Mad about Science: Hidden engineering – nuclear reactors
By Brenden Bobby
Reader Columnist
There’s a lot of work that goes into designing and building a nuclear power plant. It’s a relatively clean source of energy, when compared to …
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On the Lake: Lake patrol fOILed!
By Chantilly Higbee
Reader Columnist
In early July, our team was getting ready to patrol Lake Pend Oreille from our pontoon boat. As I started the motor, I knew right …
The future of oil trains redux
By Cate Huisman
Reader Contributor
A year ago in these pages, I wrote about a hearing in Spokane at which hundreds of inland Northwest residents protested the proposed construction of …
Protesting fossil fuels and coal oil trains
By Trapper Dickson, PhD
Reader Contributor
If you think carbon emissions are the only thing to worry about when it comes to fossil fuels, think again. From extraction to consumption, …
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