Results for keyword: Republicans
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Redefining "renewable" to get a clean energy bill through Congress
As his retirement looms, Sen. Jeff Bingaman, D-N.M., pushes a "clean energy" bill, one that broadens the energy mix beyond traditional "renewable" sources.
by Judith Lewis Mernit, Apr 15, 2012 -
Wilderness bills languish in legislative limbo
Even Republican sponsors can't seem to break their party's determined stonewalling on wilderness bills in the House of Representatives.
by Danielle Venton, Mar 04, 2012 -
Residents of Montana's High Plains are angry - but not at the real threats
Though climate change and the economy are the issues threatening their livelihoods, many of the High Plains people are angry at almost everything else.
by Joe Wilkins, Feb 02, 2012 -
We're not all Right in Idaho
Being one of the few liberals in a conservative Western city requires tolerance and a love of community that transcends political divisions.
by Steve Bunk, May 18, 2011 -
This Earth Day, it's all about the air
If you can take a nice deep breath and enjoy a clear blue sky, thank the Clean Air Act.
by Tim Lydon, Apr 21, 2011 -
War on The West: The sequel
Life is going get even harder for Interior Secretary Ken Salazar as modern-day Sagebrush Rebels try to re-ignite a “War on the West.”
by Paul Larmer, Jan 26, 2011 -
Voting at the dump
In rural Idaho, determined voters head out to a muddy dump to cast their ballots.
by Susan Swetnam, Oct 27, 2010 -
Stringing up the Western sheriff
The West has known extremist politics before, but we usually seem to end up tacking pretty close to the center.
by Ray Ring, Oct 19, 2010 -
Poltertics, 2010
"They're ba-a-ackk!": Enviro-boogeymen return from the dead as Republicans like Richard Pombo seek a comeback.
by Sarah Gilman , Jan 26, 2010 -
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
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