Items by Robert Rowley — 7 items
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Since when did hunting become target shooting?
Robert Rowley finds himself disgusted by hunters who slaughter doves and other birds strictly for “sport.”
by Robert Rowley, Nov 12, 2007 -
Asarco would take us back to a polluted past
Asarco wants to reopen a copper smelter in downtown El Paso, but Robert Rowley remembers the old smelter’s pollution and all the sickness it caused.
by Robert Rowley, May 14, 2007 -
Why I won't tell the BLM what I think about Otero Mesa
The writer won’t try to influence the Bureau of Land Management; he’s convinced it wants to speed oil and gas drilling on Otero Mesa
by Robert Rowley, Jun 21, 2004 -
My 40 acres of Eden and the planner’s dilemma
The writer in New Mexico thinks he knows why sprawl is so attractive
by Robert Rowley, Apr 19, 2004 -
NIMPBY: Not in My Paesano's Backyard
The writer tells of a rural uprising in Italy that made him wonder if we’ve become passive here
by Robert Rowley, Feb 23, 2004 -
A letter to a rancher named George Bush
Robert Rowley in New Mexico writes a letter about natural gas to a rancher named George Bush
by Robert Rowley, Sep 08, 2003 -
A graceful gazelle becomes a pest
Inrroducing an African gazelle called the oryx for big-game hunting on New Mexico's White Sands Missile Range has led to a host of problems, as the animals breed and spread throughout the area.
by Robert Rowley, Oct 22, 2001
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