David Marston - Publisher of WOTR. Opinion is our biz. We're climate change worriers, but we also cover public lands, water, wildlife, fire and social justice.
Paonia, Co
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No protected lands are safe in Utah, especially Bears Ears. This from former County Commissioner Diné leader Mark Maryboy: “The most recent example is the plan to build a 460-foot telecommunications tower in the heart of the Bears Ears National Monument. sltrib.com/opinion/commentar…
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"The Wilderness Act also prohibits 'installations,' but to get around this, a group called the @accessfund has persuaded friends in Congress to introduce a bill that would, in effect, amend the Wilderness Act." – Dana Johnson, Wilderness Watch
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Farmington, New Mexico has much clearer skies as coal plants shut down -- but not much of a plan to move beyond fossil fuels to cleaner energy: writersontherange.org/farmin… via @WritersRange
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This article illustrates the kind of #FoodInsecurity that @IORCinfo is working to change. #FarmWorkerJustice
"For immigrant farmworkers, food is in short supply: “The only thing close to that place is a gas station,” Guerrero told me. “That means they only have access to the processed foods sold there.”" writersontherange.org/plenty…
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I’ve always loved the 750-word challenge….
This time combining place name changes, racism, online bullying, & the search for 🦌
#publiclands @PWSSF @WritersRange
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Yes. The industrial response to ecological change persuades the cycle of trauma.
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@WritersRange imagines a great river, flowing free... and considers "rewilding" and next steps for Lake Powell.
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Rep. Lauren Boebert called the 73-year-old Montrose native with a background in farming and mining a “super-woke social liberal.”
His response: “I have no idea what that means.”
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Opinion: “Elbow season” in the West is now packed full of tourists and pandemic pandemonium dpo.st/2ZA3BO2
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can confirm accuracy of last sentence
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Whatever. What is your plan to phase out #FossilFuels and #ActOnClimate?
Heartbreaking. This is America under Joe Biden. #Bidenflation
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Here’s a paired set of Colorado River photos. Left was full or nearly full Lake Powell ~2000, right is Oct 2021. #coloradoriver #climatechange
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Thanks to unvaccinated #COVID-19 patients, last night, my husband got *the last* available ICU bed in Utah when he came to the hospital suffering a stroke. The next closest bed was in Vegas. Feeling lucky & angry. Some other family is feeling agony.
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The destruction of the private fossil gas industry, the rescue of its workers, the uplift of affected communities, and the managed transition of the resulting public infrastructure—these form one of the great civilizational projects of our times.
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.@ColoradoSun is marking its 3rd anniversary this month by launching new newsletters, hiring more reporters & sharing this independent audit of our public benefit by CU. You can read it today ... The Colorado Sun turns three — A letter from our editor coloradosun.com/2021/09/09/s…
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A scramble is on in the Sierra to seize on favorable weather conditions and keep the flames of the Caldor Fire out of the Lake Tahoe basin.
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