December 30, 2019 Politics vs Science: Wolves being forced into Colorado via ballot initiative Another biological aspect not being discussed, Holyoak said, is the Mexican wolf population in New Mexico and Arizona that has been restored at a…
December 26, 2019 D.C. swamp creatures freak over BLM’s “common sense” move to western Colorado …BLM’s employees work in the West, its top officials work in a high-rise office building just steps from the Washington Nationals baseball stadium. BLM…
December 14, 2019 Colorado wolf initiative not about conservation, but about destroying cattle ranchers Mike Phillips, director of billionaire land magnate Ted Turner’s Endangered Species Fund…admitted, “As wolves move into human dominated landscapes, conflicts are going to increase.”…
October 21, 2019 Does Colorado Water Project Proposition DD favor water brokers over farmers and ranchers? For many years, the groundwater under much of the South Platte Basin, which includes Weld County, was accessed via the drilling of private wells….
October 10, 2019 Colorado county using RS-2477 claims to gain jurisdiction over roads on federally-managed lands In June, 2018, the commissioners passed a resolution claiming 17 roads and trails in the San Juan National Forest as county-controlled right of ways…
October 1, 2019 No Breeding Allowed: What’s really behind U.S. Bank turning down horse farm’s agricultural loan? Is animal reproduction an activity deemed ineligible for a bank loan? Yes, in Rein’s case, and the rejection was triggered specifically due to her…
July 23, 2019 Move out west make sense, “BLM has never belonged in Washington” People make better decisions if they have to walk down Main Street the next day, facing the folks whose lives are affected. That is…
July 16, 2019 Western Caucus members say BLM will be “more responsive” in new Colorado location “BLM will be more efficient and responsive in its new home of Grand Junction, where its employees will live alongside the ranchers, miners, and…
July 15, 2019 Swamp Draining: Senator Gardner announces BLM Headquarters will be moved from D.C. to western Colorado “This is a victory for local communities, advocates for public lands, and proponents for a more responsible and accountable federal government.” July 15, 2019…
July 6, 2019 Colorado developers offer big cash to redirect water away from agriculture to expanding urban areas A well-connected metro Denver water developer, backed by former Colorado Governor Bill Owens, Front Range real estate interests, and absentee ranchers who themselves control…
