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Category Archives: February 2009
What could climate change mean to the Four Corners?
At best, look for a warmer, drier Four Corners region in the next century. At worst, expect severe droughts and water wars. That was the message given by Dave Gutzler, professor of meteorology and climatology at the University of … Continue reading
Published in February 2009
A report from the front in the Mexican wolf war
Gila Wilderness, N.M. — Wolves again roam the dense forests here, a stealthy force that restores a balance of nature between predator and prey, and less so, between man and beast. But will it last? When in 1998 the … Continue reading
Published in February 2009
Prairie dogs: Cute? Fun to shoot? Now researchers say they’re smart, too
The common prairie dog may be smarter than you think — a lot smarter, according to researchers who hope to broaden species protection for the burrowing rodent they say has been wrongly tarred as a varmint. Not only do … Continue reading
Published in February 2009
An asphalt plant generates heat in Montezuma County
There was a sense of déjà vu about it all. During a grueling, six-hour public hearing on Jan. 12, the Montezuma County commissioners listened to pros and cons — mostly cons — about a proposed asphalt operation near Mancos. Twenty-six … Continue reading
Published in February 2009
The aesthetic crossroads of Gloria Emerson
Gloria Emerson closed the doors of her Shiprock, N.M., coffee shop and gallery just after Christmas. It was known to regional collectors of art and poetry as a hub of cultural and political consciousness and aesthetics. Painters and writers … Continue reading
Published in Arts & Entertainment, February 2009