May 17, 2017 This green group finally gets that restoring a forest requires cutting down trees The restoration thinning project outside the city of Cle Elum mirrors numerous projects in forests across the U.S. West, mostly on federal public lands,…
May 10, 2017 Berkeley study refutes claim that forests are naturally dense and should be left untouched “We went through the data and showed that, in every case, this method estimated that the density of trees was two to three times…
May 9, 2017 Trump EPA strategy shifts enforcement powers from D.C. bureaucrats to states In giving EPA police powers to enforce environmental laws (30 years ago), Congress never envisioned midnight raids with SWAT teams and attack dogs, confiscating…
May 4, 2017 EPA creates illegal Superfund site to hide liability in Gold King Mine spill Shortly after the EPA triggered the release, to obscure and limit its own liability, the EPA created the Bonita Peak Mining District—around the Gold…
April 26, 2017 How do you spell ‘Sustainability?’ R-A-N-C-H-I-N-G Cattle also play a positive role in sustaining our prairie grassland ecosystems. By utilizing forages to produce high-quality protein on lands not suited for…
April 24, 2017 Resource ‘conservation’ is achieved through resource consumption “If we slow down our progress, including the generation of new ideas, by using less energy or less of any other resources, we deserve…
April 8, 2017 Forest Service blows up small dams with high explosives to ‘restore creeks to natural state’ “When the main dam was blown up,” May said, “it was a shock.” May also questioned Forest Service statements that residents several years ago…
April 1, 2017 Will USDA lift grazing restrictions on lush Conservation Reserve lands to help Kansas ranchers? At issue is the cattle that survived the wildfires but lost their pastures. Ranchers and others say some of the grass on CRP land…
March 19, 2017 Top 7 reasons Trump EPA cuts are good for America So much for “protecting public health,” ensuring “environmental justice,” and safeguarding our most “vulnerable communities.” It’s as if we’ve come full circle, and now…
March 16, 2017 If you want to protect forests, you must harvest trees You want to save a forest? Buy wood products and plant trees. Those are ways to ensure that overgrown forests are properly managed and…
