It takes four travel writers to raise a village. When Seattle-based Michelle Duffy met up with three friends for a coffe…
How the Queensland Floods Brought a Nation Together
I love a sunburnt country, A land of sweeping plains, Of ragged mountain ranges, Of droughts and flooding rains. I love …
Care of Hummingbirds: To Dye or Not to Dye
Since moving to California, I have become besotted with hummingbirds. These graceful little birds are found only in the …
How Pot Farms are Invading our National Parks
National parks are meant to be havens for plants and wildlife and places we humans can enjoy the beauty of the natural w…
Bad Eggs: Why the Salmonella Outbreak Was Preventable
The worst thing about the current outbreak of salmonella in the United States is all the people who are getting sick. Th…
Australian Election Delivers ‘Greenslide’ but Outcome in Limbo
The Australian people have spoken, and they said “meh”. In case you missed it, there was a federal election …
Scape-Goating BP Lets Big Oil Off Scot-Free
I’ve been watching the growing condemnation of BP from all sides of the political spectrum and it’s making m…
Better Place Offers New Vision of the Electric Car
What if I told you that most of what you think you know about electric cars is probably wrong? Until this week, my idea …