March 2011

  • Megaloads tread on Idaho values

    Ralph Maughan

    A good op ed from Idaho Rivers United- Megaloads tread on Idaho values. By Kevin Lewis. Idaho Mountain Express.

  • Western Watersheds Project stands firm. Does not join wolf settlement.

    Ralph Maughan

    The groups that settled have not gained the assurance of anything- Today’s announcement that a number of plaintiffs in the wolf delisting case are seeking a settlement with the Department of Interior they hope Judge Molloy will approve does represent a difference in strategy how to proceed in the current political environment. Three groups, the…

  • Some groups settle on wolf delisting lawsuit; others don’t

    Ralph Maughan

    Groups pursue different strategies for a variety of reasons- I suppose there might be different statements from some of the groups. I think the differences were based on differing perceptions of what the future holds in terms of legislation and the worthiness of the Administration’s position of protecting the existing population of wolves. Personally, I…

  • Rift splits groups fighting to keep wolves on species list

    Brian Ertz

    We Won ! … Let’s Settle ?!? “Among politicians and businessmen, *Pragmatism* is the current term for “To hell with our children.”” ~ Edward Abbey You win some, you lose some … but when a coalition of wolf advocates were successful in demonstrating that federal efforts to delist wolves were not based on science, i.e.…

  • Snow plowing starts at Yellowstone National Park

    Ralph Maughan

    Goal is to have most entrances open by April 15- All roads will probably not be open until Memorial Day, or even after. It was a heavy winter. Snow plowing starts at Yellowstone National Park. KBZK 7

  • Japanese wind farms survive quake, tsunami

    Ralph Maughan

    Despite predictions to the contrary, the wind farms did well- Battle-proof Wind Farms Survive Japan’s Trial by Fire. By Kelly Rigg. Huffington Post.

  • In Pinedale, Wyo., Residents Adjust to Air Pollution

    Ralph Maughan

    Just a generation ago . . . cleanest air the West set against the highest mountains in Wyoming- It was wonderful to backpack, fish, and climb in the Wind River Mountains in the day when they did not overlook a miasma of gas field air pollution. In Pinedale, Wyo., Residents Adjust to Air Pollution. By…

  • Triumph of the flat-earth Republicans

    Ralph Maughan

    It’s now official party dogma. There is no climate-change- I was thinking of writing an essay on this yesterday after I read about this vote, but I see Andrew Leonard already wrote it, and it was published on-line at Salon.com. Triumph of the flat-earth Republicans. Who cares what scientists believe? The House GOP is on…

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Edward Abbey

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Jim Fowler

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