Hearings, Hearsay, and Hope: January 23, 2019

News in the West

~~Mitt Romney's First Town Hall Meeting  Jan. 22

Lake Powell Pipeline Project

~~Despite Education and Warnings, Tourists and Bison Don't Mix 

~~ Paradise Lost:  St. George's Unchecked Growth

~~ California Hikers Not Prepared for Winter

~~ When Politics and the News get too much to Stomach  Try some humor

Bill Boyle Back as Editor of San Juan Record

~~ Marathon Hearing Discusses Residency of Willie Greyeyes 1/22/19

~~ Utah Challenges Control of Federal Lands

~~Snow pack on Blue Mountains Continues to Build

~~Recording of 1st Commission Meeting Jan. 2019 

~~New County Commission Prepares Resolution to Undo Will of the People 

Example: 

-Section 1: All prior resolutions or official actions of the San Juan County Commission opposing the Bears Ears National Monument or calling for its dis-establishment or reduction, and specifically Resolution Nos. 2015-09, 2016-08 and 2017-02, are hereby immediately rescinded.

-Section 2: The San Juan County Commission condemns the unlawful actions of President Donald Trump by effectively dis-establishing the Bears Ears National Monument through the issuance of Proclamation No , 9681 in violation of the Antiquities Act of 1906,

~~ KUER New Commission Builds up Old Tensions     

Photo by Judy Fahys KUER

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Some States are MORE Equal that Others

~~BEAR ESSENTIALS: Sept 8, 2018~~

Read more about the History of Uranium and Energy Fuels:

Blue Mountain Shadows has published 3 issues

Contact Heather: 

News in the West

n  Free Range Interviews Logan Shumway Regarding Energy Fuels

n  Three Days to Get Support Letters in for Energy Fuels; Due 9-10-18

1--Via email at uranium232@bis.doc.gov;

2--     Through the link https://www.regulations.gov/docket?D=BIS-2018-0011 (click the “Comment Now!” box), or

3--    By U.S. mail to Michael Vaccaro, Acting Director, Office of Technology Evaluation, Bureau of Industry and Security, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Room 1093, Washington, DC 20230.

If you need ideas, or talking points: Follow this link:

n  Kavanaugh’s Confirmation Hearings: KUER

n  Pros and Cons of Lake Powell Pipeline

n  USU Study Shows Large National Parks Neither Hurt nor Help Rural Economies

n  Creating the NEW Rural Utah:  USU Magazine, p. 32 Fall 2018

n  Down-sized Bears Ears NM to have 15 Member Advisory Board

n  To Make Nominations Go Here

n  Alternatives to Overcrowding in National Parks: A Libertarian’s View

n  St. George Initiates: Give Land a Hand  A great Idea!

n  San Juan ATV Safari Coming Sept 13-15, 2018. Register online at sanjuansafari.com

n  Corruption and Cronyism Marks William Woody’s BLM Career

n  Obama Lambasts Trump

n  Ranching in San Juan County Attacked by Sierra Club

n  Huffington Post Still Huffing about Bears Ears Reduction: Jim Carlson Called Out:  (One of our consistent allies in the early days the of battle)

n  Guardian Complains about Mineral Development--Again

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n Read Past Editions of Bear Essentials at: http://beyondthebears.blogspot.com/

Documenting Bears Ears Controversy and Public Land Issues since July 2016