Politics
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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…
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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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Domestic sheep versus bighorn sheep and cultural traditions- Nice to have an article about Idaho’s tiny, but powerful sheep culture (and those who have cultural ties to bighorn). These domestic sheep guys are Governor Clement Otter’s pals. I’d like to see an article about the planned demise of Idaho’s educational culture at the hands of…
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Right wing radical Montana state legislator wants to kill wolves during denning season- Here’s the story. If wolves are de-listed, Balyeat wants spring hunt. Bozeman Chronicle. About Balyeat . . . when this glassy-eyed extremist first showed up in the wolf news, I knew there was an element of the anti-wolf folks that had another…
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Diablo Canyon plant is a mile from off-shore fault- I recall there was a long fight against this plant a generation ago. It generated a case that went to the Supreme Court. One of the chief arguments was that there was a fault nearby. The larger San Adreas fault is not far either. They say…
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The word “conservation” and conservative are closely related, but there seems no room for conservationists in today’s radicalized Republican Party- So-called “conservative” Republican activists are bent on tearing down protections for the land, water, wildlife, and human safety from toxic elements. Below the New York Times blog interviews the head of the group Republicans for…
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Op ed. Tester’s ban on judicial review violates our First Amendment rights- No doubt Senator Jon Tester faces stiff competition from one of most loathsome politicians of The West — a poser who claims to be a cattle and goat rancher but somehow became the 14th most wealthy member of Congress, Dennis Rehberg. Keeping Tester…
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Idaho bill would protect farms CAFOs from nuisance suits- There hardly worse news for a small farm, village, residential, or wildlife area than a giant confined animal feeding operation is coming in. Can it be stopped? In almost every state, but Idaho especially, this happens again and again. Usually the CAFO, flush with money and…