DOI Faces Future Without Zinke -- Bear Essentials

Opinions 12-19-18

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Rob Bishop and Sean Reyes are on Sec. Interior Short List
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America is at a Rubicon Moment in History by By Michael Shannon

(Allusion:  "crossing the rubicon": Julius Caesar's crossing the Rubicon river was an event in 49 BC that precipitated the Roman Civil War, which ultimately led to Caesar becoming dictator for life and the rise of the imperial era of Rome. ... Today, the phrase "crossing the Rubicon" is an idiom that means to pass a point of no return.)
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ZviDance will present the world premiere of Bears Ears in NYC

~~ Rollbacks proposed on Excessive EPA Water Regulation

~~ EcoWatch Screams, while Miners with Leases Go to Work 150,000 Acres of Public Lands Available Near Utah National Parks

~~ Benefits of EPA Reduction of Water Restrictions 
  "This means that hardworking Americans will spend less time and money determining whether they need a federal permit and more time growing crops, building homes, modernizing infrastructure, creating jobs and improving the lives of their fellow citizens."

~~ Sean Reyes and Rob Bishop on "short List' for Zinke Replacement

~~ Coal Production Up

     Varying News Reports on Zinke's Resignation

~~Washington Post:   "Interior Department Secretary Ryan Zinke submitted his resignation to the White House on Saturday, facing intense pressure to step down because of multiple probes tied to his real estate dealings in his home state of Montana and his conduct in office."

~~ Zinke to leave at End of Year: CNN  "Some possible contenders for his position include Deputy Interior Secretary David Bernhardt and Nevada Republican Sen. Dean Heller, who lost his re-election race, sources with knowledge of the situation said.

Zinke said in a statement on Saturday that he was proud of his work as interior secretary and called the allegations against him "false."

~~ New York Times Editorial Attacks Zinke "The New York Times ripped outgoing Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke on Saturday as a cheerleader for President Donald Trump’s “boneheaded” policy of “energy dominance.” The editorial noted that Zinke is leaving his job under the shadow of an” impressive number” — 15 — “ethics investigations.”

~~Pelosi Promises Tougher Gun Laws

~~ Why Wyss plans to buy $1 Billion in land to Save the Planet

       Response from Ben Burr: "You’ll notice that all of the land he plans to buy is in developing countries. This is just the latest instance of imperious Europeans colonizing the planet at the expense of indigenous peoples. History will be just as kind to Mr. Wyss as it has been to Columbus, Cortez, and Custer." 
Hansjörg Wyss was born in Switzerland, founded the medical device company Synthes and          now lives in Wyoming.

~~Wyss and Companies:  Bad to the Bone  2012 investigation 
"The company repeatedly ignored evidence of potential lethal consequences. Interviews with more than 20 former employees and surgeons involved in the Norian project, hundreds of pages of court transcripts, and company documents submitted in the case reveal that Synthes not only disregarded multiple warnings that it was flouting the rules, but also brushed off scientists’ cautions that the cement could cause fatal blood clots."

~~ Back Pack Grand Gulch with Conservation Lands Foundation $2600 in April 2019

"A portion of the trip costs goes to support the Conservation Lands Foundation's efforts to defend America's National Conservation Lands, including Bears Ears National Monument, while building and empowering the Friends Grassroots Network to protect them for the future. "

~~ Bear Essentials ~ Dec. 1, 2017 ~~

Plan to attend Saturday’s (Dec. 2) “Thank you" Rally  County Court House Monticello 11 AM. 

We have much to celebrate! Plan to participate

 – Bring signs, Make noise, Talk to visitors & Media  

Even the Bears are Celebrating!

Monday:  Big Reveal at the State Capitol Noon

Live Stream: Hideout in Monticello

Ticket Availability is iffy, but lots of space outside.

Check Save the Bears Ears FB for updates

v Phase II: Exempt Utah from future Antiquities Act Atrocities (Free Range)

The Petroglyph: “Senator Hatch and Congressman Bishop should take this opportunity to pass a bill in congress that will make Utah exempt from the Antiquities Act just like Wyoming. That would prevent this from ever happening again.... Now is the time for our Utah Senator's and Congressman to support President Trumps actions and to protect Utah from the billion dollar a year environmental industry. Now that would be something to brag about.... Everyone should contact Hatch and Bishop and tell them to do Contact Senator Hatch:

v Express your appreciation and concerns:   Write or Call the President:

Write to Secretary Zinke: Dept. of the Interior  1849 C Street, N.W.  Wash. DC 20240 

v Recommendations on SJC voting Districts Submitted (San Juan Record)

Good News Bears

n  President Trump to Announce Resizing of BENM  Dec. 4 in SLC

n  Two Monuments in Utah to be Resized

n  Potential BLM Head Vows to Push for Local Involvement

n  Water for Food Production Must be Top Priority

n  Hunting Provides Economic Benefit and Land Conservation

n  San Juan County suing BLM for Road Closure

n  BLM and FBI Exposed in Bundy Case

  







Bad News Bears 
                  

n  Eco-Snobbery Reveals Contradictions and Choices based on Fallacies

n  Lies and Malfeasance in Bundy Trial

n  UN Uses Public-Private Partnership as Backdoor for Global Policies

n  Western leaders say NEPA a Costly Impediment to Energy Development

Other issues related to San Juan County

 “If the divisive and painful battles over monuments are to be ameliorated, the Antiquities Act must be reformed. But, there is something Utah can do in the meantime–given the self-inflicted paralysis plaguing our moribund Congress. Utah can exempt itself from the Antiquities Act, and future monument designations. And yes, it’s been done before; by Wyoming and Alaska.” Majorie Haun

“Western states and their citizens are not equal. Contrary to the intent of the framers of the Constitution, they are awed “into an undue obedience” to the federal government.”

Roosevelt’s 1906 Antiquities Act has been manipulated and misused by a long chain of presidents. It is time to change executive overreach, and implement legislation whereby such designations are required to have congressional approval.  Our duly elected officials must be included in those important decisions, which directly affect individual states and rural America.

                        “Impoverished western counties dominated by federally claimed land

                                        are exporting children and importing poverty.”

75.2% of Utah’s land is public. Only 24.8% is privately owned. 

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 http://beyondthebears.blogspot.com/          

                                     Documenting Bears Ears “No Monument” efforts since July 2016

Response to Theodore Roosevelt IV OP-ed in SL Tribune

Original article

Don't you just love how do-gooders know all the answers to rural America's problems!? I will respond to just one paragraph as I throw water on Mr. Roosevelt's Parade. Mr. Roosevelt said: "Tourism has been touted as the economic hope for the region. Right now, there are basically no amenities: no hotels, restaurants, signage, visitor centers. Low cost loans and funding need to be secured so that these communities can make necessary business and infrastructure investments and improve their lives accordingly."

#1 The only ones touting tourism as the "hope" for the region are environmental "pack and plays", who are grasping at straws, to convince Utahans that monuments are best for the state and for San Juan County. #2 There are motels, there are restaurants, there is signage, and Visitor Centers in both Blanding and Monticello. There are low cost loans, and funding available. What is missing is a desire to sell out to a philosophy that has ulterior motives.

What Mr. Do-Gooder fails to realize there is ALSO limited WATER in his high desert plateau. There are only so many "showers" for tourists nor is there lots of water for new housing/motel development in this area. Water is a gift from God and from the mountain, and some years we have it, and some years we don't. Thanks to wise stewardship of city councilmen in both Blanding and Monticello the past 80 years, we have used low interest loans to build reservoirs to hedge up against the years when there is not sufficient water, but that those resources do not allow for tens of thousands of new bodies, requiring pampering and cleanliness. This is situation not the result of climate change, but is based on historical evidence from hundreds of years of survival in this arid area.

Tourists who are not used to "roughing it", will likely find Bears Ears NM more wilderness than they bargained for. The real intent of this "green" imposed makeover of San Juan County and other western towns, seems to be destroying the foundations and history of local economies. The trade off for capitulation, is to offer a "mess of pottage" called tourism. This only gives away our sacred land connection and the birthright of thousands of Hispanic, Native, and Anglo residents who call San Juan County home. We only have to look 75 miles to the north and see Mr. Roosevelt's vision of what Tourism does to towns, i.e. Moab's Mob Mecca. We would counter that facts in the following research show that San Juan County is well ahead of Moab in many positive ways that we aren't willing to give up. Hyped up hyperbole and capitation is a lose-lose proposition for San Juan County Utah.
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~~ Bear Essentials ~ June 4, 2017 ~~

“If only a small percentage of the dollars needed to create the Bears Ears Allotment were added to the local budgets for the local offices of the BLM and USFS that would provide adequate  ”boots” on the ground to protect the public lands encompassed within the boundaries of these agencies. . . The monument area is literally a magnificent garden, there is a saying that if you don’t continue to weed your garden then you soon find you have lost your garden. Please leave the area under a multiple use strategy so that the BLM and USFS, Term Grazing Permit holders, and others will still have the tools and management practices to maintain these natural resources. We again ask that you rescind this monument.”   Jimmie and Carol Forrest Monticello

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Other Issues Affecting Bears Ears

n  Antiquities Review:  Top Five Reasons We Were Outnumbered

n  Pay attention to Utah Political Climate.  Who will replace Jason Chaffetz?

n  Biased Surveys Predetermine Outcome   by Devin B. Hancock  Results

n  Smoking them Out: Theft of the Environment and how to Take it back by Greg Walcher

Zinke Appauds Trump's Withdrawal from “America Last” Paris Climate Pact.

. . ."America's energy and economic destiny should be up to the United States, not the United Nations. Today the President took bold and decisive action to pull the U.S. out of the poorly-negotiated Paris Accord that would kill American jobs and manufacturing while doing little to protect the environment.  

"We all agree that clean air and clean water are top priorities, but this deal was an example of another give-away to foreign interests and locks America into a permanent competitive disadvantage. America has the resources and expertise to lead the world in responsible energy development and technology. To not use our resources to our advantage is simply wrong. The world is safer when America is strong.” Secretary of the Interior, Ryan Zinke

n  Why liberals aren’t as tolerant as they think

                                                                                         

                                                              

Good News Bears

n  Former Forest Service Employee Warns of Monument Dangers

n  10 Circuit Court says BLM Must Redo OHV Routes on 6 Million acres

n  New Ag. Secretary Promises Balance in Forest Service Management

n  Are American Hunters the Last Great Hope for Conservation? Zooms in on Secretary Zinke.

n  Water battle pits City of Aspen against feds, enviros.” By Greg Walcher

n  Forestry 101: Log it, thin it, or watch it burn Idaho Statesman

n  Idaho BLM tries Balanced Approach to Grazing has Enviros shaking

n  Remembering the Blanding Rally  Not sure if I ever linked Marjorie’s recap

n  Great photos in this article: Paddle and Pedal the Bears Ears Monument

                                                                                           

  

Bad News Bears

n  Maffly claims Facts on Monument Acreages are Misleading

n  Entanglements between DOI agencies and Agenda driven Enviromentalists deepen the swamp  Part I Marjorie Haun

n  Back Country CEO Defends Bears Ears NM

n  Torrey, Utah asks for State Help on Water but doesn’t support drilling. Great quotes from Mike Noel in this article. 

n  SUP Magazine Supports Bears Ears NM

n  New Mexico AG’s Office Takes on unfair Cattle Industry Harming Family Ranches

n  Science Magazine worried about Dinosaurs in NM

n  Environmentalist Messaging Concerning BLM Flaring Rule is Mythology

n  Environmental Bias in Oregon has Ranchers Wary

n  10 Planks of American Socialism  Watching it happen in our life time.

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http://beyondthebears.blogspot.com/

Documenting Bears Ears No Monument efforts since July 2016