Kempthorne

  • Another Coloradoan to Interior

    Ralph Maughan

    Salazar fills most Interior slots with fellow Coloradoans- His predecessor, Dirk Kempthorne, former Idaho governor, filled DOI with Idaho people, most of them long time foes of conservation, with scores to settle with Idaho conservationists. Secretary Salazar’s people certainly have a different policy perspective, but almost all are coming from just one state — not…

  • Kempthorne for president?

    Ken Cole

    The former Idaho governor’s name turns up in a blog, and his wife and spokesman don’t deny it. Is Kempthorne planning a run for president? BY ROCKY BARKER and BRIAN MURPHY Idaho Statesman Now that Dirk Kempthorne is now the Former Secretary of Interior there is speculation that he may run for president in 2012.…

  • Looks like Bush/Kempthorne gutting of ESA will be reversed

    Ralph Maughan

    Lawsuits and congressional action are likely to void the gutting of section 7 of ESA- This has already been reported in the comments on one of the threads here;  but for everyone this is what has happened. California filed suit to overturn the Bush/Kempthorne diminishment of section 7 consultation. Congress is right now moving to…

  • Kevin Richert: Pricey privy: What was Kempthorne thinking?

    Ralph Maughan

    For most Americans, this is what Kempthorne might be remembered for- Kevin Richert: Pricey privy: What was Kempthorne thinking? Idaho Statesman. The average American, especially those not from the West, doesn’t know much about the scandal-ridden Department of Interior. This is the sort of think that sticks in peoples’ minds.

  • Sage grouse decision looks like its going to be left for Obama

    Ralph Maughan

    Ranch, gas interests had hoped Kempthorne would influence the results of “status review” on the disappearing bird- I know that by last May Western Watersheds Project and Advocates for the West had pretty much figured out that the matter would go to the next Administration. Of course the Bushies had hoped to ram it through.…

  • Kempthorne announces federal bison initiative

    Ralph Maughan

    This is a surprise, for sure. What does it mean? Kempthorne announces federal bison initiative. By Cory Hatch. Jackson Hole News and Guide. It seems to me that on the basis of what JB and others have commented here, that this plan (assuming it to be real) could withstand a petition for putting the bison…

  • On the the new wolf delisting scheme

    Ralph Maughan

    Wyoming is the biggest thorn in the delisters side- As folks pretty much all know, the Bush Administration, mostly likely at the initiative of Secretary Kempthone and cronies, is trying for one last quick stab at delisting the wolf before a new President replaces them. If folks work hard, they will probably be defeated again;…

  • Yellowstone wolf decline thought to be disease-related

    Ralph Maughan

    Given a situation like this in the most problematic state — Wyoming — what does this say about delisting? This article covers some of the same ground as my ealier report on the current situation with the Yellowstone Park wolves. In fact we don’t even know that the decline is limited to the Park boundaries.…

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