One commonly asserted myth is that frequent burning can substantially reduce the area burned by wildfire across the landscape. Photo George Wuerthner Poorly informed journalists flood the public with misinformation […]
The right wing: from wolves to Ebola and ISIS. Trying to terrify us.
Was demonization of wolves sort of a test case? Looking back after almost 20 years at organized attempts to terrify Americans into supporting policies that the right wing likes, it […]
Changing headlines in the interest of a more accurate viewpoint
Do grizzly bears threaten chickens or do chicken owners threaten grizzly bears? Earlier today we wrote an article about people putting up a lot of new chicken coops in well […]
Is this story worth a story in Oregon’s largest paper?
Is there any real news in this story, or is it speculation over a minor matter? There is a journalistic adage, “if it bleeds, it leads.” And near Jospeph, Oregon, […]