Activists from Colorado’s “keep it in the ground” movement – a group opposing all production of all natural resources – are suggesting that “stay at home” orders provide the perfect opportunity to “imagine our world” after the coronavirus pandemic ends.…
The Court’s unanimous “scolding” of the USFWS was the subject of many editorials and columns, but only a few of us actually speculated, at the time, about the ripple effects it might have on other cases. In fact, USFWS has…
Trees are nature’s gift that keeps on giving, because carbon stays in the wood even after trees die. Westerman explains, “40-50 percent of dry wood by weight is carbon. Think of forests, wood buildings and other wood products as an…
The NEPA process, intended to create a better forum to resolve disputes, so projects could be built more responsibly, has instead become a powerful tool to delay/block projects from getting started at all. It is used regularly to delay/block road…
Clean energy’s dirty secret is that such subsidies benefit the wealthy. First, most of the tax credits actually go to the companies that finance the expensive installations, including investment bankers, hedge fund operators, and the solar companies themselves. Greg Walcher…
Here is a simple recommendation for how sponsors could best “fix” the bill. Take out the federal funding parts, eliminate all the federal regulatory impediments regarding possession, rearing, and reintroduction of endangered species, and stand aside while state wildlife experts…
The USFS says since 1994, bark beetles have wiped out over four million acres in the southern Rockies. The trees turn red, then brown, then become fuel for catastrophic fires. Better Wait for a Real Crisis by GREG WALCHER Rob Reiner’s…
...They are continually assured that the money is needed to maintain roads and bridges, but of course massive chunks are siphoned off for other purposes – landscaping, bike trails, noise barriers, and especially mass transit subsidies. Virtually half of all…
San Francisco officials are once again learning the meaning of the word “petard,” as they struggle with water shortages. Several times, endangered species issues have come back to haunt some of the nation’s most unyielding environmental campaigners (San Francisco is…
Montana Congressman Greg Gianforte and Senator Steve Daines have now introduced bills to release wilderness study areas across Montana. Their bills cover 29 different WSAs, because as Gianforte said, “Nearly 700,000 acres of Montana’s public lands have been in limbo…