McCain: Not Always So Green

• The Gift That Keeps On Giving Access

  By Amy Silverman
  November 25, 1999
  Senator John McCain doesn't get high ratings from the League of Conservation Voters or the Sierra Club, but he and... More >>

• Ranch Handout

  Quit fiddling around with Spur Cross Ranch's owners, and condemn the land

  By Amy Silverman
  May 27, 1999
  Spur Cross Ranch has long been a jewel in Maricopa County's environmental crown, but it's fast becoming a political hot... More >>

• Legacy or Sham?

  The Institute for Environmental Conflict Resolution has been established in Mo Udall's name. Would he even like it?

  By Amy Silverman
  December 24, 1998
  I've been through legislation creating a dozen national parks, and there's always the same pattern. When you first... More >>

• Forest Chump

  By Amy Silverman
  November 12, 1998
  Spur Cross Ranch must've looked as good to John McCain as prickly-pear fruit does to a hungry javelina. Last year... More >>

• Saving Private Interests

  John McCain says he wants to save Spur Cross Ranch. Has he really gone Green, or is he just scrounging for greenbacks from a Cincinnati fat cat?

  By Amy Silverman
  August 06, 1998
  Almost 200 people are gathered at Scottsdale City Hall on a mid-July afternoon for what Mayor Sam Campana blissfully has... More >>

• Doomed River

  The Southwest's last free-flowing stream ran dry for eight days in mid-July. It's time to act

  By John Dougherty
  August 04, 2005
  Towering Fremont cottonwoods and Goodding willows provide welcome shade as I approach the banks of one of Arizona's most... More >>