April 2010
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The Cleanest Line: Rios Libres: The Journey Begins →
Two of Patagonia’s last free-flowing rivers are at risk of being dammed.
When I visited the region several years ago, the opposition movement was just beginning. Most residents of the far-flung places that would be most impacted by the dams still argued in support of it, largely thanks to a misleading PR campaign by the energy company that stands to profit from exporting hydropower.
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March 2010
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WatchWhen post-earthquake tsunami predictions didn’t manifest on the closely watched coastlines of California and Hawaii, many of us stopped paying attention. But water levels did rise elsewhere, with devastating effects.
The residents of San Juan Bautista, 400 miles off the coast of Chile, watched from above as a tsunami destroyed their entire town. The haunting images in this video came from...
June 2009
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Two more awards for Disappearing Destinations
The American Society of Journalists and Authors has awarded Disappearing Destinations the top honor in its 2009 Outstanding Book Awards in the General Nonfiction category. It is a tremendous honor even to be listed among the distinguished nominees, and we are extremely grateful to the judges for their acknowledgment of our work.
We are also proud to have won a “Top Hand” Award from the Colorado...
April 2009
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December 2008
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November 2008
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Book of the year: Disappearing Destinations
Disappearing Destinations has been awarded Planeta.com’s Tourism Book of the Year Award!
The annual award asks Planeta readers to vote on nominees in four categories: Environment, Food, Guidebooks and Tourism. The other winners were: Watching Giants: The Secret Lives of Whales by Elin Kelsey and Doc White; Eat Smart in Sicily by Joan Peterson, Marcella Croce, Brook C. Soltvedt, and Susan Chwae;...