Results for keyword: The Wilderness Society
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New books from friends of High Country News
Jeff Chen visits; new books from Florence Williams, Laura Pritchett, Alan Kesselheim and Fred Anderson; Jamie Williams is new president of The Wilderness Society; corrections.
by Jodi Peterson, Apr 15, 2012 -
Solar power works best when it stays small and local
Industrial-style, large-scale solar developments on Western public lands are simply not the right way to go.
by Janine Blaeloch, Apr 11, 2012 -
The most influential conservationist you've never heard of
The Sierra Club's Debbie Sease has spent three decades on Capitol Hill, fighting for the West.
by John Aloysius Farrell, May 01, 2011 -
Green gearheads? Rev it up!
The Wilderness Society should sponsor off-road driving teams to reach out to that culture.
by Ray Ring, Jul 23, 2009 -
Not so dead on arrival
Thanks to the incompetence of the Bush administration and the tenacity of environmental lawyers, the Roadless Rule has survived for 8 years.
by Rob Inglis, Dec 15, 2008 -
Environmental change
Sen. Pete Domenici, R-N.M., does an about-face and moves to protect New Mexico’s Valle Vidal from oil and gas drilling
by April Reese, Dec 11, 2006 -
Burning down the house
Despite the promises of the Healthy Forests Act, the Bush administration has proposed sweeping cuts to community fire programs in the West
by Sarah Gilman, May 01, 2006 -
Energy companies score massive refund checks
A federal judge has ordered the government to buy back offshore oil and gas leases that energy companies say can’t be developed, leading some to wonder if the BLM will have to do the same with leases in potential wilderness areas
by Matt Jenkins, Dec 26, 2005 -
Will the BLM Web site shutdown ever end?
The BLM’s failure to plug security holes in its computers, especially those dealing with Indian trust fund accounts, means that most of the agency’s Web sites have been closed to the public for the past six months
by Emma Brown, Oct 31, 2005 -
Drilling leases slowed by paper jam
Assistant Interior Secretary Rebecca Watson blames environmental protests for hobbling gas drilling in the Rocky Mountains, but much of the delay comes from problems with the industry’s applications
by Patrick Farrell, Aug 22, 2005
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