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Summer's over; and it was a dry one
Drought covers about 82% of the Western U.S.
19 hrs ago
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Jonathan P. Thompson
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August 2025
Labor Day longread: The Silverton strike of 1939
The rise and fall of organized labor in the San Juan mining camps
Aug 29
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Jonathan P. Thompson
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Data Centers: The Big Buildup of the Digital Age
Server farms are colonizing the West's power grids and upending the energy transition
Aug 26
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Jonathan P. Thompson
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Mining Monitor: Oak Flat reprieve; uranium briefs
Plus: Messing with Maps, United States of Mexico edition.
Aug 22
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Jonathan P. Thompson
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Colorado River report grim; may be looking on the bright side
Missing the Monsoon
Aug 19
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Jonathan P. Thompson
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Western tourism suffers a Trump-slump
Also: Drying continues, and study says there's no end in sight
Aug 15
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Jonathan P. Thompson
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Meditations on Monkeywrenching
Also: The Data Center boom and the Four Corners Power Plant
Aug 12
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Jonathan P. Thompson
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OPEN LETTER TO THE PEOPLE
The Sacred and the Revolution (by Ian M. Thompson, 1975)
Aug 8
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Jonathan P. Thompson
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Trump's war on energy
If we're in an energy emergency, why kill the cleanest, best, and fastest growing sources?
Aug 5
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Jonathan P. Thompson
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Drought intensifies and spreads
Also: Introducing Data Center Watch, alfalfa exports fall, federal agency trolling
Aug 1
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Jonathan P. Thompson
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July 2025
No, there is not plenty of water for data centers
And, yes, we should worry about it, along with the facilities' power use
Jul 29
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Jonathan P. Thompson
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Open thread: What's your chosen method of resistance?
It’s Friday, late July, the Dog Days of Summer, you might say, and we’re overwhelmed not only by the heat, but also by the incessant stream of bad news…
Jul 25
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Jonathan P. Thompson
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