February 21, 2007
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Elk prefer people on foot. Study finds ATVs, bikes disturb them most. By Cory Hatch. Jackson Hole News and Guide.
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Humans’ beef with livestock: a warmer planet. American meat eaters are responsible for 1.5 more tons of carbon dioxide per person than vegetarians every year. By Brad Knickerbocker. Christian Science Monitor. The livestock industry likes to laugh this one off. What’s so funny?
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This is a new column by conservationist George Wuerthner. His argument is the classic economic explanation that the price of food does not reflect the full costs of production, because negative side-effects, called “externalities” by economists, are passed onto unwilling by-standers and the degredation of the natural environment. As a result of the failure to…
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The brief effort in the Wyoming legislature to revive a bill to alter Wyoming’ proposed wolf management (and so gain acceptance by USFWS) has died in committee. Story in the Casper Star Tribune. By Ben Neary. – – – – – RELATED. Lobo Haters Emerge from Grave of the 19th Century. With Wolves, Wyoming Keeps…