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Extreme Greens

“New West” progressives poised to sacrifice rural America on altar of ‘amenities economy’

July 27, 2017 1

While the mainstream media and environmental propaganda machine grind out daily reports on the economic benefits of an industrial tourism economy, they never specifically say who benefits. That’s the deception–just WHO exactly prospers in the New West? Jim Stiles The Canyon Country…

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Despite ranchers’ concerns, Zinke recommends no changes to Craters, Hanford monuments

July 14, 2017 1

Craters of the Moon was first designated in 1924 and occupied 54,000 acres. In 2000, President Clinton expanded it more than ten-fold, to 700,000 acres. This monument in central Idaho is distinguished by its craggy basalt fields; remnants of ancient…

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National monument status exposes Giant Sequoia to major fire danger

June 16, 2017 2

The forest’s “monument” status has prevented the U.S. Forest Service from performing routine maintenance such as thinning trees and clearing out dead brush. The material buildup throughout the protected area has become a severe fire risk threatening both the monument…

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Antiquities Act abuses have put vital resources off limits to American West

May 15, 2017 1

That means virtually every revenue-producing, recreational and other activity is regulated, restricted, prohibited or under attack in courts and other venues. No timber cutting in national forests, fostering massive wildfires. No vehicles, wheelchairs, energy or mineral exploration in wilderness and…

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Bears Ears, Grand Staircase-Escalante at top of Zinke monuments review

April 26, 2017 1

Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke said Tuesday there's "no doubt" he is visiting Utah to talk to people about the controversial Bears Ears National Monument designation, which he said lays at the heart of a 45-day interim review President Donald S.…

Extreme Greens

Patagonia and the politics of subsidized public lands recreation

March 12, 2017 1

Every year the federal government spends millions to support recreation, without earning much revenue from those campers, bikers and hikers. For every dollar that the U.S. Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management spent on recreation from 2009-13, they took…

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Utah ranchers pushed off public lands by restrictive federal parks, monuments

March 5, 2017 0

Just like humans, cattle have a personal bubble – a flight zone. Phillips can prove this to many a camper after trying to move cattle to corrals and finding a camp set up. He has also had cattle spook after…

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New Mexico ranchers fear Democrat monument expansions ‘aimed at pushing them from the land’

February 25, 2017 0

But ranchers from some rural communities fear the new designations will amount to another layer of bureaucracy aimed at pushing them from the land. Their concerns mark just the latest battle over public lands in the West, where the federal…

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Too Big: Effort to shrink Grand Staircase/Escalante NM gets bi-partisan support

February 15, 2017 0

At 1.88 million acres, Utah's Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument is larger than the combined footprints of the state's "Mighty 5" national parks and Cedar Breaks National Monument. That's too big, according to a resolution approved Wednesday by the Utah Senate…

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Happy New Year: Obama land grabs can be reversed by Congress, Trump Administration

January 1, 2017 1

Mr. Obama has repeatedly abused his authority under the Antiquities Act to declare vast new national monuments, including on the high seas. This week’s monument designations have been strongly opposed by state officials and GOP congressional leaders, including the unanimous…

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