Koch Bros. will smile at his attempt to auction off our lands- Ted Cruz has jumped on the billionaire’s land grab wagon by offering a bill requiring the federal government […]
Right wing disinformation: Bundy’s Land Is NOT Solar Farm for Harry Reid
Right wing seizes on Bundy trespass to go after Harry Reid- When a local issue goes national, it is often warped into other political agendas. We see that clearly with […]
Utah legislator tries to sell Idaho legislature on plan to take over our public lands
Last week Rep. Ken Ivory, R of West Jordan, Utah, came north to Idaho, up out of the smog (worst in the country), to tell Idaho’s lawmakers that they should […]
2012 election to set off furious battle to sieze the public lands
Past efforts to grab national forests, parks, wildlife refuges led by livestock industry. Now it will be Koch Bros, oil, GOP- Some call our public lands “American’s common treasure,” but […]
Huge difference on environmental policy stands in Washington State’s gubernatorial race
Washington race for governor echoes typical Republican/Democrat gap on the environment- In the late 1960s to the the late 70s, there wasn’t much difference between the two parties on “environmental” […]
Federal public lands the source of huge recreation wealth in Utah
Salt Lake Tribune’s editorial wonders why Utah congressionals so negative except for drilling and mining- Opinion of the Salt Lake Tribune. Recreation Wealth. July 4, 2011. DOI report says Utah […]
The other end of the tar sands monstrosity. The Keystone Pipeline
Canadian tar sands are not just about turning Alberta’s boreal forest into a wasteland. Transport of the product has many dangers, ill-effects. ____________ They haul their giant equipment around the […]
Koch Brothers close to control of House Energy Committee
Once too right wing for most right wingers, billionaire polluters now wield clout on Energy and Commerce Committee- Koch brothers now at heart of GOP power. “The billionaire brothers’ influence […]