I think that most people think that poaching should be punished. Rammell seems to think that most people feel just the opposite and that they might side with him. I […]
Northern Utah, the land of filthy air
Worst in the country in the winter- “Oh ye mountains high and the clear blue sky . . .” These are words from a Mormon hymn that isn’t sung in […]
Ivanpah solar project would disturb thousands of desert tortoises
The Ivanpah solar thermal project consists of 5.4 square miles of high quality habitat for the Endangered Species Act protected desert tortoise, a fact that developers (and some investors) underestimated […]
BLM told by public not to develop western oil shale
It’s a dirty and marginal source of fossil fuel energy- Oil sands of Alberta are bad enough, but they look good compared to Western oil shale. Its development will produce […]
YNP snowplows encounter deepest snow in 13 years
Crews run into snow 22 feet deep on average at Sylvan Pass- Yellowstone plow crews encounter deep snow at Sylvan. By Martin Kidston. Billings Gazette Wyoming Bureau. The north and […]
If Star Wars was made by environmentalists..
Derrick Jensen, a controversial environmental activist most known for advocating the end of civilization, tells the story of the original Star Wars, as made by environmentalists:
Yellowstone bears and wolves fight over carcasses
Their ancient struggle apparently has little effect on their populations- That’s the conclusion of Dr. Doug Smith who heads the Park’s wolf program. I think that might well be true […]
Sweden. A deplorably wrong headine: “Wolf attacks Mother Walking with Child in Sweden”
Trouble with it is the wolf did not attack the mother or the child (in a carriage)- I guess dogs actually killing a person are just not interesting enough. How […]