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 […]
Kempthorne for president?
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 […]
Looks like Bush/Kempthorne gutting of ESA will be reversed
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 […]
Kevin Richert: Pricey privy: What was Kempthorne thinking?
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, […]
Sage grouse decision looks like its going to be left for Obama
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 […]
Kempthorne announces federal bison initiative
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 […]
On the the new wolf delisting scheme
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 […]
Yellowstone wolf decline thought to be disease-related
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 […]