The federal government on Wednesday opened up oil and gas drilling in thousands of acres of ponderosa pine-dotted foothills in the northern San Juan basin, sidestepping years of objections from activists and local residents.
April 10, 2007
Colorado: BLM opens 125,000 acres in HD Mountains to drilling, roads
Bush administration appeals roadless ruling
Surprise? Not really.
GRANTS PASS, Ore. – The Bush administration and the timber industry are appealing a federal court ruling that struck down a policy to allow logging and oil and gas drilling in large undeveloped sections of national forests.
And this bit is especially interesting:
The three-page notice of appeal signed by U.S. Justice Department attorney Barclay T. Samford was filed Monday in U.S. District Court in San Francisco. It gave no grounds or reasoning behind the appeal
“Eh..we don’t need to give a reason.”
In the Realm of the Grizzly Kings
A really interesting and long article by Jeffrey St. Clair. Well worth the read.
Arizona: What’s special about the Highlands
The Tumacacori Highlands are quiet, with only a breeze brushing the land or at times, that rarest desert sound: running water.
At night, leaves throw moonshadows, the cliffs glow and the sky sparkles with stars.
Flak over environment may ground Bush
The Bush administration is taking more flak for its environmental policies from Congress, federal courts, official government watchdog agencies, and the court of public opinion. One probable outcome: It will be more difficult for President Bush, with less than two years left in office, to push environmental policy in the direction he wants.
California: Six day run honors firefighters
Janes, a KNF “hotshot” firefighter, began his run last Sunday morning in an effort to raise support and awareness for the Wildland Firefighters Foundation.
Arizona: Five years after fire, sides differ on salvage logging
OVERGAARD - Winding through the forest just south of here, National Forest Road 51 tells a tale of devastation and recovery