Category: Writing

  • Clay Kempf, Soul Birder

    Clay Kempf, Soul Birder

    Published by Hilltromper Santa Cruz | September 2013 By L. Clark Tate Clay Kempf is a soul birder. It’s not about the lists for him, or about having a big year. He just loves being outside. If a bird happens to fly by while he basks in Mother Nature’s glory,…

  • Josh Stiles

    Josh Stiles

    Published in Hilltromper Santa Cruz | August 2013 By L. Clark Tate Midway through a softball game at Delaveaga Park in Santa Cruz, Josh Stiles was feeling like he’d lost a step. At 31 he was active and fit, but he’d just been thrown out, twice. That just didn’t happen. “I…

  • 3 Days in Yosemite

    3 Days in Yosemite

    Women’s Movement | August 16, 2013 By L. Clark Tate With a land mass of 1,169 miles, which is about the size of Rhode Island, Yosemite National Park is massive and can easily feel overwhelming, especially during the busy summer season. Here’s our take on how to travel Yosemite—and experience the roads…

  • Patagonia’s Clean Green Wetsuit

    Patagonia’s Clean Green Wetsuit

    Published by Hilltromper Santa Cruz | 2014 by L. Clark Tate Aug. 6, 2013—Patagonia, the perpetual innovator, has done it again. The company that looks at playing hooky as a perk and actually encourages customers to buy fewer of their products has discovered a process that will turn a simple seed into that most…

  • Brains on Pong

    Brains on Pong

    Brains on Pong may revel how information is sent via electrodes Published by Science Recorder | June 2013 by L. Clark Tate Remember Pong? A computer game similar the one that had the world tapping “k” and “m” just facilitated a major breakthrough in neurobiological research, according to the Los…

  • Lone Signal: Text an extraterrestrial

    Lone Signal: Text an extraterrestrial

    Published by Science Recorder | June 2013 by L. Clark Tate “E.T. phone home” is taking on a whole new meaning. Lone Signal, a startup company focusing on space and technology, is combining our collective fascination with extraterrestrial life, capitalism, and science in a way rarely seen outside the movie…

  • Obama, Xi reach deal on greenhouse gases

    Obama, Xi reach deal on greenhouse gases

    Published by Science Recorder | June 2013 by L. Clark Tate In our vastly interconnected world, it is nigh impossible for any action to avoid unexpected consequences. Last Saturday’s agreement between President Obama and Chinese President Xi Jinping, covered by The Washington Post, to curtail specific greenhouse gas emissions marks…

  • U.S. to list chimpanzees as endangered

    U.S. to list chimpanzees as endangered

    Published by Science Recorder | June 2013 by L. Clark Tate It is difficult to consider an animal endangered when it regularly appears on your TV screen as the comic relief, the adorable pet, or the trunk monkey. But chimpanzees are indeed protected under the Endangered Species Act (ESA), at…

  • The Oarfish

    The Oarfish

    Everything you need to know about the oarfish, the so-called mythical ‘sea serpant’ Published by Science Recorder | June 2013 by L. Clark Tate When it comes to understanding the world around us nothing compares to time spent in the field. It is no surprise then that many oceanic discoveries…

  • Essential Eco

    Essential Eco

    Series Published by Women’s Movement | 2012-2013 By L. Clark Tate Profitable Preserves, Foraging Maps, and More Preservation for Profit. New research shows that marine conservation areas provide more than wildlife habitat, beauty, and excellent snorkeling opportunities, reports National Geographic. The scientific paper, called “A General Business Model for Marine Reserves,” found…