October 2007
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Alltel Corporation wants to build a giant cell tower at the Rocky Mountain Campground, a private campground in Gardiner. Story. Yellowstone administrators object to Gardiner cell tower. Associated Press
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More political manipulation of science by the Bushies. White House edits CDC climate testimony. By H. Josef Hebert. AP Writer
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The politics of Disaster: Rep. Simpson Seeks Special Grazing For Fire-Riddled Idaho. By Brodie Farquhar. New West Simpson is following a long tradition among Idaho politicians of using fire disaster to do exactly the wrong thing, but something that pleases powerful constituents. He seems to have taken the over the role of Larry Craig —…
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Animal killed in western Mass. may be state’s first wolf, officials say. By The Patriot Ledger. GateHouse News Service. It might have been a wolf or a hybrid. If a wolf, it might have been a released pet. That’s what they are now saying about the Vermont canid shot a year ago and turned out…
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Study: About 240 grizzlies live in Glacier park. USA Today . Earlier, we have discussed the DNA population size study for the entire NCDE (at least 550). This is the first breakout I have seen for just the Glacier NP portion of the NCDE.
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Cows or Condos? Neither! By George Wuerthner. New West. It must have been 15 years ago when I was visiting Wuerthner at his place in Livingston that he outlined to me the argument he makes in the New West guest opinion above. I’ve been thinking about it ever since, especially when I am out on…
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It seems that this year produced a growing agreement on most sides of the issue that cheatgrass is just plain awful and is responsible in part for the range fires, small and large, that swept Idaho, Utah and Nevada beginning in late May. Some ranchers and too many politicians have pushed, and are still pushing…
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New West has an article summarizing the severe wildfire season (long season) in Montana this year. Of course, people should note the Idaho had the worst and the longest of any state. Tallying Up the 2007 Fire Season in Montana. By Dave Loos.