Wildlife Habitat
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After years of controversy, B.C. to ban mining, energy development in critical headwaters of famed river near Glacier National Park- I have been worried about this for years, and posted many articles. Every month is seemed a new, massive environmentally destructive scheme was proposed for the North Fork. Now British Columbia Lt. Gov. Steven Point…
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Finally an effort to penalize mudbogging as a major crime- Udall, Salazar propose big fines for big damage on federal lands. By Howard Pankratz. The Denver Post
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It looks like the last bit of the Wyoming Range is going to be withdrawn from natural gas drilling- 1.2 million acres were protected in 2009 in the Omnibus Public Land Bill’s “Wyoming Range Legacy Act”. If you have never visited the Wyoming Range, it might be worth your while to drop another trip to…
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Sun Ranch bought by Richard C. Adkerson, CEO of Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold- Mining exec buys Sun Ranch. By Daniel Person. Bozeman Daily Chronicle.
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Legislation from 2003 had a hidden flaw- The small oversight that threatens the valley’s big pipeline proposal. Nevada Supreme court cites a wording error in ’03 legislation. By Emily Green and Tom Gorman, Las Vegas Sun. The seemingly unstoppable “water witch of the West” made an early mistake. I hope it is truly dead, but…
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No on a constitutional amendment to protect ranchers from competitive bidding on state lands- Idaho was given over 2-million acres of federal land at statehood to be managed to provide maximum income for the public schools.. These school endowment lands do make money for the schools, but almost all of it comes from timber sales…
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A great victory for rural Nevada and the land and wildlife over Pat Mulroy and Southern Nevada Water Authority- “Plans to siphon billions of gallons of groundwater from rural Nevada were tossed out today by the Nevada Supreme Court.” Nevada Supreme Court Rules Against Vegas Water Claim. LasVegasNow.com ~more~ Nevada water pipeline: In jeopardy? Greenspace:…
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A new use for the bankrupt Missoula paper mill might save jobs, but beware of “greenwashing”- “Biomass” fuel, as it is often called, is said to be environmentally friendly and carbon neutral. It may be that way sometimes, but cutting down dead forests, hauling them off and burning them to make steam for electricity is…