A lot of ecologically important land is going to be put under the bulldozer with this.
Secretary Salazar, Senator Reid Announce ‘Fast-Track’ Initiatives for Solar Energy Development on Western Lands - Department of Interior News Release 6/29/09
And some comment :
Interior fast-tracks Big Solar on public lands - Chris Clarke, The Clade
Note the [...]
Continue Reading →Animal kills by federal agency more than double
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN
Associated Press Writer
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The number of animals poisoned, shot or snared by the U.S. Department of Agriculture more than doubled last year, and environmentalists who are critical of the killings renewed their effort Tuesday to limit the [...]
Continue Reading →The Three Bears? Try 163,000 … and counting
ROGER ALFORD, Associated Press Writer
“You’ve got bears moving into areas where people live and you’ve got people moving into areas where bears live,” said Mark Ternent, a state bear biologist in Pennsylvania. “Both of those scenarios frequently involve people with little experience living around bears.”
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Continue Reading →New technology, same uninhibited ambition
You had better watch this, now and from now on. The land grabbers are on the loose again and they can be stopped only as they were before, by the effective marshaling of public opinion. Your property is in danger of being alienated, your interests and those of your children [...]
Continue Reading →BLM Resource Management Litigation hits “World News”
Update May 13: The Salt Lake Tribune publishes an important Editorial on the recent news: Saving sage grouse :
A funny-looking bird that fluffs its feathers to dance an elaborate mating rite just might be able to accomplish what well-funded environmental groups have been struggling to do [...]
Continue Reading →Judge B Lynne Winmill ruled in favor of Western Watersheds Project ordering that the group’s comprehensive challenge of over 16 Resource Management Plans, directing management of over 30 million acres, can be litigated in his single court.
Resource Management Plans (RMPs) guide management of livestock grazing, off road vehicles, energy development, and other potentially [...]
Continue Reading →A huge solar power plant threatens rare plants and animals.
There has been much discussion about renewable energy sources and large wind and solar projects. The problems with many of these projects are manyfold. One, there will be no decommissioning of any coal fired or other polluting/greenhouse gas emitting power plants as mitigation. Two, the [...]
Continue Reading →DeChristopher gets a confusing letter from the BLM demanding he pay $81,000-
Auction saboteur gets letter demanding $81K. The U.S. Attorney’s Office and BLM deny responsibility. By Patty Henet. The Salt Lake Tribune.
Why did he get this letter? Who wrote it.? It seems odd.
Continue Reading →The great misfortune of “renewables” seems to be that wildlife habitat is expendable…
Salazar is drilling home renewables’ new power.By Michael Riley. The Denver Post
Continue Reading →It appears that there is not really specific details as to what kind of development these resorts can proceed with and seems to allow for water parks and numerous other “suburban” style theme park facilities which conservationists object to on public lands, they have a valid point.
Summer at the ski resorts: Congress must [...]
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