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Michael Higdon Coal forum canceled

Hey, I unfortunately have to cancel the forum today because too many panelists pulled out and I didn't feel the conversation would be well informed or have enough perspectives. I'm sorry to anyone who was watching my progress or interested in attending. The biggest problem came from the date picked, I think. There was a lot of interest and I appreciate all of your support, it was a great effort. Ideally I had hoped to have the forum on a Wednesday but the proper times weren't available and Apri… Continue

Posted by Michael Higdon on April 22, 2008 at 3:34pm — No Comments

Michael Higdon Coal forum update 3

Everything is in the waiting stages right now. I must have confirmations for everything by tomorrow or I'm going to cancel the event because I need to start marketing and making help packets, surveys and getting the panelists talking to each other and I don't want to be trying to confirm stuff this close to the show. John Sagebiel cancelled and his potential replacement Christopher Simon can't make it either. I'm down to Brian Bahouth and Tim Hay confirmed. Tom Clark is a maybe but hopefully… Continue

Posted by Michael Higdon on April 21, 2008 at 10:44am — No Comments

Michael Higdon Coal forum update 2

I've made some progress this week though not as much as this week. I talked to the Nevada Environmental Protection division and am hoping to get one of their technical people on the panel. I need to e-mail Sierra Pacific to get their project managers up here. I've set a date April 29 at 6 p.m. and will add an event to the new events page as soon as I get the panelists and some more people confirmed. I got a quote on the refreshments catering. I have to make an appointment with the journalism… Continue

Posted by Michael Higdon on April 11, 2008 at 8:23pm — No Comments

Michael Higdon An update coming to Ning near you

I am completely stoked about this new update. Check out the first half to see the amazing new Events page we'll be getting Thursday or Friday.… Continue

Posted by Michael Higdon on April 8, 2008 at 3:20pm — No Comments

Michael Higdon Coal forum status update 1

In one week I've gotten much further on the coal forum coordination than I expected. I've made contact with Sierra Pacific and the attorney general who are awaiting a confirmed date and "what do we do?" from me. I'm waiting to hear back from the Joe so I can set a date (sometime in the last two weeks of April). Once I get a date and tell those two people and I can go to Harry Reid's people and tell him the dates and that important people will be there. It's a weird domino effect. I have three… Continue

Posted by Michael Higdon on April 5, 2008 at 2:01pm — No Comments

Michael Higdon Why coal? Questions of a powerful nature

After talking to John Sagebiel about the new coal power plant issue, we came up with some questions that must be answered in order to really validate the whole destructive, polluting, inefficient plants. If it takes 108 million gallons of water a month (1.3 billion a year) for one power plant and there are two, where does all the water come from in a drought state? If one power plant will produce 10.4 million metric tons of carbon dioxide, 3,044 tons of nitrogen oxides, 3,044 tons of sulfuric… Continue

Posted by Michael Higdon on March 24, 2008 at 12:30pm — No Comments

Samy\ Great Basin Food CO-OP

Hello fellow co-op enthusiasts, The Great Basin Community Food Cooperative and its member workers continue to volunteer their time to and energy to bring you and your family the best local produce and good that region has to offer. Here are some of the local items that the co-op is currently featuring: Swiss chard, radishes, mustard greens (Hanco Farms Reno, NV), fertile free range organically fed eggs (Joy Morrow Palomino Valley), honey, honeycomb, creamed whipped honey (Hidden Valley Honey) h… Continue

Posted by Samy\ on March 21, 2008 at 1:58pm — No Comments

Michael Higdon The changing democractic experiment

As I study journalism and politics throughout history and get more involved with the public I'm noticing an interesting evolution in the great American democratic experiment. There's an emphasis on citizen politics more than ever before, manifested in citizen journalism, citizen diplomats, hyper-local political participation (this is not new and arguably less than active than in the past) and other groups, corporations and etc. who w… Continue

Posted by Michael Higdon on March 20, 2008 at 3:23pm — No Comments

Michael Higdon Environmentalism on campus, why?

I asked several of my sources about the budding environmental trend on campus. I couldn't fit it into my larger story in The Nevada Sagebrush, but I think it's definitely some really interesting information. Below are some responses I received Associate Director of the Academy for the Environment, Jen Huntleysmith: "In my work, general public interest in environmental activism is a pretty recent phenomena here in Reno generally and UNR particularly, compared to a lot of other communities… Continue

Posted by Michael Higdon on March 17, 2008 at 4:00pm — 3 Comments

Michael Higdon Sweeping environmental trends

So we couldn't be more timely with the launch of this site and the new Environmental Action Team (E-Team go!). From some of my academic sources, I've noticed three major trends in relation to the environment on campus(es). 1)The environment is an interdisciplinary topic - this may be a "duh" but as one of the new members of the E-Team said, the environment often appears as a special topic for sandle-wearing, beard toting hippies who don't clean themselves often if ever. Yet, we see envir… Continue

Posted by Michael Higdon on March 11, 2008 at 3:36pm — 2 Comments

Michael Higdon The attack plan - green stories

I've decided to start keeping track of my progress with the project as a record and as a way to let you all know how I'm doing and to allow you to offer suggestions or sources to any of the stories. Here's a rough timeline of my story ideas and how I plan to assemble a green series for The Nevada Sagebrush. 1) Where are we at? -What progress has the university made in respect to the environment - buildings, initiatives, departments, majors, etc. -Where do students fit into this progress… Continue

Posted by Michael Higdon on March 4, 2008 at 1:06am — 1 Comment

Megan Stanphill Wilderness Restortation

Wilderness Restoration : Around The Community Starts: Friday, May 2, 2008 Ends: Sunday, May 4, 2008 Location: Black Rock Desert Come join us in the Black Rock Desert-High Rock Canyon National Conservation area for a weekend of beautifying our wilderness areas. On this project we will be removing trash and abandoned items from spring sources, cutting and removing invasive plant species, replacing route signs, and hiking up Donnelly Peak for resource monitoring. We are requesting that vol… Continue

Posted by Megan Stanphill on February 24, 2008 at 3:32pm — No Comments

Megan Stanphill Soldier Meadows Rehabilitation

Soldier Meadows Rehabilitation : Around The Community Starts: Friday, March 28, 2008 Ends: Sunday, March 30, 2008 Location: Soldier Meadows Campground Come take part in keeping Public Lands wild. This event includes trail work, sign installation and meadow rehabilitation in the Soldier Meadows campground and surrounding area. Participants should come prepared with food and water to camp out for two days. We are requesting that volunteers sign up two weeks prior to the event to ensure th… Continue

Posted by Megan Stanphill on February 24, 2008 at 3:29pm — No Comments

Megan Stanphill Lake Tahoe Basin

Science as a tool in Lake Tahoe Basin management : Meetings and Seminars Starts: Monday, March 17, 2008 Ends: Wednesday, March 19, 2008 Location: Incline Village, NV Mark your calanders for the 3rd Biennial Conference to learn about the progress made in understanding the Lake Tahoe Basin environment. This three day event (March 17-19, 2008) will be in Incline Village, NV. The Hyatt Regency is offering special room rates for those needing overnight accomodations. The purpose for this tre… Continue

Posted by Megan Stanphill on February 24, 2008 at 3:28pm — No Comments

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