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  • Idaho Supreme Court ruling gives big hope to oil companies

    Ralph Maughan

    Idaho’s highest court rules Judge John Bradbury lacked jurisdiction- This is not an immediate go ahead for the oil companies to move up Highway 12, but hopes for a quick kill of the oil juggernaut are gone. Update: I understand that this decision might allow the movement of 4 large coke drums up Highway 12.…

  • Movement of giant oil equipment through Montana sparks Missoula protest

    Ralph Maughan

    Oversized, outsized equipment protest. . . the first of years of citizen anger against environmental disruption and traffic delays? It seems to me that this will not be a one time event because the passage of this huge equipment through north central Idaho and then Montana will be ongoing for many years. Missoula demonstrators protest…

  • Roadkill Problem on America's Longest Main Street Studied

    Ralph Maughan

    A lot of large wildlife is killed on U.S. 20 in Island Park, Idaho — a very long, but narrow town- Island Park, Idaho boasts the longest main street in America. This simply means it is a small population, incorporated community hugging a federal highway for a long way through wildlife rich forest. A lot…

  • Felony dismissed on anti-wolf elk poacher case

    Ralph Maughan

    Idaho Fish and Game bungles evidence, judge rules- Founder of SaveElk.com, anti-wolf web site still faces 3 misdemeanors- Felony dismissed in elk poaching case. State botches test to determine animal’s trophy status. By Terry Smith. Idaho Mountain Express

  • Idaho officials deny Rehberg claim state will ignore wolf protections

    Ken Cole

    He can always hope It seems that some of the most vocal wolf opponents just keep digging themselves deeper and deeper into a hole. At a recent event Republican Rep. Denny Rehberg claimed that Idaho officials were not going to uphold protections for wolves. Presumably he came to this conclusion based on public statements by…

  • Third oil company looks to bring big rigs over U.S. Highway 12

    Ralph Maughan

    Worst case scenario seems correct- The Missoulian reports that a subsidiary of the national oil company of Korea now wants to use scenic U.S. Highway 12 through north central Idaho and over Lolo Pass to transport numerous giant oil (tar sands) equipment to Alberta. Despite worthless assurances about this kind of activity being a one…

  • Governor Otter Denies Idaho County's Wolf Disaster Declaration

    Ken Cole

    Disaster Declaration asks for protections that are already in place. It’s funny to see how Governor Otter, an outspoken anti-wolf politician, tries to calm a bunch of other outspoken anti-wolf politicians. It’s obviously an uncomfortable position for him to be in because he has to face reality about the situation which is not what the…

  • Montana FWP and Idaho Fish and Game submit wolf reduction proposals

    Ken Cole

    Idaho and Montana have submitted proposals to the US Fish and Wildlife Service for approval to kill up to 186 wolves in Montana and up to 80% of the estimated 76 wolves in Idaho’s Lolo hunting zones. Here is the IDFG proposal: IDFG proposes an adaptive strategy to reduce the wolf population in the Lolo…

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