October 9, 2010

  • Biologists scour Mojave in desert tortoise roundup.

    Ken Cole

    What has this society come to? Construction of the Ivanpah Solar plant starts. Clear the land of life for power generation that could be achieved by installing solar panels on rooftops where it is used. The bulldozers, fences, and powerlines are next. The science shows that half of these endangered desert tortoises will die and…

  • Sheep link to bighorn illness adds to grazing controversy

    Ken Cole

    BLM reviewing sheep allotments within 30 miles of bighorn populations. This is another exposé about the fallout of the Payette bighorn viability decision and the latest science which conclusively shows that domestic sheep diseases kill bighorn sheep. What jumps out at me is the information contained near the bottom of the article which says that…

  • Third oil company looks to bring big rigs over U.S. Highway 12

    Ralph Maughan

    Worst case scenario seems correct- The Missoulian reports that a subsidiary of the national oil company of Korea now wants to use scenic U.S. Highway 12 through north central Idaho and over Lolo Pass to transport numerous giant oil (tar sands) equipment to Alberta. Despite worthless assurances about this kind of activity being a one…

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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

“The continued existence of wildlife and wilderness is important to the quality of life of humans.”

Jim Fowler

“Our forests offer much more than just beautiful landscapes and wildlife. Each one has a different story to tell.”

Raveena Tandon

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