April 2007
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The number of people commenting on U.S. government conservation action proposals has been increasing over time, with hundreds of thousands commenting on roadless areas, snowmobiles in Yellowstone, and wolves.The comments on the Bush Administration’s study whether to list the polar bear as “threatened” has set a record. Story. Polar Bears Draw Record Public Response to…
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George Wuerthner, a prolific naturalist, author, photographer and activist, has this guest column in New West today. We Ought Not Grow Cows In Dry West Post 1000
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Post 999 “Step it Up 2007” is planning thousands of local events across the United States. There are 13 events planned in Idaho. Here where at I write, Pocatello, Idaho, the mayor will give a speech at the festivities. This will be a significant political event even though Bush won’t listen and many politicians in…
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Post 998 The amount is so small it is a total insult, but they even break it down into sub-categories to try to impress us. 😡 Story in the Jackson Hole News and Guide. Cash to offset boom? Critics say it’s not enough to alleviate drilling damage. By Cory Hatch
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Post 997 Law, private and public property, human safety, and the welfare of Yellowstone area animals mean nothing to these lawless brutes. Here is the news release from the Buffalo Field Campaign. – – – – – – Buffalo Field Campaign P. O. Box 957 West Yellowstone, MT 59758 406-646-0070 (phone) 406-646-0071 (fax) bfc-media@wildrockies.org http://www.buffalofieldcampaign.org…
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Post 996 Because anti-wolf forces were unable to dominate the delisting discussion at any of the regular public hearings around the West, a special hearing at Cody was asked for by Wyoming officials. They kept the date a secret for a long time, but it’s announced — April 19. If a big majority doesn’t savage…
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Post 995 It must gall Kempthorne and Idaho’s water politicians, but the Ninth Circuit Court has upheld an earlier decision on salmon that could lead to the tearing down of the pork barrel salmon and steelhead-killing dams on the lower Snake River. Significantly, “The court also called flawed the Bush administration’s standards that said Endangered…
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Post 993 “KT” has written a lot on this blog about about cows, slickspot peppergrass, and Idaho politicians lapping up the political cream. It is hardly surprising that former Idaho Governor Dirk Kempthorne’s US Fish and Wildlife Service is not willing to list this Idaho native plant, so the Idaho-founded WWP is going to sue…