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Environment, Preservation

The Cost of the Coast

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Riding along the layered landscapes of Hawai‘i’s Kohala Coast.

By Adam Mandelman 

The Mauna Kea Beach Hotel at Kauna‘oa Beach, c. 1965. Note Mauna Kea volcano in the background. Image courtesy of the Mauna Kea Beach Hotel Archive Collection.

For a first-time visitor flying into Kona International Airport on Hawai‘i’s Big Island, a view out the airplane window can trigger deep regret. Continue reading The Cost of the Coast →

Environment

Vanishing Act

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Cleaning up after the Burning Man festival is serious business.

By Adam Mandelman 

The 2015 Moop map Green indicates relatively moop-free areas. Yellow indicates that restoration slowed due to increased moop. Red indicates extensive moop.
The 2015 Moop map: Green indicates relatively moop-free areas. Yellow indicates that restoration slowed due to increased moop. Red indicates extensive moop. Credit: Courtesy Burning Man.

Every year, in the weeks leading up to Labor Day, a temporary metropolis emerges from the barren alkali flats of Nevada’s Black Rock Desert. Continue reading Vanishing Act →