Anyone else reminded of Ian Faith (Spinal Tap manager) when he is interviewed and asked if Spinal Tap is losing it’s audience?
In her decision rationale, forest supervisor Becki Heath wrote that her objective was to bring “motorized use under greater management control rather than attempting to limit the amount of use.”
Yeah..umm..ok.
Sen. James Inhofe, in his swan song as chair, produced posters and charts he said showed “a biased media that has become an advocate.” The Oklahoma Republican railed at Time magazine and Tom Brokaw’s report on the Discovery Channel. He derided the New York Times for reporting 30 years ago that global cooling may be on the way.
ASHLAND, ORE. – Six years after the Bush administration came to office seeking to reverse Bill Clinton’s order for protecting roadless areas on federal lands, the issue continues to smolder.
A federal judge has blocked the administration from lifting protections on nearly 50 million acres of backcountry. Several governors are suing Uncle Sam over the issue. And other governors are pushing ahead with their own plans to balance environmental protection with mining, logging, oil and gas development, and other commercial uses.
The Canadian-based resource company submitted its plans to the U.S. Forest Service late last month for approval. The New Mexico Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department is expecting the company to request a state permit soon.
The sell-off and lease of corporate-owned forest lands in northern Minnesota — which has fragmented the forest — continues to pose problems for the public.