July 19, 2017 Seven points that prove North Fork drilling report is anti-fracking propaganda Just a superficial review of the report’s sourcing gives one sufficient insight into its nature and intent to see that it suffers from a…
July 18, 2017 Rebuttal to Western Colorado activist group’s anti-natural gas ‘report’ Editors note: An environmental activist group calling itself ‘Citizens for a Healthy Community’ is attempting to stall, or halt altogether, plans for natural gas…
July 12, 2017 ‘Failure’ of Grand Staircase-Escalante Monument due to negative economic impact The executive action instantaneously shut down a major American coal operation, killing thousands of jobs and driving a regulatory stake into the heart of…
July 11, 2017 ESA activists dispute science showing healthy numbers of black-backed woodpecker A master’s thesis presented in May by Elizabeth Matseur of the University of Columbia-Missouri estimated a population of 2,920 black-backed woodpeckers in the Black Hills in…
July 10, 2017 Lyman: ‘Envirophiliacs’ smear San Juan County locals with fake news about Recapture Canyon Recapture Canyon is not closed to motorized use. It sits next to San Juan County’s largest town of Blanding, the population of which is…
July 9, 2017 Mexican Wolf: A case study in why ‘federal approach to wildlife conservation doesn’t work’ A federal system based on such lengthy processes, subject to unending challenges and appeals, is absolutely paralyzed when it comes to decision-making, never mind…
July 2, 2017 Too little too late? Congress advances legislation to curb wildfire proliferation Our forest health crisis can no longer be neglected,” said chairman Rob Bishop, Utah Republican. “Active management is needed to reduce the risk of…
July 1, 2017 Ranching endangered by growing wolf population, not the other way around Managers in Oregon and Washington have struggled to come up with a plan to keep wolves under control. Washington even spent about $800,000 on…
June 30, 2017 Enviro lawsuits cost taxpayers billions illustrating need for Equal Access to Justice reform “Equal Access to Justice Act is a taxpayer funded meal ticket for environmental groups to collect attorney’s fees at enhanced rates…It’s an incentive to…
June 29, 2017 Public lands ‘Deep State’ forges ahead despite Zinke plan to reduce Bears Ears If there is a public lands deep state, it would be composed of holdover groups such as the Bears Ears Commission. With an agenda…