Quotes 2011
Kerr, Andy. No Room for Energy Projection on Public Land OR
www.andykerr.net/energy-on-public-lands
by Andy Kerr Reference
Kerr, Andy. No Room for Energy Projection on Public Land OR
www.andykerr.net/energy-on-public-lands
by Andy Kerr Reference
"To the desert go prophets and hermits; through deserts go pilgrims and exiles. Here the leaders of the great religions have sought the therapeutic and spiritual values of retreat, not to escape but to find reality."
"Most public lands are open to energy exploitation. Unfortunately, most Americans don’t appreciate most of our public lands, because most of our public lands are deserts."
"Sage grouse generally avoid sagebrush up to two miles from of a road (human disturbance) and a half-mile on either side of a power line (perches for predators). Sage grouse fly into fences and die. The Srushagebrush Sea has millions of miles of roads, utility corridors and fences."
Saving the Sagebrush Sea
The American West is defined by its open spaces and grassland and backdrop of blue-gray sagebrush. Nicknamed the Sea of Sagebrush, the terrestrial biome covers 13 Western states and 350 species along with 8 million people
According to federal agencies more than 1 million acres acres of healthy sagebrush habitat is degraded each year due invasive grasses, encroaching conifers, wild fires, and to a less extent improper grazing. The Nature Conservancy organization is teaming up with land-owners and the public to improve grazing practices, to implement policy that encourages native plantings that can out complete with invasive grasses."We needs scientific solutions to reverse the trend in Sagebrush," says Matt Cahill, Director of the Sagebrush Sea Program.
Progress on Murder on Money Mountain
The editors say, "We plan on teeing up Murder on Money Mountain for editing within the next several weeks."
The editors say, "We plan on teeing up Murder on Money Mountain for editing within the next several weeks."