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  • Last Spring at Ivanpah…?

    Ken Cole

    A huge solar power plant threatens rare plants and animals. There has been much discussion about renewable energy sources and large wind and solar projects. The problems with many of these projects are manyfold. One, there will be no decommissioning of any coal fired or other polluting/greenhouse gas emitting power plants as mitigation. Two, the…

  • Major lawsuit by Western Watersheds Project over sage grouse

    Ralph Maughan

    25-million acres of public land said operating under illegal BLM plans- Conservationists decry ranching impact on sage grouse populations. By Scott Sonner. Associated Press Writer Needless to say, this is no small piece of litigation. Thanks to Advocates for the West for permission to use the map.

  • $40,500 reward offered in shooting of 2 California condors

    Ken Cole

    The two condors are still alive but suffer from lead poisoning from ingested lead and wounds from shotgun pellets. $40,500 reward offered in shooting of 2 California condors LA Times

  • Electrical Grid In U.S. Penetrated by Spies

    Brian Ertz

    Incident spotlights security vulnerability of centralized energy production and distribution This country is amidst a fundamental cross-roads when it comes to energy development. Many, including those in Washington, are straddling a dirty green line, a compromise of wildlife habitat and public lands to facilitate Salazar’s ambitious “moon shot” – the expeditious development of centralized renewable energy…

  • Sheepman/elk farmer Siddoway's bill to kill bighorn in domestic sheep areas advances

    Ralph Maughan

    Bill passes key State Senate committee 7-2- The bighorn is in big trouble in Idaho with the population dropping from 6,500 in 1990 to about 3,500 today. One full curl bighorn ram can be worth as much as an entire band of sheep. Bill would prohibit bighorns in sheep grazing areas. AP In an April…

  • Oil to be moved from huge tanks near Redoubt volcano

    Ralph Maughan

    Question from earlier post answered- Story: Officials will remove oil from two massive storage tanks near the base of erupting Mount Redoubt. CNN. Earlier on this blog: Palin & Chevron; Spill Disaster in the Making

  • Idaho Federal judge orders ESA review for Big Lost River whitefish

    Ralph Maughan

    Judge Lodge mandates a “status review” for rare whitefish. Major impacts expected if fish is listed- Judge orders protection review for Idaho fish. By Todd Dvorak. Associated Press Writer. Judge rules in favor of whitefish. By Jason Kauffman. Idaho Mountain Express. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service told to reconsider ESA listing for Mackay area fish…

  • Bogus oil and gas bid folk hero to be prosecuted by Obama Administration

    Ralph Maughan

    U. student hoped for mercy from Obama’s team, but no luck- Bogus bidder: BLM auction monkey-wrencher faces two felonies. Drilling . U. student hoped for mercy from Obama’s team, but no luck. By Patty Henetz. The Salt Lake Tribune. Added 4/4/2009. Did DeChristopher’s outspokenness seal his fate? By Patty Henetz. The Salt Lake Tribune. Is…

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‎”At some point we must draw a line across the ground of our home and our being, drive a spear into the land and say to the bulldozers, earthmovers, government and corporations, “thus far and no further.” If we do not, we shall later feel, instead of pride, the regret of Thoreau, that good but overly-bookish man, who wrote, near the end of his life, “If I repent of anything it is likely to be my good behaviour.”

Edward Abbey

“The continued existence of wildlife and wilderness is important to the quality of life of humans.”

Jim Fowler

“Our forests offer much more than just beautiful landscapes and wildlife. Each one has a different story to tell.”

Raveena Tandon

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