Nelson Harvey speaks with Hal Herring about his recent essay on looming energy development on the Rocky Mountain Front, where Herring lives. Thumbnail photo courtesy of Sam Beebe, Ecotrust, […]
Posted inJune 10, 2013: Paradise at a Price
Latino radio stations connect immigrant communities
“Si, buenas tardes?” Miriam Ceja chirped into the microphone at La Nueva Mix’s studio in Glenwood Springs, Colo. It was 5 p.m., “prime drive time,” on a Wednesday evening in late March. La Nueva Mix is primarily a music station, playing Norteño ballads and other Latin American tunes. But since its debut six years ago, […]
Posted inJune 10, 2013: Paradise at a Price
Ray Ring on Jackson’s housing crisis
KDNK, a public radio station in Carbondale, Colo., regularly interviews High Country News writers and editors, in a feature they call “Sounds of the High Country.” Here, Nelson Harvey chats with Ray Ring about the clash between conservation goals and the need for affordable housing in Jackson, Wyoming. Thumbnail photo courtesy Flickr user wvdave.geo, licensed under […]
Posted inMay 27, 2013: Haywired
Jonathan Thompson on the grid
KDNK, a public radio station in Carbondale, Colo., regularly interviews High Country News writers and editors, in a feature they call “Sounds of the High Country.” Electrical sounds courtesy of Lonemonk, freesound.org Horns courtesy of Robinhood76, freesound.org Yelling courtesy of stephsinger22, freesound.org Wind turbine courtesy of Andy Gardner, freesound.org
Posted inApril 29, 2013: A New Forest Paradigm
Emily Guerin on ranchers’ and BLM’s collaborative approach to fighting wildfire
KDNK, a public radio station in Carbondale, Colo., regularly interviews High Country News writers and editors, in a feature they call “Sounds of the High Country.” Here, KDNK’s Nelson Harvey talk with High Country News assistant online editor Emily Guerin about why this unusual collaboration is working in Idaho. Wildfire sound courtesy of dynamicell, freesound.org Shovel […]
Posted inApril 15, 2013: Sacrificial Land
Deconstructing environmentalists’ opposition to renewable energy
KDNK, a public radio station in Carbondale, Colo., regularly interviews High Country News writers and editors, in a feature they call “Sounds of the High Country.” Here, KDNK’s Nelson Harvey talk with High Country News associate editor Sarah Gilman about why some environmentalists are divided about the appropriate way to address climate change. Thumbnail image courtesy […]
Posted inMarch 18, 2013: Second annual travel issue
Craig Childs on hidden, trail-free BLM gems
KDNK, a public radio station in Carbondale, Colo., regularly interviews High Country News writers and editors, in a feature they call “Sounds of the High Country.” Here, KDNK’s Nelson Harvey talks with HCN contributing editor and Western adventurer Craig Childs. Thumbnail photo licensed under Creative Commons, courtesy Flickr user Conservation Lands Foundation.
Posted inMarch 4, 2013: Uncertain Landing
Greg Hanscom on ski towns and climate change
KDNK, a public radio station in Carbondale, Colo., regularly interviews High Country News writers and editors, in a feature they call “Sounds of the High Country.” Here, KDNK’s Nelson Harvey talks with HCN contributor Greg Hanscom about his story “Climate change turns an already troubled ski industry on its head.” Thumbnail photo courtesy Flickr user slworking2
Posted inFebruary 4, 2013: Making Good on the Badlands
Jonathan Thompson on gun control
KDNK, a public radio station in Carbondale, Colo., regularly interviews High Country News writers and editors, in a feature they call “Sounds of the High Country.” Here, KDNK’s Nelson Harvey talks with Jonathan Thompson about his story “Which way will the West go on guns?”
Posted inJanuary 21, 2013: Special issue: Natural resources education
An interview with Joshua Zaffos
KDNK, a public radio station in Carbondale, Colo., regularly interviews High Country News writers and editors, in a feature they call “Sounds of the High Country.” Here, KDNK’s Nelson Harvey talks with Joshua Zaffos about his story “Oil and gas companies pour money into research universities.” Thumbnail image courtesy Flickr user Striking Photography by Bo […]
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A rancher must sell out after losing a court case against a gas company
It was a hot day in the summer of 2009, and Dow Rippy was out on his four-wheeler in western Colorado, checking on his cows. As he drove, tracing the southern edge of his property, Rippy followed the route of a gas pipeline that the Houston-based gas company, SG Interests, was building across the ranch. […]
Posted inMay 13, 2013: Right-wing Migration
Sierra Crane-Murdoch on Idaho’s political transformation
KDNK, a public radio station in Carbondale, Colo., regularly interviews High Country News writers and editors, in a feature they call “Sounds of the High Country.” Here, KDNK’s Nelson Harvey talk with High Country News correspondent Sierra Crane-Murdoch about Idaho’s political transformation and the (mostly) California migrants behind it. Protest audio courtesy of noisecollector, from freesound.org
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Getting a ski pass the hard way
With others to the left and right of me, we’re on the job, stamping our feet backward down an icy slope of manmade snow recently sprayed into the air by the Aspen Skiing Company. The slope drops off steeply for about 100 yards before ending in a brush-choked gully, and I’m about to get to […]