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  • Corrupt number 2 at Dept. of Interior trying to get out of doing time

    Ralph Maughan

    I have been reporting for some time about the corruption in the Bush Department of Interior, the major land-management department of the federal government. One of those reported was J. Steven Griles, number two in DOI under Gale Norton. He was recently convicted for has dealings with corrupt lobbying Jack Abramoff. Now he is trying…

  • Arctic spring's 'rapid advance'

    Ralph Maughan

    Warming in the Arctic is proceeding at a dramatic rate. This article describes many changes and dangers. Spring is coming 6-8 days earlier. Arctic spring’s ‘rapid advance BBC News. and earlier Arctic ice no barrier for plants. BBCNews

  • Colorado’s Rep. Udall to sponsor amendment to kill abusive use of RS 2477 law.

    Ralph Maughan

    RS 2477 is remnant of the mining law of 1866, which was repealed in 1976 when the Federal Land Policy and Management Act was passed. The intent of rs2477 was to grant access to miners on the public domain way back when, and its purpose had long expired. Nevertheless, some crafty lawyers with help from…

  • Terry, Montana man admits wildlife conspiracy

    Ralph Maughan

    Here is another case a lot like the Nevada bobcat case, although it involves animals valued much more highly by the authorities. Terry man admits wildlife conspiracy. By Clair Johnson. Billings Gazette. In both cases a major factor was violation of the Lacey Act, a federal law that backs up state laws regarding the illegal…

  • Cut the corn: Energy bill should not put any money into corn ethanol

    Ralph Maughan

    This is an editorial in the Salt Lake Tribune today. Congress is currently considering a big energy bill. It could end up as bad as what the Republicans proposed (different from a bad Republican bill, but bad just the same). There should be no subsidies for corn ethanol which takes your tax money instead of…

  • More mudbogging photos

    Ralph Maughan

    Mike Beagle sent these photos of the results of mudbogging trucks in the Greentops of SW Oregon. “The ravine that my son is in was created winter of ’05-’06 as a result of the damage. It did not exist prior. All of this drains into Kanutchan Creek, a seasonal but important summer steelhead spawning trib…

  • Utah man sentenced for poaching Nevada bobcats

    Ralph Maughan

    Utah man sentenced for poaching Nevada bobcats. The Ely (Nevada) Times. post 1210

  • Penalize mud-boggers who rip up the land

    Ralph Maughan

    This is a guest opinion from Writers on the Range published inHeadwaters News. Penalize mud-boggers who rip up the land. By Mike Beagle. June 13, 2007. The essence of the argument is that because law enforcement is sporadic in the hinterlands, these increasingly and deliberately destructive people need to be dealt with harshly in order…

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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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