Idaho Senate Resources & Environment committee meeting by BE.
Perhaps just my feeling, but this tells us so much about the players and their priorities.
Continue Reading →The supposed highly negative effect of wolves on the elk populations in the upper Clearwater River area of North Central Idaho has long been a talking point by Idaho Fish and Game and a number of local hunting organizations and public officials.
I predicted wolves would be blamed when the elk population dropped off in […]
Continue Reading →Governor Richardson is back in New Mexico after his failed bid for President and trying the repel the attack by Bush/Kempthorne and the oil companies.
Editorial: Guv quickly returns to enviro-battlefield. The New Mexican.
Continue Reading →“Why hasn’t the polar bear been granted federal protection? Maybe because the Bush administration plans a last-minute handout of oil leases on its habitat.” No Bears for Oil. By Katharine Mieszkowski. Salon Magazine (may require a subscription to read the full article on-line).
In a related matter, there has been some loss of interest […]
Continue Reading →There are a fair number of mountain lions in the mountains around Pocatello (where I live) and nearby. There is a story like this about every 3 or 4 years.
3 malnourished cougar kittens killed in E. Idaho. AP
Update Jan. 31. This action has not gone down well. There have been a lot […]
Continue Reading →The National Park Service has come out against the giant coal-fired electrical generating plant planned for north of Ely, Nevada. Now it and majority leader Harry Reid are in opposition as well as it appear local residents.
Park Service: Ely, Nevada coal-fired power plant plan ‘unacceptable‘. Elko Daily Free Press.
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