Title
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The Planet, Winter 2012
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Publication Date
Winter 2012
Creator
Western Washington University. Associated Students. Environmental Center; Huxley College of the Environment; Huxley College of Environmental Studies
Editor in Chief
Tachihara, Becky
Publisher
Western Washington University
City
Bellingham, WA
Production Staff
Editors: Liza Weeks, Alex Bacon, Mary Shoup; Science Editor: Susannah Edwards; Multimedia Editor: Taylor Russell; Layout Designers: Susan Good, Sarah Morris; Web Designer: Matt Mehi; Photographers: Elizabeth Ransom, Alecia Gaussoin, Tait Trautman, Brooke Warren; Writers: Kyler Barton, Yanrong Pang, Kirsten Miller, Nika Slade, Jason Austin, Raechel Youngberg, Alex Rumbolz, James Rogers, Femi Abebefe
Photography Editor
Dougherty, Crista
Publisher (Digital Object)
Resources made available by The Planet and Special Collections, Heritage Resources, Western Libraries, Western Washington University.
Table of Contents
Outside the Xbox
Camp Terra is one of several outdoor schools in Western Washington helping to battle Nature Deficit Disorder.
Winds of Controversy
Debate continues in Whatcom County about a moratorium on industrial wind power.
What’s in the Bag
Bellingham will initiate an ordinance in July 2012 that will ban distribution of single-use plastic bags, but the long-term impacts remain unknown.
The Locavore’s Dilemma
Growing Washington partners with local restaurants and farmers to make local produce more widely available.
Sea of Cascades
Sea otters are a good indicator of the ‘cascading’ effects one predator can have on its ecosystem when its food source runs out.
Gambling with Resources
The communities around Bristol Bay dispute about whether or not a copper mine and a fishery can coexist.
Stone Lace
The debate over the origin of the honeycomb weathering that began in the time of Charles Darwin continues today.
Of Ice and Oil
The Obama Administration has cleared Shell Oil Co. to drill in the Chukchi Sea off of the north coast of Alaska, but questions of oil spill response still remain.
Type
Text
Description
Publication at Western Washington University
Geographic Coverage
Washington (State)
Disciplines
Environmental Sciences | Higher Education | Journalism Studies
Keywords
Student publication, Ecology, Environmental Studies
Document Type
Issue
Recommended Citation
Tachihara, Becky and Huxley College of the Environment, Western Washington University, "The Planet, 2012, Winter" (2012). The Planet. 62.
https://cedar.wwu.edu/planet/62
Subject-Topical (LCSH)
Human ecology--Washington (State)--Periodicals; Ecology--Washington (State)--Periodicals
Subject-Names (LCNAF)
Western Washington University--Students--Periodicals; Huxley College of the Environment--Students--Periodicals
Rights
This resource is displayed for educational purposes only and may be subject to U.S. and international copyright laws. Any materials cited must be attributed to The Planet, Western Libraries, Western Washington University.
Language
English
Format
application/pdf