AltWeeklies Wire
The Battle of Biscuitnew
A debate over post-fire federal forest management policy has morphed into a question of academic freedom at Oregon State University's College of Forestry.
Eugene Weekly |
Kera Abraham |
04-13-2006 |
Environment
Life During Wartimenew
Iraqi journalist and human rights activist Eman Ahmed Khamas discusses the new Iraq and living under American occupation.
Eugene Weekly |
Kera Abraham |
03-30-2006 |
War
The Pitchfork Rebellionnew
A group of Oregon country dwellers think they're being poisoned by herbicides sprayed on private forestlands -- they just can't prove it. But state agencies can't prove them wrong, either.
Eugene Weekly |
Kera Abraham |
03-16-2006 |
Environment
Skeeter Heaternew
University of Oregon researchers have shown that global warming is now driving evolution.
Eugene Weekly |
Kera Abraham |
03-10-2006 |
Science
White House Brownshirts?new
The mysterious "men in black" who kicked a protester out of a Dick Cheney rally may likely have been secret White House operatives.
Eugene Weekly |
Kera Abraham |
02-16-2006 |
Civil Liberties
An Unwelcome 'No'new
In a chilling testament to the state of free speech in America, Perry Patterson is being charged with criminal trespass for saying "No" at a 2004 campaign rally featuring Dick Cheney.
Eugene Weekly |
Kera Abraham |
02-09-2006 |
Civil Liberties
More Than Smoke and Mirrorsnew
You may have heard that magicians never reveal their tricks, but that's only partly true.
Eugene Weekly |
Danny Cross |
01-20-2006 |
Performance
Logging for Votesnew
If there was no ecological nor economic rationale for the Biscuit salvage project in the Siskiyou National Forest, why did the Forest Service push it?
Eugene Weekly |
Kera Abraham |
01-20-2006 |
Environment
A 'Thicket of Tradeoffs'new
Peak oil expert Richard Heinberg explains that humanity faces an intimidating choice: Kick our oil addiction decisively and cooperatively, or leave it up to the market and face catastrophic consequences.
Eugene Weekly |
Kera Abraham |
01-11-2006 |
Environment
Shot Like an Animalnew
Americans cared about Rigoberto Alpizar, the man who federal air marshals shot on a jetway in the Miami International Airport, for about a day. But Alpizar's family and the citizens of his native Costa Rica still grieve. Leland Baxter-Neal reports for Eugene Weekly.
Eugene Weekly |
Leland Baxter-Neal |
12-20-2005 |
International
Fire Storm: Can Burning Man Evolve Creatively to Cut Pollution?new
As water engulfed New Orleans in early September, fire consumed Black Rock City, Nevada. And oil fueled both events. Is Burning Man turning a blind eye to its fossil fuel addicton?
Eugene Weekly |
Kera Abraham |
09-19-2005 |
Environment
Taxpayers Lose Big on the Timber Salvage Projectnew
Three years ago, the U.S. Forest Service declared an "economic emergency" to justify a huge post-fire timber salvage project in southern Oregon. But environmentalists now suspect a larger political charade, with taxpayers ending up the big losers.
Eugene Weekly |
Kera Abraham |
08-12-2005 |
Politics
Contradictory Science on Fluoride Baffles Decision-Makersnew
Some Americans have questioned water fluoridation since it became a common policy in the 1950s. Then, they were considered wackos. But a recent influx of research on fluoride is giving skeptics more credibility.
Eugene Weekly |
Kera Abraham |
07-21-2005 |
Policy Issues
Wal-Mart's True Naturenew
For every acre paved, another will be saved.
For the first time, a mammoth corporation has pledged to conserve wildlife habitat equivalent to the acreage it develops. The surprise is that it's Wal-Mart. But is this just a sneaky scheme to divide the left?
Eugene Weekly |
Kera Abraham |
06-16-2005 |
Business & Labor
New Hatchery Salmon Policy Could Doom Wild Stocksnew
Environmentalists and fishermen worry that how the Feds are determining the salmon population could mask the decline of wild salmon and remove their protections.
Eugene Weekly |
Kera Abraham |
03-07-2005 |
Environment
