So this is why the Powder River Herds had to go?
The coal-rich Powder River Basin, which straddles the Montana and Wyoming border, holds about 800 billion short tons of coal, or 20 percent of our nation's entire reserves. Coal from the area is highly desirable due to its low sulfur content, which often allows coal to be burned without exceeding air limits for sulfur emissions.
As such, companies in the U.S. are working fast to figure out the best way to ship Powder River Basin coal to Asia, and China in particular. It's just a short rail journey from Wyoming to the Pacific Northwest, where a new port is being eyed to become coal ready. These companies are also working hard to open up additional mines in the region, as most of the coal available in the Powder River Basin has yet to be tapped.
Full article here; http://www.truth-out.org/energy-companies-big-plans-exploit-american-west-feed-chinas-insatiable-appetite-coal65530
Showing posts with label BLM. Public Lands. Show all posts
Showing posts with label BLM. Public Lands. Show all posts
Tuesday, November 30, 2010
Monday, November 2, 2009
The Public Trust Doctrine : A Re-Awakening of Ideals
"Of all the concepts known to American law,only the public trust doctrine seems to
have the breadth and substantive content which might make it useful as a tool of
general application for citizens seeking to develop a comprehensive legal approach to resource management problems."
– Joseph L. Sax
The Public Trust Doctrine is also persuasive because it captures timeless values that are being rediscovered by the public in this current environmental reawakening.
The beauty of the doctrine is that it makes old values new again; it is the
wisdom of the ages applied to modern challenges. Its power in advocacy is
that it is an old, entrenched doctrine. The idea that gov'ts must manage public resources for the benefit of present and future generations captures the idea of sustainability and reflects our extended connection to those who succeed us.
Click on title above to go to "The Public Trust Doctrine Manual," having to do mostly, but not exclusively, with water issues, but can be applied to almost any resource on state or federal public lands....
http://www.progressivereform.org/articles/CPR_Public_Trust_Doctrine_Manual.pdf
have the breadth and substantive content which might make it useful as a tool of
general application for citizens seeking to develop a comprehensive legal approach to resource management problems."
– Joseph L. Sax
The Public Trust Doctrine is also persuasive because it captures timeless values that are being rediscovered by the public in this current environmental reawakening.
The beauty of the doctrine is that it makes old values new again; it is the
wisdom of the ages applied to modern challenges. Its power in advocacy is
that it is an old, entrenched doctrine. The idea that gov'ts must manage public resources for the benefit of present and future generations captures the idea of sustainability and reflects our extended connection to those who succeed us.
Click on title above to go to "The Public Trust Doctrine Manual," having to do mostly, but not exclusively, with water issues, but can be applied to almost any resource on state or federal public lands....
http://www.progressivereform.org/articles/CPR_Public_Trust_Doctrine_Manual.pdf
Sunday, October 25, 2009
More Land Swaps Proposed for Mining where the Public Gets the Shaft
Young Life wants land swap with BLM
By Holly Gill
The Madras Pioneer
A checkerboard of federally owned parcels within the boundaries of the Young Life Washington Family Ranch east of Antelope is fueling talk of a trade.
“We’re working on a very large land exchange between Young Life, a few other private landowners and the BLM,” Forrest Reinhardt, a Young Life youth pastor who represents the Washington Family Ranch, told the Jefferson County Commission Oct. 14.
...More bad news for the public domain
Click on title above to read full article;
http://publiclandwars.wordpress.com/2009/10/25/young-life-wants-land-swap-with-blm/
By Holly Gill
The Madras Pioneer
A checkerboard of federally owned parcels within the boundaries of the Young Life Washington Family Ranch east of Antelope is fueling talk of a trade.
“We’re working on a very large land exchange between Young Life, a few other private landowners and the BLM,” Forrest Reinhardt, a Young Life youth pastor who represents the Washington Family Ranch, told the Jefferson County Commission Oct. 14.
...More bad news for the public domain
Click on title above to read full article;
http://publiclandwars.wordpress.com/2009/10/25/young-life-wants-land-swap-with-blm/
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