"Just as with water, wind energy development in the West is a controversial and divisive issue. But there is a path forward and ranchers need to play a major part in addressing the issue." Are ranchers spitting into the wind…
"Monticello, a largely agricultural and ranching town of about 2,000 located in San Juan County, now finds its wind farm in the midst of a legal battle which may threaten the future of the giant turbines." Free Range Report…
Burning biomass, aka wildfires, emits emissions of CO2, smoke, soot, haze, and other particulates far in excess of that produced by coal-fired power plants. Free Range Report Staff Three important regional power plants were put on the chopping block in Colorado last…
Ranchers seek new ways to heal fire-scorched soil Holistic cattle management workshop teaches soil recovery By Terry Grillo Calaveras Enterprise Enterprise photo by Terry Grillo Multiple species of plants are keys to building deep, rich and moist layers of soil…
Why Little Western Towns Don’t Want to Become ‘Another Moab’ Despite its tourist boom, the town that mining, parks, and mountain biking built is straining to get by. by John Kovash, as published by Adventure Journal Conservationists in Moab, Utah,…