Miller-McCune - Smart Journalism. Real Solutions. » John McKinney http://www.miller-mccune.com Nationally Acclaimed Politics, Science and Culture Coverage Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:00:36 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1Nationally Acclaimed Politics, Science and Culture Coverage Miller-McCune - Smart Journalism. Real Solutions. no Nationally Acclaimed Politics, Science and Culture Coverage Miller-McCune - Smart Journalism. Real Solutions. » John McKinney http://www.miller-mccune.com/wp-content/plugins/powerpress/rss_default.jpghttp://www.miller-mccune.com Santa Barbara, CA The No Nukes That Turned to Slow Nukeshttp://www.miller-mccune.com/environment/the-no-nukes-that-turned-to-slow-nukes-36515/ http://www.miller-mccune.com/environment/the-no-nukes-that-turned-to-slow-nukes-36515/#comments Wed, 28 Sep 2011 00:04:55 +0000 John McKinney http://www.miller-mccune.com/?p=36515 The 10-day long protest at the Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant 30 years ago this month may have been the most significant anti-nuclear power demonstration ever held in the U.S.

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]]> http://www.miller-mccune.com/environment/the-no-nukes-that-turned-to-slow-nukes-36515/feed/ 0 New Studies Help Boy Scouts ‘Be Prepared’http://www.miller-mccune.com/culture/new-studies-help-boy-scouts-be-prepared-35055/ http://www.miller-mccune.com/culture/new-studies-help-boy-scouts-be-prepared-35055/#comments Wed, 17 Aug 2011 11:00:06 +0000 John McKinney http://www.miller-mccune.com/?p=35055 A Scout is trustworthy, loyal, helpful — and the subject of much research after a hundred years in existence.

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]]> http://www.miller-mccune.com/culture/new-studies-help-boy-scouts-be-prepared-35055/feed/ 0 Old Buildings Combine Sustainability, Preservationhttp://www.miller-mccune.com/environment/old-buildings-combine-sustainability-preservation-31861/ http://www.miller-mccune.com/environment/old-buildings-combine-sustainability-preservation-31861/#comments Mon, 06 Jun 2011 11:00:25 +0000 John McKinney http://www.miller-mccune.com/?p=31861 Studies suggest the greenest building is the one already built — a pleasing message for historic preservationists.

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]]> http://www.miller-mccune.com/environment/old-buildings-combine-sustainability-preservation-31861/feed/ 0 Thoreau Was Right: Nature Hones the Mindhttp://www.miller-mccune.com/health/thoreau-was-right-nature-hones-the-mind-26763/ http://www.miller-mccune.com/health/thoreau-was-right-nature-hones-the-mind-26763/#comments Tue, 11 Jan 2011 13:00:30 +0000 John McKinney http://www.miller-mccune.com/?p=26763 Studies show nature restores our spirits, improves our thinking, keeps us healthier and probably even saner.

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]]> http://www.miller-mccune.com/health/thoreau-was-right-nature-hones-the-mind-26763/feed/ 0 Suburban Trail Use Not a Sure Thinghttp://www.miller-mccune.com/health/suburban-trail-use-not-a-sure-thing-23555/ http://www.miller-mccune.com/health/suburban-trail-use-not-a-sure-thing-23555/#comments Tue, 05 Oct 2010 12:00:03 +0000 John McKinney http://www.miller-mccune.com/?p=23555 The mere existence of a walking or biking trail near your neighborhood doesn’t mean anyone is using it, researchers and trail advocates have discovered.

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]]> http://www.miller-mccune.com/health/suburban-trail-use-not-a-sure-thing-23555/feed/ 0 After the Oil Runs Out: Rigs to Reefshttp://www.miller-mccune.com/environment/after-the-oil-runs-out-rigs-to-reefs-19272/ http://www.miller-mccune.com/environment/after-the-oil-runs-out-rigs-to-reefs-19272/#comments Thu, 15 Jul 2010 17:54:42 +0000 John McKinney http://www.miller-mccune.com/?p=19272 While humans wonder what do with old oil rigs, fish scientist Milton Love suggests his subjects have a definite school of thought.

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]]> http://www.miller-mccune.com/environment/after-the-oil-runs-out-rigs-to-reefs-19272/feed/ 0 Don’t Throw Away Your Paper Maps Just Yethttp://www.miller-mccune.com/culture-society/dont-throw-away-your-paper-maps-just-yet-11077/ http://www.miller-mccune.com/culture-society/dont-throw-away-your-paper-maps-just-yet-11077/#comments Mon, 22 Mar 2010 12:00:18 +0000 John McKinney http://www.miller-mccune.com/?p=11077 While GPS can tell you exactly where you stand, sometimes it takes a bit of dead-tree cartography to tell you where you are.

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]]> http://www.miller-mccune.com/culture-society/dont-throw-away-your-paper-maps-just-yet-11077/feed/ 9 Drought, Not ‘Old Chaparral,’ Aiding Wildfireshttp://www.miller-mccune.com/science-environment/drought-aiding-wildfires-3508/ http://www.miller-mccune.com/science-environment/drought-aiding-wildfires-3508/#comments Wed, 26 Aug 2009 03:35:00 +0000 John McKinney http://blog.miller-mccune.com.s72010.gridserver.com/2009/08/25/drought-not-old-chaparral-aiding-wildfires/ Decades of 'fuel management' have been ineffective in preventing wildfires, scientists say, and in all likelihood make the blazes more likely and more devastating.

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]]> http://www.miller-mccune.com/science-environment/drought-aiding-wildfires-3508/feed/ 1 The High Price of Inactivityhttp://www.miller-mccune.com/health/the-high-price-of-inactivity-3762/ http://www.miller-mccune.com/health/the-high-price-of-inactivity-3762/#comments Fri, 01 May 2009 23:25:00 +0000 John McKinney http://blog.miller-mccune.com.s72010.gridserver.com/2009/05/01/the-high-price-of-inactivity/ As America — and the world — devolves into terminal lethargy, a multidisciplinary effort works to pep up the populace.

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]]> http://www.miller-mccune.com/health/the-high-price-of-inactivity-3762/feed/ 0 For Good Health: Take a Hike!http://www.miller-mccune.com/health/for-good-health-take-a-hike-3862/ http://www.miller-mccune.com/health/for-good-health-take-a-hike-3862/#comments Sun, 22 Mar 2009 23:12:00 +0000 John McKinney http://blog.miller-mccune.com.s72010.gridserver.com/2009/03/22/for-good-health-take-a-hike/ Although it's no surprise that any activity is better than none, hiking has specific medicinal benefits.

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]]> http://www.miller-mccune.com/health/for-good-health-take-a-hike-3862/feed/ 2 Honorable Ambassador From Nature-Landhttp://www.miller-mccune.com/science-environment/honorable-ambassador-from-nature-land-4017/ http://www.miller-mccune.com/science-environment/honorable-ambassador-from-nature-land-4017/#comments Sat, 10 Jan 2009 01:00:00 +0000 John McKinney http://blog.miller-mccune.com.s72010.gridserver.com/2009/01/09/honorable-ambassador-from-nature-land/ Park professionals are searching for ways to reintroduce Americans to the great outdoors.

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