January 2009
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Those who write for this blog don’t think, “beef, it’s what for dinner.” If you care about the future of humankind, at least it shouldn’t be. This from the Scientific American. How Meat Contributes to Global Warming: Producing beef for the table has a surprising environmental cost: it releases prodigious amounts of heat-trapping greenhouse gases.…
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NW Montana wolf shows up in Southeast Idaho too. Idaho wolf B-271M, which was born to the Steel Mountain Pack, has shown up again west of Cody, WY after disappearing from Yellowstone’s wolf watchers last summer. Will he form a successful pack? Also, there is a wolf from NW Montana in Southeast Idaho which is…
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Captures occurring at multiple sites. 192 elk were captured on Tuesday at the Fall Creek feedground of which 122 were females and 6 of those tested positive for exposure to brucellosis. Another 150 were captured Wednesday at the Muddy Creek feedground of which 60 were females. State sends six elk to slaughter By CAT URBIGKIT…
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Some good news from central Wyoming- Wolf sightings rise near Casper. By Wes Smalling Casper Star Tribune. This is deep in Wyoming’s “kill-them-all zone,” but with the wolf relisted, they can’t do it.
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Mines and land developers can breathe a sigh of relief- ID lawmakers side with industry on water rules. By Sarah D. Wire. Associated Press Writer. The fix was in before the legislature met on the ground water rules, the gift to Idaho Association of Realtors was more of surprise. They argued that meeting water quality…
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Nancy Killefer, President Barack Obama’s new chief performance officer, asked to target wasteful natural resource programs- To offset the cost of the stimulus package, President Obama has created a new position to look for existing government programs that are useless and wasteful. WildEarth Guardians has some ideas! Environmentalists want Obama appointee to end waste. By…
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Need gas guzzlers to make a profit, they say- What part of meltdown don’t these people get? They live in a dreamworld not unlike George W. Bush. Then too they are living off a government bailout, and yet they want to build gas guzzlers to make a profit. The price of gas will stay low…
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Ft. McMurry Catholic Bishop joins with others in condemning what some say is the most environmentally damaging project on the planet- Bishop spurns oilsands development. Roman Catholic leader wants environmental concerns addressed; industry welcomes debate. Edmonton Journal.