December, 2009

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Alaska: Suit seeks to overturn Tongass roadless exemption

Friday, December 25th, 2009

You knew it was coming….

The exemption was to be temporary but is still being implemented by the Forest Service, according to the lawsuit. The lawsuit seeks to set aside the exemption for the Tongass and all Forest Service decisions that are not consistent with the 2001 rule

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Happy Holidays

Thursday, December 24th, 2009

Hey people, hope you have a happy and safe holiday(s). I’ve been working on a book, so updates have been slower than usual. There will be some more this evening and this week. Thanks for reading and contributing.

New Mexico: Lynx still not protected

Tuesday, December 22nd, 2009

With the successful Colorado reintroduction, it’s possible that lynx will move into northern New Mexico. This area of the San Jauns and Sangre De Cristo mountain ranges has excellent habitat for them.

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Idaho: Is killing wolves having the opposite of the intended effect?

Tuesday, December 22nd, 2009

Ralph Maughhan explores this question over on his excellent blog.

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Washington: Olympic National Park to reintroduce more fishers

Monday, December 21st, 2009

This will be the third and final year of the reintroduction plan. It looks like they may be doing OK so far.

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BREAKING NEWS: A dramatic defeat for Republicans as the Senate passes Health Care reform

Monday, December 21st, 2009

Great news for thinking Americans everywhere. They have to do this a few more times to get through procedural hurdles and then once again on Christmas Eve.

The bill would extend coverage to more than 30 million Americans who now lack it, while banning insurance company practices such as denial of benefits on the basis of pre-existing medical conditions.

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Senator Inhofe gets absolutely owned in Copenhagen

Saturday, December 19th, 2009

He was literally laughed at.

Anyone out there still believe this guy? he was supposed to show up with a “truth squad” and he ended up going by himself. No one would give him a meeting. This is what happens when you unzip your little conservative misinformation bubble and venture out into the real world, a world where scientists have been studying this for decades…..

The world laughed at him. And if you buy what he is selling, they are laughing at you too.

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U.S., China agree on climate change agreement (video)

Saturday, December 19th, 2009

There’s no legally binding commitment to reduce greenhouse gases, so I’m not sure what the point of the deal was.

Hey, no worries though, it’s ONLY the planet. Who cares about our great grandkids when we can live the good life right now.

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Obama admin to re-write national forest guidelines

Saturday, December 19th, 2009

They think the Clinton plan was too complex. The Bush plan was blocked by a court(surprise).

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Montana: Livingston man admits to making illegal trail in Gallatin National Forest

Saturday, December 19th, 2009

This guy built an illegal ATV trail just for kicks. The trail was a mile and a half long.

“It became a project, I enjoyed it”.

The goof only received a misdemeanor for the illegal act. Try going out into the city and hacking down a parking meter and a few mailboxes and see how that turns out for you…..I guess it’s ok to trash forests. At least he wmay be fined 25,0004. He’s also serving a federal prison term for tax invasion. Must be nice to be “serving a term” and driving around around in a forest.

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