Robin White

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Rock Climbers Leaving their Mark

Rock climbing was once the province of a handful of true daredevils. But today, thanks to a whole new generation of high tech climbing equipment and access to climbing, the US now sports an estimated two million active climbers. As the numbers of new climbers rise, some wilderness managers are worried about the impact on […]

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Yellowstone’s Bear-Herding Dogs

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Comfy Camping

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Busy Bees

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Family Ties

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Comfy Camping

Americans are so pinched for time and so stressed, camping is suddenly too much work. Maybe we’re just getting lazier. Robin White reports on the blurring line between camping and the spa vacation.

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Oregon Land Use, Thirty Years On

Thirty years ago, Oregon developed the nation’s first blueprint for controlled growth. It was a heated public dialogue, the talk of the state for years. Reporter Robin White looks back at those heady days and at why an increasing number of Oregonians are now dissatisfied with their plan.

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Ode to a Snow Plower

We sleep while they work. Without them, economic activity would freeze. Who are the night snowplow drivers? Robin White rides with one plowman who’s written an ode he reads over the CB radio, by request, to other drivers as they work.

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Neo-Pagans

Solstice is one of the most important times of the year for Pagans, people who practice an environmental religion with pre-Christian origins. Producer Robin White reports as the numbers of neo-Pagans have grown, they’ve soft-pedaled earlier claims to links with original Pagans.

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Planetary Protection

When we think of the risks of space travel, we don’t usually think of the dangers we might pose to the extraterrestrial environment. But some scientists say we should make an effort to prevent our microbes from contaminating life forms that might exist on other planets, like Mars. Robin White reports.