From the daily archives: Tuesday, February 5, 2008

Mega-wind project south of Twin Falls, Idaho progresses. Bulk of electricity likely to go out of state

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Mega-wind project south of T.F. progresses. Bulk of electricity likely to go out of state [to Nevada]. By Matt Christensen
Times-News writer.

I’m sick and tired of Idaho being raped and Idaho poisoned for the sake of making money in Nevada.

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Wolves making comeback in SW British Columbia after century of bounties, poisoning

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Wolves making comeback in SW British Columbia after century of bounties, poisoning. Larry Pynn. Vancouver Sun.

Grizzly bears are increasing too.

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U.S. is declared "brucellosis free" (except for wildife).

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Let’s all cheer. USDA has declared U.S. brucellosis free except for Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Park elk and bison.

“We must now focus our efforts on eradicating brucellosis from the free-ranging elk and bison populations in the Greater Yellowstone Area in order to protect our national cattle herd against future outbreaks of this disease.”  […]

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Land agencies could endure heavy cuts under new Bush budget

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Bush released his proposed FY 2009 budget yesterday. It cuts just about every domestic government agency and program. Defense would get a 7% increase.

Land management agencies get the ax again. The National Park Service is said to be one exception, although the story in the Missoulian as an update indicates even this is slight-of-hand. […]

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‎"At some point we must draw a line across the ground of our home and our being, drive a spear into the land and say to the bulldozers, earthmovers, government and corporations, “thus far and no further.” If we do not, we shall later feel, instead of pride, the regret of Thoreau, that good but overly-bookish man, who wrote, near the end of his life, “If I repent of anything it is likely to be my good behaviour."

~ Edward Abbey