Results for keyword: Consensus
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The Bush legacy: It's not all bad
This special issue takes a close look at the Bush administration's environmental policies and considers what can be done to repair the damage.
by Jonathan Thompson, Dec 22, 2008 -
How to survive the lean times
Her brush with homelessness gives Jane Goetze the background to offer some wry advice.
by Jane Goetze, Dec 01, 2008 -
A chance to do it right in the West
Hoping for a Western Interior secretary who practices the politics of collaboration.
by Daniel Kemmis, Nov 26, 2008 -
Science: The chink in Quivira's armor
The Quivira Coalition has a lot of anecdotal evidence supporting its claim that its grazing methods work, but hard, independent science on the topic is much harder to find
by Tony Davis, Sep 05, 2005 -
The 'New Ranch' poster child hangs on by a thread
Rancher Jim Williams believes the Quivira Coalition helped change his life, but restoring his arid rangeland has proved difficult, and between drought and an uncertain economy, the future of his ranch still hangs in the balance
by Tony Davis, Sep 05, 2005 -
Rangeland Revival
The Quivira Coalition wants to bring peace and prosperity to the West’s public grazing lands, but some critics question whether the collaboration-based group can accomplish its goals
by Tony Davis, Sep 05, 2005 -
Domenici clobbers cooperation on the RioGrande
New Mexico Sen. Pete Domenici says he wants to give more money to the Middle Rio Grande Endangered Species Act Collaborative Program – if the program will trim its membership and put itself under federal authority
by Patrick Farrell, Aug 08, 2005 -
Save the middle ground: Hug a radical
Even though it’s true that without the radical extremes, there would be no middle ground, to save wilderness in the Bush era, environmental hard-liners need to ease up on consensus deals
by Greg Hanscom, Dec 08, 2003 -
Riding the middle path
A homegrown consensus effort called the Owyhee Initiative is trying to save both wilderness and ranching in southwestern Idaho – but in the polarized Bush era, consensus is often controversial
by Robyn Morrison, Dec 08, 2003 -
Conserving connections
The Chatfield Basin Conservation Network brings together businesspeople, county officials, road builders and environmentalists to preserve open space and wildlife habitat south of Denver, Colo.
by Kayley Mendenhall, Sep 11, 2000
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