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  • Billionaire brothers are funding climate change skeptics and Tea Party

    Ralph Maughan

    The very rich funding political causes is not new, but the billionaire Koch Brothers are finally getting much deserved publicity- That money is the “mothers milk of politics” is well known, but the identify of the mothers often isn’t. In recent years the role of really rich people funding their causes has mushroomed.  Rightwingers will…

  • Lone, lovelorn wolverine baffles scientists

    Ralph Maughan

    How did a (probable) Idaho wolverine end up in the Sierra of California? Lone, lovelorn wolverine baffles scientists. By Peter Fimrite, San Francisco Chronicle Staff Writer

  • Senator Feinstein to introduce bills for 2 new national monuments in Mojave Desert

    Ralph Maughan

    Mojave Trails National Monument would protect 941,000 acres of public land. 314,000 acres of existing ORV areas would also be protected- The article says environmentalists, hunters, and off-roaders support the legislation. Part of these areas had been targeted for big solar power developments. The total list is: Mojave Trails NM, 941,000 acres; Sand to Snow…

  • Geothermal Project in California Is abruptly abandoned

    Ralph Maughan

    It caused earthquakes! Geothermal Project in California Is Shut Down. By James Glanz. New York Times. The person who emailed this story to me wrote, “Boy – If you’ve ever read a geothermal EA to destroy the nearest hot springs  – BLM never says anything about the earthquakes …” – – – – – I…

  • Spontaneous combustion of manure at ranch starts big California fire

    Ralph Maughan

    These self-starting manure fires are apparently all too common Southern California when it gets hot- Well . . . another negative side effect of ranching!  Oh, and the location of the ranch where the fire began was kept a secret. Story in the LA Times.

  • Disputed Solar Energy Project in California Desert Is Dropped

    Ralph Maughan

    BrightSource Energy drops project in marvelous desert valley with bighorn sheep- Disputed Solar Energy Project in California Desert Is Dropped. By Elisabeth Rosenthal. New York Times. This had been a great Mohave Desert controversy, prompting Senator Feinstein to propose the area as a national monument instead. BrightSource says they are now looking for new site…

  • Federal officials vow to seize California state parks if they are closed by state

    Ralph Maughan

    Broke California’s governor wants to close the state’s parks. Feds say this breaks the rules for six of them- 6 California parks could revert to federal control. LA Times. By Julie Cart. Closing the State Parks will probably do more economic damage than the management money saved, but then nothing about California’s self-made budget crisis…

  • Study: Wolverine in Sierra most likely from Idaho

    Ken Cole

    Two sightings of the same wolverine in the same area a year apart. There are very few wolverines in Idaho but they have been known to travel very long distances across fairly diverse landscapes. Study: Wolverine in Sierra most likely from Idaho The Associated Press

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Edward Abbey

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Jim Fowler

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