Schweitzer’s old roommate will run the state’s wildlife agency-
Maybe someone from Montana could tell us if this is a hopeful appointment.
Because the old head of the agency was appointed by the right wing Governor July Martz, I’d speculate that this will be an improvement.
Story: Longtime Schweitzer friend tapped to run FWP. […]
Continue Reading →Conservation and conservatism are not opposites, although the present day Republican Party has made them so-
Slate Magazine says that to come back the Republicans have to green up, and it spells out how.
I especially like the section of the article “Don’t cap, don’t trade—tax.:
Taxes on pollution and the […]
Continue Reading →Beetle kill is hardly a local issue-
This is not the first I’ve posted articles about this, but it needs to repeated because of the continuing local perception that is an issue for a particular national forest or state without the recognition that pine trees (but not necessarily other kinds of conifers) are dying by […]
Continue Reading →Partisans moved from replaceable positions to unfireable career civil servants-
A number of these are in the Department of Interior. You can never get rid of these assholes.
Administration Moves to Protect Key Appointees. Political Positions Shifted To Career Civil Service Jobs. By Juliet Eilperin and Carol D. Leonnig. Washington Post.
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Continue Reading →720 snowmobiles a day for Yellowstone Park this winter-
A month ago there was a question whether there would be any snowmobiling at all this winter in Yellowstone after a victory by conservation groups in DC Federal Court.
Then the groups agreed to a temporary plan for 318 snowmobiles a day. However, a ruling by […]
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