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  • The high cost of concentrated solar/wind energy in the desert-

    Ralph Maughan

    Alternative energy from the wind and sun comes at a high environmental cost and a cost to democracy if it is done wrong- Basin and Range Watch is a web site that shows the reality of wind and solar in SW deserts- Read (and look at the photos) in the Watch’s Green Energy vs Actual…

  • Bighorn sheep reintroduced to island mountain ranges in Utah

    Ralph Maughan

    A nice thing about a number of the isolated mountain ranges in the Great Basin is there are no domestic sheep, making the reintroduction of bighorn possible. The reclamation of historic bighorn range is largely limited by domestic sheep, which quickly pass killer diseases to their wild cousins. “Big day for bighorns: Mountain sheep get…

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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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