Showing posts with label National Geographic. Show all posts
Showing posts with label National Geographic. Show all posts

Friday, October 19, 2018

~~BEAR ESSENTIALS: Oct. 20, 2018~~



Matt Redd Monticello rancher, photo by Aaron Huey
November 2018 issue of National Geographic
~~Bears Ears: Lead story in November National Geographic: Battle for the American West
Though dozens of local people were interviewed over the course of several weeks by author Hannah Nordhaus, very little was used in the actual article from those interviews.  The editing staff at Nat’l Geo was part of that dilemma, and the real story was bigger than a single article could cover. Maps and photographs were great.  Sandy Johnson was one of several ranchers who were interviewed. (Photos were by Aaron Huey who made at least 4 or more trips to San Juan)


 

Energy Fuels White Mesa Uranium Mill--Aaron Huey photo
Kyle Kimmele, one of many SE Utah citizens who own mining leases.  Photo by Aaron Huey
“One of many comments made by businesses impacted by foreign suppliers of uranium: “The US uranium industry has suffered great harm and our national security is threatened as a result of excessive imports of foreign uranium. The United States over reliance on price insensitive uranium from countries like Russia, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan with their state-owned and funded companies, has displaced US production and led to a severe decline in the industry. As a service provider to the US uranium industry, this has also hurt our business.”

~~Write-In Candidates for County Commissioner—Districts 2 and 3                                                          
                                                      
1)     Republican Al Clark running as Write-in against Kenneth Maryboy District 3



2) Democrat Maryleen Tahy running as write-in District 2 

 Audio of  Debate with Marsha Holland.
 “Public lands management is an area that we certainly do not agree on. I prefer local management of local resources and I rely on constitutional provisions that guarantee that even a state like Utah has an equal footing with other states. Federal agencies are creating massive problems to which they claim to be the solution. It is time for Utah to end the madness. We are not a federal administrative unit, but a sovereign and independent State; sometimes we have to act like it. 
I have never been accused of being neutral on matters of public land, fiscal responsibility, or political accountability. The State Legislature has the duty to safeguard these qualities and to safeguard the liberty of the people against federal encroachment, not the reverse for which Ms. Holland seems to advocate.
“Any legislation that I am involved in is going to emphasize less government interference with people’s lives and more accountability from government agencies. If I could figure out legislation to rein in the federal agencies and put them in their proper jurisdictional role instead of this god-like role that they think they have, I would do that.”    Recapture Incident: “A mistake that I made was believing that the federal agencies had integrity and that the department of justice believed that a person was innocent until proven guilty. And that the U.S. attorneys followed that same ideology.
~~Kelly Laws Running for County Commissioner in District 3

Why Voters Should Not Support Tax Increases 

By Phil Lyman

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Be sure to vote: Mail in or at polling booths


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Documenting Bears Ears Controversy and Public Land Issues since July 2016
                                                                                                  

Thursday, August 3, 2017

~~ Bear Essentials ~ August 3, 2017

Have you voted yet? Pick someone who will represent rural concerns
He will help protect our Freedoms



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Our goal to bring more attention to the opposition of the Bears Ears Monument and government overreach of western public lands. We also seek to honor our unique lifestyles, our cultural and cherished traditional uses, and the recreational opportunities that the land has to offer.
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San Juan County Issues and Information:
*Fox 5 Interview with Ryan Zinke  Listen and Learn
July 30 Comments by Commissioner Lyman:This video provides some valuable insight into Secretary Zinke's monument ideology: The key points to emphasize are that Bears Ears Monument does more harm than good to archeology; that the size is not appropriate to the "object" being supposedly protected; that the items mentioned in the proclamation were not unique, i.e. dark skies, mule deer, chipmunks, etc.
I am concerned that our Washington politicians, and the governor, say one thing when they are here in San Juan, and another behind closed doors with the secretary.  I'm pleased that Bears Ears has been the symbolic question to determine where leaders stand on matters of public land and multiple use. It would be a good time for us to reiterate our love for this land and our insistence that the monument be rescinded. Controversy has been the only thing keeping us from being swallowed whole. 
[I think it is a good time also to commend Governor Herbert for not cowing down to the Outdoor Retailers Association.
      Phone: 801-538-1000;
                        Contact: https://gocentral.utah.gov/Request/Contact?response=false ]
Since they choose to make their exit about Bears Ears, we have an opportunity to keep the monument in play. Ours is not a message of contention but we can't allow false narratives to dominate the discussion. We can win in this final push but now is the time to get our message heard.”

~~ Trail guides needed for San Juan Safari Call Lynne Shumway for information 435-459-4187

~~NY Times Visits Gold Butte in Nevada This week, we visit three national monuments (more than two dozen are under review by the Trump administration and could be made smaller and opened to logging and mining): Gold Butte in Nevada (below), Bears Ears in Utah and Berryessa Snow Mountain in California.

~~National Geographic Visits Bears Ears: Trump’s National Monument Rethink
~~Road Trip to Four Corners  Nat’l Geographic
~~SJHS Grad: Jennifer VanReenan Ing speaks:  Facts about Bears Ears NM


Good News Bears

n  Monuments DO NOT mean Local Benefits  (Healthy Forests

Companies selling outdoor gear lobby endlessly for more federal wilderness—subsidized by the taxpayer:  Wall Street Journal

n  Nevada FB Group: It Matters How You Stand Coverage on Zinke visit

  Bad News Bears

n  Beware of “Push Polls” and “Slanted Surveys”

n  Center for Western Priorities Targets Zinke

n  The Russian connection that should worry us: Russia ‘Colludes’ With US Green Groups to Block Fracking

n  More than you probably wanted to know about Patagonia's founder

n  So long, Good-Bye, Your loss is our gain.  Video from Outdoor Industry Ass.
(George Soros and Wyss foundations)
n  OP-Ed in the Spectrum: Let’s talk about Bears Ears
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                                     Documenting Bears Ears “No Monument” efforts since July 2016