March 13, 2009
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Europe encourages solar power in an environmentally friendly way that gives direct compensation to rooftop producers- Europe’s Way of Encouraging Solar Power Arrives in the U.S. By Kate Galbraith. New York Times.
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Our own KT quoted in New York Times! Obama admin faces power grid vs. public lands conundrum. By Scott Streater. New York Times.
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Good news. Lack of feeding has kept wolves from keying on the feedlots- In general not feeding is good regardless of wolves- It is good news when elk don’t have to be, or simply are not fed. Mike Jimenez, wolf coordinator for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, said recently that wolves appear to not…
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New geothermal plant in Utah will send 7 megawatts of power to California- This is what should not be done. Seven megawatts, relatively speaking, is nothing. Most coal and nuclear plants are built in 300 to 1000 megawatt units. At any rate, small sources like this should be used locally. One good thing about this…
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Weather plays biggest role in elk populations Idaho mulls shorter elk hunting season Associated Press “Hunters have blamed growing numbers of wolves. Hayden acknowledged that wolves are a factor, but he said the winter of 2007-08, which was colder and longer than normal, was the primary reason for the low calf numbers.”