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  • Drilling backlash 'overblown,' BLM chief says

    Ralph Maughan

    Caswell, the new BLM chief, thinks Democratic Party gains in the West are not due to a backlash from all the oil and gas drilling in prime wildlife and scenic areas. Drilling backlash is overblown according to Jim Caswell, new BLM head. By John Heilprin. Casper Star Tribune. I don’t see evidence one way or…

  • Judge Orders Pygmy Rabbit Endangered Species Consideration

    Ralph Maughan

    This is pretty amazing because federal judge Edward Lodge of Idaho rarely rules in favor of conservation groups. Once again this shows how compromised the Bush/Kempthorne USFWS is. News Release For more information Katie Fite, Western Watersheds Project, (208) 871-5738 Todd Tucci, Advocates for the West, (208) 342-7024 Duane Short, Biodiversity Conservation Alliance, (307) 742-7978…

  • BLM approves $23M to restore ID, NV land charred by Murphy range fire

    Ralph Maughan

    Money is coming to “rehabilitate” the vast acreage burned by the Murphy fire. Unfortunately, it will not all be native seed and they want to build a lot of “temporary” fences. These temporary fences turn out almost always to be permanent to the detriment of wildlife. Story in the Times News. BLM approves $23M to…

  • U.S. Senate Environment Committee Member Fined for Lewd Behavior

    Ralph Maughan

    Senator Larry Craig’s predicament is hardly news, so most of this story is now old news. U.S. Senate Environment Committee Member Fined for Lewd Behavior. ENS. However, the story describes some of the recent actions the Senator has taken against protecting our environment. This and the WWP blog have also chronicled his attempt to use…

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Edward Abbey

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Jim Fowler

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