June 2008
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Just incredible! BLM plan calls for more 4400 wells on the Pinedale Anticline. AP
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It has over 90 titles. Some of these are very controversial with conservationists, such as the Owyhee Public Lands Management Act in Idaho. News Release from Campaign for America’s Wilderness. Senate to consider major public lands bill.
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Politicians puffed up today in Washington over gas prices, each side with their own canned hyperbole-laden talking points at the ready. My pick of the day is House chairman of the Appropriations Committee, Rep. David Obey’s statements : An Inexhaustible Energy Source: Heated Words. But Can It Be Tapped? NYTimes “This is a con job,”…
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The Doña Ana County Wilderness debate. Wilderness bill deepens gap between groups. Las Cruces Sun News. The good news is that Representative Steve Pearce is running for the U.S. Senate where he is going to be beaten badly. He has been a real problem for the sound management of public lands in New Mexico on…
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Three-state talks focus on brucellosis strategy. Veterinarians from Montana, Wyoming, Idaho meeting Friday in Helena. By The Associated Press This is a chance for a big change, but where are the wildlife people? My experience with the state vets is that they are beholden to the cattle industrye. Therefore, they have a very narrow perspective.…
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This is from Wilderness and Environmental Medicine: Vol. 15, No. 4, pp. 245–249. Also avoid areas with high human use. Abstract.
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House Natural Resoures Committee Invokes Rarely Used Powers to Block Uranium Mining Near Grand Canyon. Ascribe Newswire. There is also an AP story on this unusual emergency action. This is not only a threat to the scenic national park, but to the drinking water of 25-million people. – – – – – Update: Permanent protection.…
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California forest fires puts air quality at dangerous levels in Reno, Nevada. RGJ.com. By Steve Timo These fires have reduced air quality as far east as Western Wyoming.