Blog entries from Bruce Robinson

Battling Bottled Water

Bruce Robinson — Sat, 09 Feb 2013 02:10:15 +0100

Civic and national freshwater advocates are reminding us not to take tap water for granted. Instead, they say, we should take it as our drink of choice.
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The Messages in Bird Song

Bruce Robinson — Fri, 08 Feb 2013 17:28:38 +0100

Birds speak in a language all their own. Through chirps, warbles, trills and calls, they advertize for mates, warn of approaching predators and defend territories. Naturalist and author David Lukas trains listeners to pick up on these cues and hear a new world, as KRCB's Danielle Venton reports. (Right, David Lukas observes a flock of&nRead More...

In the Tracker's Footsteps

Bruce Robinson — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 23:57:21 +0100

Jim Sullivan, tracker, artist, writer, at Salmon Creek Beach. KRCB photo by Danielle VentonTracking, the ancient art of detecting subtle signals left by animals, is alive and well today -- especially in the North Bay. Through local tracking clubs, classes and the Point Reyes Tracking School, launched this week, the opportunities are ripe for learning the ways of theRead More...

Shaping Immigration Reform

Bruce Robinson — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 00:48:18 +0100

As the national debate over immigration reform moves from gridlock toward negotiation, members of the Dream Alliance in Sonoma County are both hopeful and concerned. Hopeful that action will finally be forthcoming this year, but worried that the final result may be too restrictive or otherwise flawed.
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Social Justice Posters

Bruce Robinson — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 00:21:02 +0100

A history of social activism in the bay area can be found in a Berkeley man's collection of thousands of political posters, newly documented in the book, All of Us or None by Oakland archivist Lionel Cushing. Today's North Bay Report takes a peek inside.
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Foreign Trade Zone Expands

Bruce Robinson — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 00:01:49 +0100

The Bay Area's federally sanctioned Foreign Trade Zone is expanding to include Sonoma, Napa and Marin Counties. It's meant to expedite parts importing and exporting of finished products, but the biggest local benefit is jobs.
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Shift Change

Bruce Robinson — Fri, 25 Jan 2013 18:43:54 +0100

A new documentary examines worker-owned cooperative businesses, from a huge complex in Spain to small start-ups here in the Bay Area.

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