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Governor Sarah Palin: A Champion for Brutal Aerial Hunting
I haven’t did a lot of posting lately letting the political arena slide somewhat and not voicing my opinion on the candidates nor their potential vice presidents. Well you may know by now I am a...
Protections Restored for Rocky Mountain Wolves
Great news for wolf lovers. Wolves in Montana, Wyoming and Idaho who were about to be slaughtered in wolf hunts this fall have been given a temporary reprieve in the decision of U.S. District Judge Do...
Foreign Oil……Our Biggest Threat
We are in the middle of an economic crisis brought on by our dependence upon foreign oil imports that are running the prices of necessary commodities up to astronomical prices. The dependence on forei...
To Open Or not To Open…..Off Shore Drilling, Is It Time To Discuss It?
With the high price of gas and diesel people are emphasizing efficiently with their vehicles and cutting the amount of miles they drive. Both candidates are also coming out with their own energy plans...
Spring Time And Gardening
Its springtime and a young mans fancy is supposed to turn to the women. I guess I am not young anymore as mine has turned to gardening and making the yard look nicer with new plantings and rearranging...
Department of the Interior Places Polar Brars On Endangered List
On Wednesday The Department of the Interior head -Dirk Kempthorne- declared the polar bear a threatened species. Saying polar bears must be protected because of the decline in Arctic sea ice from glob...
Delays In Ruling On Endangered Right Whales Criticized
The North Atlantic Right Whale - so named by whalers of days bygone - is the most critically endangered species on the planet with less than 350 left alive. Man hunted this spectacular animal into the...
EPA Chief Stonewalls Senate About Supreme Court Compliance
Well it has been nearly a full year since the Environmental Protection Agency was ordered by the Supreme Court to determine whether greenhouse gas emissions from vehicles should be regulated. EPA Admi...
New Energy Bill Goes To The Senate, Expect The Big Oil Flunkies To Howl Like Mad
You remember that last week the Congress once again passed an energy bill giving tax incentives for wind, solar and other renewable fuels. Well right on cue the big oil lackeys in the Senate are howli...
House Passes New Energy Bill….Look For Strong Opposition From the Senate And The White House
With the price of oil above $100 a barrel, Congress is again taking action to reduce our dependence on foreign oil and support the domestic production of renewable energy. The House of Represen...
After 19 Years Exxon Still Fights Paying Damages For Valdez Spill
It has been nearly nineteen years since the disaster of the Exxon Valdez running aground and dumping eleven million gallons of crude oil into the then pristine, Prince William Sound. The spill covered...
Things Have Gone From Bad To Worse For Wolves In Greater Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies.
Terrible news for the wolves in Greater Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies. This past Thursday the Bush/Cheney Administration stripped these amazing animals of vital federal protections, offi...
Despite Environmentalists Outcry Bush/Cheney Administration Auctions Off Millions Of Acres Of Prime Habitat To Big Oil
Despite the Bush/Cheney Administration auctioned off key habitat for endangered polar bears to Big Oil. Mothers and cubs are coming out of their dens to compromised habitat. The influx of men and mach...
Congress Hears Port Pollution Problems From Container Cargo Ships
Here is something I did not know and all of us who are environmental activists should. The large cargo ships that carry all of the imports and exports to and from our country for the most part ...
Bush Plans To Exploit Red Rock Wilderness Of Utah
Even though it’s his last year in office, President Bush’s administration plans to go ahead with its ill-conceived exploitation of public lands in Utah. They want to open up public ...
Environmental Polluter Agency Subpoenaed By Congress
Once again the EPA is in the news as Rep. Henry Waxman, (D-Calif) of the House Government Reform and Oversight Committee subpoenaed documents reviewed by the agency’s administrator before...
Helping Out By Clicking On Web Sites
Are you like me, an animal lover, who would love to be able to take care of more than the pets we now have? Well I have found a web site - The Animal Rescue Site - that will allow you to help feed abu...
What’s Behind EPA’s Rejection Of State Emission Rules
The Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) December decision to prevent California from regulating automobile emissions beyond national standards may have puzzled some but not me. The way I see it ...
Feds Green-Light Wolf Kills In Greater Yellowstone
Despite the public outcry of conservationists, animal rights groups and just plain wolf lovers the Fish & Wildlife Service has made it easier to kill wolves in the Greater Yellowstone and Northern...
Plan to Allow Logging in Alaska’s Tongass National Forest
Here we go again with anti eco system policies, 3.4 million acres in Alaska’s Tongass National Forest will be open to logging under a Bush Administration plan. Once more it seems that the Bush a...