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  • Study: Chance of brucellosis transmission posed by roaming bison is low

    Ralph Maughan

    Scientific study pretty much says Interagency Bison Management Plan (IBMP) is a waste of money- For those of us not connected with the cattle industry the results of this paper coming out in the Journal of Applied Ecology are hardly surprising, but for the cattle bureaucrats it should be a real wake up call. Study:…

  • Idaho's one Democrat, Minnick, teams with Simpson to reintroduce CIEDRA

    Ralph Maughan

    Prospects for “wilderness bill” have now improved- Walt Minnick, the Democrat who defeated incumbent nutwinger Bill Sali for Idaho First Congressional District, joined with Idaho Second District Representative, Republican Mike Simpson to reintroduce the controversial Central Idaho Economic Development and Recreation Act (CIEDRA) on the first day of Congress. With Democrats in control the prospects…

  • In Obama’s Team, 2 Camps on Climate

    Ralph Maughan

    Want a relatively inexpensive method of removing carbon with small economic impact? Remove livestock from the vast acreage of public lands- Story in the New York Times. Two camps. By John Broder  (story doesn’t mention the above because Obama team is unaware of how much cattle and sheep reduce the amount of carbon rangelands can…

  • Webcams capture success of deer underpasses

    Ralph Maughan

    Some good results on US 30 in Southwestern Wyoming- Webcams show deer quickly using new underpasses– By Jeff Gearino. Casper Star Tribune. Southwest Wyoming bureau. Over 800 deer have already used the underpasses. Other animals too.

  • Land auction monkeywrencher has a new plan

    Ralph Maughan

    Univ. of Utah Student Tim DeChristopher could receive enough money to pay holding fees on leases he won in bid- DeChristopher hopes to run out the clock By Patty Henetz. The Salt Lake Tribune

  • Increasing Agreement on Carbon Taxes — Goodbye 2008 Conventional Wisdom

    Ralph Maughan

    Huffington Post Analysis says carbon taxes work better and more feasible politically than cap-and-trade- The argument that cap-and-trade has always had going for it was political feasibility, but maybe a revenue neutral carbon tax is more feasible. Economic theory would predict a more rapid response to a tax than to a market in pollution (or…

  • Plan approved for drilling 18,000 gas wells in Montana

    Ralph Maughan

    Every well pad disrupts from 5 to 20 acres- Leaking gas is a potent climate changer. Disrupted soil does not sequester carbon. Native vegetation at the well site is almost impossible to restore. Coalbed methane wells produce huge amounts of saline (generally unreusuable water). Story by Matthew Brown. Plan approved for gas wells. AP

  • Off-road vehicle use fuels tension, violence across U.S.

    Ralph Maughan

    Most violence over private property and those who try to enforce the law- This is according to USA Today. By Emily Bazar.

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Edward Abbey

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Jim Fowler

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