Growing faction of GOP fights taxes, moves House further right
A group of far-right lawmakers, aligned on social issues and against new taxes, is pushing the House to be more conservative
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Public Lands Pay Dividends
Could REI survive without America’s outdoor playground – our nation’s public lands?
Salazar wants Wyo-style sage grouse management across the West
Salazar wants Wyo-style sage grouse management across the West
At a press conference in Cheyenne today Interior Secretary Ken Salazar said Wyoming’s “core areas” sage grouse habitat management plan could be applied across the West to protect the iconic bird. …
Partisan coal – #5
I come from Gillette, so I’m familiar with the time-honored tradition among many in the coal mining industry to declare during presidential campaigns that the Democratic candidate (fill in blank) will shut down the coal industry if elected. Some have gone so far as to hand out stickers to miners on election day stating “VOTE RIGHT” and suggesting their jobs may depend on it.
The notion is that all Democrats just think coal is icky and, heck, why not switch off — over night — the fuel that powers nearly half of the nation’s electricity? This notion about Democrats and coal is entirely outlandish (see: Democrat Dave Freudenthal, former Wyoming governor, joins board of Arch Coal Inc.), but it’s part of America’s political discourse.