And so Wednesday, while most of official Washington was focused on the findings of the Iraq Study Group, the Oklahoma Republican used one of his final days as chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee to once again press his case.
December 7, 2006
Goofball Inhofe’s last parting shot on “global warming hoax”
Utah: Trout Unlimited hosts roadless teleconference today
A host of Utah anglers, hunters and wildlife biologists will speak via teleconference to the Utah press on Thursday, Dec. 7, at 1:30 p.m., to discuss research conducted by the Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership and Trout Unlimited that reveals a direct connection between hunting and fishing success in Utah and the presence of unspoiled backcountry in the Beehive State.
Old Growth forests “are key carbon sinks”
Classified as forests at least 100 years old, old-growth forests are widespread in tropical and subtropical developing countries. Until now, they were not thought to absorb and store significant amounts of greenhouse gases from the atmosphere.
Wyoming: Bighorns: An intimate view
DUBOIS - Her eye glued to a spotting scope, June Sampson scours the hillside at the base of Whiskey Mountain for signs of movement.
The director of the National Bighorn Sheep Interpretive Center here, Sampson is an expert at locating the sheep that come down from their higher-altitude summer range every year in late November to spend the winter in the hills above Dubois.
Utah: Rural counties to submit BLM “road claims” using bogus law
The Bureau of Land Management has begun accepting informal road ownership claims from several rural Utah counties, reflecting new guidelines developed following a landmark appeals court decision last year.
California: Farmers continue to fight against dumping near national park
JOSHUA TREE, Calif. — From their trailer in the middle of the desert, Larry and Donna Charpied two-finger typed the first lawsuit they filed to stop Los Angeles County from putting one of the nation’s biggest dumps on the edge of Joshua Tree National Park.
Florida: State investigating 18 manatee deaths in Everglades National Park
“Red Tide” is a possible cause.
Bush administration ends $50 park pass, replaces it with $80 version.
It looks like ARC (American Recreation Coalition) has sunk their teeth even further into park and forest policy. They have been at it for a long time. I wouldn’t be surprised if they were behind the push to end non-RV campgrounds on national forest lands.
National Parks Traveller has a good write up on this issue:
Wild Wilderness is also discussing this important issue:
Montana: Gravel pit request shot down
Missoula County Commissioners on Wednesday unanimously turned down a rezoning request for Trout Meadows Ranch in northwest Missoula, stopping a proposed gravel pit that raised the ire of neighbors.