Sympathy for destroyers

In response to the story about a judge ordering environmentalists to post a $10,000 bond, rather than focus on the amount of the bond, or the legitimacy or strength of the case, HCN could have openly debated the chilling effect of prohibitive costs on the public’s right to environmental justice (HCN, 2/6/06: Judge orders litigating […]

In response to your article “Judge orders litigating enviros to pony up,” do you ever fact-check for ridiculous statements like Engstedt’s — “Ninety-eight percent of these cases are not legitimate” (HCN, 2/6/06: Judge orders litigating enviros to pony up)? In truth, I’ve been the lawyer bringing these cases for Alliance for the Wild Rockies, The […]

I was heartened to read that even though Hal Herring called it “hunting” throughout his story of the Yellowstone buffalo, he finally called it what it truly was, an ugly slaughter (HCN, 2/6/06: The Killing Fields). Killing those placid buffalo was no more hunting than going out to the back pasture and plugging your Hereford […]

In your Feb. 6 editorial, you provide a great example of one common misunderstanding: “These days, hunters seem to rarely assert their political power toward conservation ends” (HCN, 2/6/06: Time for a little outrage). I would be the first to agree that some hunting groups let their reluctance to criticize Republicans get in the way […]

I would like to compliment Sam Western on a well-written and insightful article (HCN, 12/26/05: A New Green Revolution). However, I am curious about the origin of the erroneous statement in the sidebar concerning universities and organic research: “While the Legislature provides some funding, companies such as Dow, Syngenta and Monsanto fund most of the […]