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Greg King
@gregkingwriter.bsky.social
Writer, editor. Author, The Ghost Forest (PublicAffairs, 2023). http://GregKingWriter.com. Executive Director, Siskiyou Land Conservancy. http://SiskiyouLand.org. Author, Rumours of Glory, the memoir of Bruce Cockburn.
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Since I'm doing this BS thing I might as well post a really cool review I got for my book. Right?
www.theatlantic.com/books/archiv...
The Greatest Act of Greenwashing in American History
A new chronicle of redwood logging exposes how a cadre of wealthy industrialists reaped a fortune in the name of environmentalism.
www.theatlantic.com
Today's American metaphor. Watch the video, and wait for it.
www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...
Explosion rocks fireworks warehouse in Northern California, sparks massive fire
The smoke plume from rural Yolo County was visible across county lines, reaching up to 15,000 feet in elevation.
www.sfchronicle.com
July 2, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Close a useless, deadly road, 150,000 people/month play & have safe fun along the beach. But the cargoyles need their "freedom" of movement for whatever ludicrous reason. Too bad! Drive your death machines on the other millions of miles of road available to you.
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/27/u...
This California Highway Is Now a Park. The Cars Are Gone, but Not the Anger.
www.nytimes.com
May 28, 2025 at 2:27 AM
NYT news story-advertising juxtaposition.
May 26, 2025 at 3:09 AM
Boston Globe, Feb. 2, 1958.
May 24, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Thirty years ago today. What's so incredible is that these people now occupy the White House.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=leW_...
Only Talkin On The Radio
YouTube video by Jim Page - Topic
www.youtube.com
April 19, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Bring 'em back. In the face of all the insanity, this is quintessentially sane. www.latimes.com/environment/...
The California grizzly bear, gone for 100 years, could thrive if brought back
A new study found that it's possible to return grizzly bears to California. Whether that's a good idea is a matter for residents and policymakers.
www.latimes.com
April 16, 2025 at 1:40 AM
I get it now. He wants Greenland because he's under the impression that it's a huge golfing country. #Greenland
March 28, 2025 at 2:30 PM
One of the first Signal chat leaks. #Humboldt #Signal #Redwoods
March 27, 2025 at 3:02 AM
March 25, 2025 at 3:30 AM
Sometimes to find yourself you have to lose yourself in something much bigger, and fully alive. #redwoods #Humboldt #bigtrees #ghostforest
March 23, 2025 at 2:51 AM
All the Dems should be out doing this. Doing SOMETHING, for chrisesakes.
Tucson, Arizona today.

Original projected attendance was 3,000 people.

23,000 showed up.
March 22, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Ha! Just in time for the 53rd anniversary of The Hot Rock. That's gotta hurt.
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/21/u...
Police Recover Diamond Earrings Worth $769,500 That Thief Swallowed
The police in Orlando, Fla., said that a suspect spent time in a hospital while they waited for the stolen jewels to be “expelled from his system.”
www.nytimes.com
March 22, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Since I'm doing this BS thing I might as well post a really cool review I got for my book. Right?
www.theatlantic.com/books/archiv...
The Greatest Act of Greenwashing in American History
A new chronicle of redwood logging exposes how a cadre of wealthy industrialists reaped a fortune in the name of environmentalism.
www.theatlantic.com
March 22, 2025 at 3:39 AM
Hey, look whose book got ripped off.
March 22, 2025 at 3:21 AM