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July 2008
- Grand Canyon Is No Disneyland
  
  NPR | Jul 1, 08 6:15 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Every day from before dawn until around midnight, a staff of thousands unites to keep the Grand Canyon in good condition and its 4.4 million annual visitors safe. NPR travels to the iconic destination to see how it works. "I hope that you are not imagining a pony ride at Disneyland," warns a mule manager about the steep trip down the canyon. More »
- Perth to Name New Theater for Ledger
  
  West Australian | Jul 1, 08 11:44 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - A new performing arts center in Perth, Australia, will bear the name of Heath Ledger, marking the first time the late actor's name will be formally commemorated, the West Australian reports. Ledger "was always supporting young actors in whatever ways he could," said the premier of Western Australia. "I think what we're doing is continuing that support." More »
June 2008
- More Young Men Go Into the Wild in Alaska
  
  Associated Press | Jun 30, 08 7:18 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Just as residents of Healy, Alaska feared, more men have come looking for the bus—the old jalopy where Christopher McCandless died on his famous quest, the AP reports. Portrayed in the book and film, Into the Wild , his trip to Alaska has inspired dozens to trek through dicey weather and mosquito clouds to the bus. "I don't want people to go out there and die," a former official said. "It's that simple." More »
- Euro-Weary French Village Reverts to Franc
  
  New York Times | Jun 30, 08 8:32 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Six years after scrapping the franc for the euro, one sleepy town in southern France has reverted, the New York Times reports. Says the mayor of Collobrières, population 1,600, “We lost something with the franc. We lost an identity. We moved very quickly into Europe, maybe too quickly.” Villagers also blame the euro for rising prices and find the faceless pan-European currency bland. More »
- World's Diciest Landing Strips
  
  Travel Leisure | Jun 29, 08 2:02 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The scenery is spectacular, but lofty mountaintops, stiff trade winds, and abbreviated tarmacs make for teeth-clenching landings at the world’s most harrowing runways, per Travel and Leisure : Paro Airport, Bhutan: Surrounded by 16,000-foot-high Himalayan peaks, what could possibly go wrong? Barra Airport, Scotland: Hold on tight. The roughness of your sandy landing is determined by the outgoing tide. More »
- EU Will Make Airlines Pay to Pollute
  
  New York Times | Jun 27, 08 5:57 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The European Union struck a landmark deal yesterday to regulate carbon emissions from airplanes, requiring carriers to buy pollution credits for all flights entering or leaving airports in the EU. The agreement, which should go into effect in 2012, marks the first time that airlines will have to pay to pollute in the European emissions market the same way that other industrial polluters do, reports the New York Times . More »
- Fires Threaten Big Sur
  
  Associated Press | Jun 27, 08 5:20 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Firefighters rushed to guard historic buildings in the scenic coastal town of Big Sur yesterday as a lightning-sparked wildfire blazed through a national forest in California, AP reports. The fire, only 3% contained, has burned 42 square miles of redwoods and destroyed 16 homes since Saturday. With 700 fires blazing statewide and more lightning forecast, firefighting resources are stretched dangerously thin. More »
- Photos Tell Who, What; New Card Can Tell Where
  
  New York Times | Jun 26, 08 2:11 PM CDT