July 24, 2017 Fixing dysfunctional Endangered Species Act with a new breed of legislation The House of Representatives is now reviewing five new bills aimed at reworking unworkable and unreasonable provisions in the 1973 Endangered Species Acts, which…
July 24, 2017 Hanging Lake: Iconic Colorado trail threatened by excessive tourist traffic Hanging Lake is one of Colorado’s true gems, a turquoise splendor whose beauty is being eroded, officials believe, by a massive increase in user…
July 23, 2017 Idaho plan to manage wolves like other large predators has advocates freaking out The document sets a threshold of 15 wolf packs. Above that number, wolves will be managed like other predators in the state. When the…
July 22, 2017 Good forestry reduces greenhouse gasses because healthy trees store more CO2 The forestry “double-hitter” is that trees harvested to be crafted into locally produced furniture are replaced with more trees. They grow quickly in renewed…
July 22, 2017 Dassinger Ranch: The human story behind the headlines We did not want the animals to be taken at all, but if they were going to, we wanted it to be as smooth…
July 21, 2017 Will Zinke’s privatization plan improve national parks conditions, accessibility? While federal restrictions in national parks have done little to protect the lands and objects within them from severe wear and tear, there are…
July 21, 2017 Dem Colorado Congressman introduces bill pushing elimination of fossil fuels Thirty years, in historical terms, is a short period of time in which to completely transform America’s economy, infrastructure, travel patterns, lifestyles, technological sectors,…
July 20, 2017 Fired EPA staffers form ‘rogue’ anti-Trump support group Following eight years under Obama, where there were few constraints on the fatuousness of their policies, or the damage caused by regulatory assaults on…
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…