“Condoms don’t belong in school, and neither does Al Gore. He’s not a schoolteacher,” said Frosty Hardison, a parent of seven who also said that he believes the Earth is 14,000 years old. “The information that’s being presented is a very cockeyed view of what the truth is. … The Bible says that in the end times everything will burn up, but that perspective isn’t in the DVD.”
January 13, 2007
Federal Way schools reject Gore’s climate change film
A few words about the off-road crowd
Alan Gregory has a good article up about off-road use and roadless areas. You can read it here.
The Blue Ribbon Coalition is responsible for a huge portion of the public lands misinformation over the last few years.
Supreme Court refuses to hear logging case appeal backed by the Bush administration
The 9th Circuit panel said forest managers had scant evidence to prove their claim that thinning and salvage logging in old-growth forests would benefit wildlife. Rather, the majority said, it is unclear whether the proposed logging would benefit old-growth dependent species like the northern goshawk and pileated woodpecker.
Maine: A self-serving outdoor mentality
Using age and lack of time to excuse punching development through the nations last rare wild areas is truly ridiculous, self-centered and lazy. 90+ percent of the lower 48 is roaded, trailed and motorized. If you want that kind of experience, you have the vast majority of the lower 48 to choose from.
Minnesota: Warmer winters could bring greater tree diversity
MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota’s warmer winters of recent years could allow the planting of more flowering and fruit trees that were once considered not hardy enough for the state.
Sen. Baucus slams new U.S. Forest chief
Already, some are wary of her leadership, including Montana Democratic Sen. Max Baucus, who is quoted in John Heilprin’s Associated Press report saying Kimbell is “inclined to raise fees, close campgrounds and otherwise make it harder for people to access their lands to raise revenue.”
A victory for species dependent on old-growth habitat
Yesterday, the U.S. Supreme Court provided good news to wildlife species dependent on old-growth forest habitat by refusing to accept the timber industry’s appeal of a 9th Circuit ruling in a case (Ecology Center vs. Austin) questioning how much scientific review is necessary for industrial logging projects in national forests.
Bush administration wants to end public/science input on public land fish poison
The Administration is once again attempting to bypass our environmental laws and eliminate public input at the expense of our nation’s wildlands. The Forest Service is proposing to amend federal regulations to allow states to apply fish poison in National Forest System rivers, streams, and lakes without an environmental analysis or public input.
Contact information:
pesticiderule@fs.fed.us
Dr. Jesus Cota
Forest Health Protection Staff
1601 N. Kent St.
RPC, 7th Floor (FHP),
Arlington, VA 22209
110th Congress Agenda of American Values
An encouraging read. The new congress even reinstated the word “natural” into the committee title.
Link(PDF)
Idaho: Nutty governor calls for wolf slaughter
Gov. C.L. “Butch” Otter told The Associated Press that he wants hunters to kill about 550 gray wolves. That would leave about 100 wolves, or 10 packs, according to a population estimate by state wildlife officials.