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The State of our public lands? In the bull’s eye | Blog
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The State of our public lands? In the bull’s eye. Judith Kohler 24th January 2015. As the president started the new year with his annual assessment of the state of the union, sportsmen and women and other outdoor enthusiasts are looking around to get the lay of their public lands. Ldquo;The shadow of crisis has passed and the. State of the Union. Is strong,” President Barack Obama said Tuesday. Or explore ways to do it. Proponents claim the states can manage the lands better but gloss over how much i...
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The Quiet Plan To Sell Off America’s National Forests — ThinkProgress
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Sign in / Sign up. Mar 16, 2015. The Quiet Plan To Sell Off America’s National Forests. Allegheny National Forest. CREDIT: SHUTTERSTOCK. A proposal to seize and sell off America’s national forests and other public lands could make its way into the House GOP’s budget resolution when it is announced this week. In a recent memo. Open prized recreation areas to drilling and mining, or sell lands to private interests to cover the substantial costs of management. And most importantly, unconstitutional. Has den...
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One Year Later, Cliven Bundy and His Right-Wing Militia Are Still Trying to Seize Public Lands — ThinkProgress
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Sign in / Sign up. Apr 10, 2015. One Year Later, Cliven Bundy and His Right-Wing Militia Are Still Trying to Seize Public Lands. Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy, center, listens to testimony on a bill challenging federal control of Nevada public lands in a hearing at the Legislative Building in Carson City, Nev., Tuesday, March 31, 2015. CREDIT: AP PHOTO/CATHLEEN ALLISON. A year after his dangerous armed standoff. After being drastically altered. Last week, Bundy and 100 of his followers rallied. By the Reno...
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Let's defend our public treasures: 'America's best idea' is under attack • Hightower Lowdown
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Read & Listen. Subscribe to the print newsletter. Manage my print subscription. Subscribe to the digital edition. My digital subscription profile. Read & Listen. Subscribe to the print newsletter. Manage my print subscription. Subscribe to the digital edition. My digital subscription profile. Let’s defend our public treasures: ‘America’s best idea’ is under attack. June 1, 2015. 8220;I don’t know why the government owns so much of this land… what the purpose is.”. Any Jane or Joe could tell you “th...
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How The Oil Industry’s ‘Dr. Evil’ Is Running A Campaign To Sell Off America’s Public Lands — ThinkProgress
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Sign in / Sign up. Apr 6, 2015. How The Oil Industry’s ‘Dr. Evil’ Is Running A Campaign To Sell Off America’s Public Lands. View of the Trout Run Valley from Tibbet Knob, in George Washington National Forest. CREDIT: SHUTTERSTOCK. The op-eds were written by the director of a group called the Environmental Policy Alliance, a front group for the public relations firm of Richard Berman. Known as Dr. Evil. And the Fairfield Sun Times. In Montana, the Las Vegas Review Journal. In Nevada, and the Deseret News.
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