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July 2001

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July 31

Endangered minnow stirring up trouble - Farmers threaten lawsuit over reserved habitat - The Dallas News

 

July 31

Three 'sovereign citizens' plead guilty in IRS fraud case - Palm Beach Post

 

July 31

Endangered fish policy may have cost forest fire fighters' lives - delays in permission due to ESA rules from nearby rivers - Fox News

Colorado Congressman: Endangered Species Act may have led to deaths - AP

July 31

Tax protesters rally in North Carolina - Fox News

 

   
July 30

A dictatorship to follow?  Sierra Times

 

July 30

Ranchers get their say in cattle battle - Desert Dispatch

 

July 30

WEA found guilty, again - EFF

 

July 30

New endangered species threatens the West - Sierra Times

 

   
July 29

U. S. mayors endorse Earth Charter - eco-logic

 

July 29

Rescue of rare wildflowers underway - Rocky Mtn. News

 

July 29

Barring the people from the land - by Vin Suprynowincz

 

July 29

Church sues city over land-use control - WND

 

   
July 28

Rural Cleansing - commentary from Wall Street Journal

 

July 28

Energy company's earning soar - AP

 

July 28

A snapshot of "Sustainability Development" from the UN perspective - Joan Veon

Other excellent articles on the subject
Sustainable Development 1

Sustainable Development 2

"Sustainability" is a buzzword for stealing away the inalienable rights of citizens.  We suggest you take time to study it carefully.

 

July 28

Clallam County final roster of candidates, 2001

 

July 28

Rural county and farmers sue federal government over water rights

 

   
July 27

Happenings in Klamath: Stories from Herald & News

Speech by police officer draws criticism; U.S. Park police may delay leaving as a result

Klamath Irrigation District rushes to ready system, but may be a week before water gets there

Farmers begin to receive some water from Tulelake Irrigation system

"Uncle Sam" hands out pink slips to federal workers

 

July 27

BLM wins round over water fight in Nevada - LVRJ

 

July 27

Farm bill to place emphasis on farmers going 'green' -get billions to 'conserve' not 'plant' -  Scripps

 

July 27

Conservation and Reinvestment Act (CARA) passes committee - will go to the House for a vote - Anchorage Daily News

 

July 27

West Nile virus, spread by mosquitoes and potentially deadly, is spreading across eastern U.S. - Bloomberg News

 

July 27

New Jersey: Sucker fish die by the hundreds - NJ Herald

 

July 27

Revised UN-free ordinances passes in Utah town Spectrum

LaVerkin City Council Preserves Constitutional Rights in Revised U.N. Free-Zone Ordinance - Sierra Times

   
July 25

Clallam County:  County commissioners circumvent rights of the people - send initiative to the courts rather than to the ballot box - Citizen Review Online

Other paper's accounts:

County to fight Critical Areas Code petition - Sequim Gazette

Clallam County Critical Areas Code repeal headed for court - PDN

Commissioners' actions call for recall, declares local doctor - KONP Radio

July 25

 

State law allowed commissioners to waive land-use regulations - Skagit Valley Herald 

July 25

 

Ranchers fight BLM over grazing land affecting desert tortoises - Sacramento Bee

July 25

 

In Virginia: Deputies reign in crowd opposed to restrictive planning - Washington Post

Related Story:  Farming frames the debate for "smart growth" but obscures the real issue - Washington Post

July 25

 

For Klamath farmers, too little, too late - Siskiyou Daily

July 25

 

Courts are reigning in on eminent domain abuses  where cities have tried to take property - NCPA

July 25

 

Environmental group endorses final grasslands plan - AP

July 25

 

Utah town tell U.N. to stay away - Yahoo News

Read LaVerkin, Utah's ordinance here

July 25

 

Heston attacks British gun laws - BBC News

   
July 24

 

Klamath: Interior Secretary Norton to open headgates - Sierra Times

WATER!  Norton grants relief to farmers - Herald and News

Related story:  ESA change not likely to come soon - Herald and News

July 24

 

Klamath: County and federal governments battle over jurisdiction - Sierra Times

   
July 23

 

CARA vote set for Wednesday - a land grab bill that keeps coming back - ALRA

 

July 23

 

Klamath sheriff demands that feds leave the area - Sierra Times

 

July 23

 

Clallam County voters may decide Critical Areas rules on ballot (with comment) - PDN

 

July 23

 

Nevada: Another 'endangered species': Coyote Spring Valley: Plans might 'threaten' river - LVRJ

 

July 23

 

Land trust names Skagit River as most crucial for saving salmon - King 5

 

July 23

 

Skykomish land may receive federal protection - King 5

 

July 23

 

Environmental groups sue over river revitalization project - King 5

 

July 23

 

County council lifts ban on church construction - sets rules - King 5

 

   
July 21

 

The count is in: Citizens' critical areas code repeal initiative is headed for the ballot - Citizen Review Online

 

July 21

 

The Stand at Klamath Falls - An eyewitness report (with photos) - Sierra Times

The Klamath Basin Cavalry Rides -a moving experience - Klamathbasincrisis.org

July 21

 

Oklahoma farmers to fight minnow-protecting feds - Fox News

 

July 21

 

Utah town holds open forum to discuss becoming a UN-free zone - water issues and population control are dictates of the world body, say citizens - Spectrum

 

July 21

 

IRS agrees to meet publicly to answer charges about U.S. tax laws - Schulz fast ends - Sierra Times

Tax activist ends hunger strike - IRS will comply with request - WND

 

July 21

 

Colorado:  Ranchers fear water cutoff by feds - Denver Post

 

July 21

 

Purging bureaucrats: commentary from Elko Free Press - LVRJ

While former Interior Secretary Bruce Babbitt and Forest Service chief Mike Dombeck are long gone, other federal bureaucrats are having a field day continuing Clinton policies of only giving environmentalists what they want and ignoring local input on how federal lands should be managed...

July 21

 

UN still wants to restrict individual gun ownership - Christian Science Monitor

   
July 19

 

Klamath: Farmers ready excavator: plan a bigger canal bypass - Herald and News

Protesters at the A Canal headgates brought in a large orange excavator Tuesday afternoon and said today that they planned to install a 36-inch underground pipe to carry water around the headgates....

 

July 19

Freedom 21 Conference Report - Eco-logic

Freedom 21 Report: Sovereignty issues high on agenda - Diane Alden for Newsmax

 

July 19

 

Taxing away freedom - the U.N.'s plans to tax globally - by Paul Craig Roberts for Newsmax

 

July 19

Waterfowl being sacrificed to 'save suckerfish' in Klamath, says Wildlife Refuge 'biologist' - Siskiyou Daily News

Preparing the way for mass action in Klamath Basin - by James Buchal

 

July 19

 

The Great Salmon Hoax - by James Buchal

 

July 19

 

Victory for Free Speech - Congress Action

 

July 19

 

Utah town residents tangle over gun ordinance - Salt Lake Tribune

 

July 19

 

Supreme Court strikes a blow for property rights - ecologic

 

   
July 18

 

Face scan precedent developing - Florida has cameras in place surveilling passersby looking for 'criminals' - St. Petersburg Times, Florida

 

July 18

 

Day 17: Congress backs Schulz's demand for IRS answers - The We the People Organization

 

July 18

 

New Mexico: So-called 'open house' doesn't offer citizen input, says wolf opponents - TorC Herald Online

 

July 18

 

New 'green' policy for World Bank - BBC

 

July 18

 

Wyoming: 'Earth First!" occupies BLM office - AP

 

   
July 17

Klamath sheriff speaks out against federal behavior - Sierra Times

July 17


Chinook salmon confiscated after alleged poaching - Skagit Valley Herald

July 17


County asks feds to shrink national monument size drastically
- Olympian

July 17


EPA will delay guidelines on water pollution
- Olympian

July 17


Port Angeles, WA: Water gets "clean" bill of health on water, report says - PDN

   
July 16


Oregon farmers defy federal order; begin draining water for crops - AP/WND

Klamath:  Gates open, then shut  - Herald and News

Check out Klamath Basin Crisis.org for ongoing details

July 16


Surveillance cameras incite protest
- NY Times

   
July 13


Klamath:
Farmers set up vigil at headgates - Herald and News

Klamath county commissioners seek local water control - want feds out
- Herald and News

Sacramento, CA: Klamath Basin resolution killed by State Senate - Siskiyou Daily News

July 13


Citizen's protest defeat Tennessee Income Tax proposal -
Sierra Times

Protesters Storm Tennessee Capitol Over Income Tax Plan - Fox News

July 13


Olympic Peninsula: Burning ban in effect - PDN

July 13


Prison population grows - some stats

   
July 12

Avalance of signatures puts repeal of CAC on the ballot - Lois Krafsky-Perry for Citizen Review Online

Critical Areas Code debate re-ignited 
 An attempt to throw out the critical areas ordinance has reopened the debate between property rights and environmental groups over the need for such a law.   -
Sequim Gazette

Critical County Areas - editorial by the Sequim Gazette

July 12

"We're going to fight to take the water back," say Klamath Falls residents who plan to sue the federal government over water shutoff: City to fund $100,000 toward legal fees - AP/Sierra Times

July 12

WA State Dept. of Ecology: Toward "Sustainability" (their site)

Sustainable Communities: A look at a model - Santa Cruz, CA -Sovereignty Intl

July 12

Let it sprawl - by Henry Lamb

July 12

No new energy here: Senate votes to preclude drilling for oil, natural gas in national monuments - MSNBC

July 12

Justice Department reverses Gun Rights position-AP

July 12

UN report claims earth is heating up - The Scotsman, UK

Skeptics rebut global warming premise - London Daily Telegraph

   
July 11

U.S. fires first shot at U.N.'s gun control plan - News Max

Global gun controllers target U.S. - WND

The Great U.N. Gun Grab, by Hal Lindsay for WND

WA State:  Protests galore at Puyallup gun show - Seattle Times

July 11

Pro-farm rally set for Klamath - Herald and News

July 11

Seattle, WA: King County council ends ban on new churches, schools in rural areas, for now - Seattle P-I

July 11

Ruling puts Oregon's initiative process to the test - The Oregonian

July 11

Libertarians win ballot access in Oregon - WND

July 11

Olympia, WA: State representative opposes budget: says state is spending too much

July 11

Repeal Code and replace with more friendly guidelines, says repeal initiative signature gatherer - letter

   
July 10

Avalance of signatures puts repeal of CAC on the ballot - Lois Krafsky-Perry

July 10

Critical Areas Code Repeal Initiative to go on the ballot - local papers report

July 10

Congress returns: Counties on the hot seat - Urge county commissioners to reject CARA - ALRA

   
July 9

Okanogan citizen's group issues resolution to National Marine Fisheries - "Let Them Spawn" - NMFS claims "pre-civilization" conditions necessary to 'meet biological needs of the fish' - from Okanogan County Citizen's Coalition

July 9

"Save our land: Stop buffers" say citizens at rally - Asheville Tribune

Citizens message to Raleigh: "It's our property, so leave it alone"-Asheville Tribune

July 9

Both sides harden in Oregon water debate - Seattle Times

"Water Gate" is fight for survival: could be signal for water wars in the West, says California legislator - Siskiyou Daily News

July 9

Rural cleansing by Endangered Species by Ted Miller

July 9

America: Republic or Democracy - the difference that it makes

   
July 8

Clallam County: Initiative to Repeal the Critical Areas Code gains sufficient signatures to go on the ballot; next step - to auditor for signature validations

July 8

Eyman assured of November vote on property tax limit - AP

July 8

Deja vu on Hood Canal closure - by Martha Ireland

July 8

Interpretation and enforcement of Critical Areas Code creates a burden on the people - commentary by John Kaufmann

July 8

Barring the People from the Land - by Vin Suprynowicz

July 8

The forced relocation of rural peoples in America? by J. Zane Walley for Sierra Times

July 8

Family values or property values?  Lawyers says "land grab" was spark for Idaho standoff - ABC News

July 8

Restaurant told to cut down palm trees worth $15,000 because they don't comply with city planner's approved plan - Star Tribune

   
July 7

"You did it!" Eyman declares - I-747 campaign submits sufficient signatures to go on ballot

July 7

Klamath: A canal break-in is unprecedented in Bureau of Reclamation history - Herald and News

Klamath Falls, Oregon: Attorney calls for local civil disobedience - Herald and News

July 7

Whoever controls the food production and water usage will control the people, declares Franklin at Orick, CA rally - Sierra Times

July 7

Florida:  Another land grab - HP Williams State Park - Sierra Times

July 7

One of Clinton's "midnight" regulations makes U.S. banks tax collectors for the world - Insight Magazine

July 7

Saving the sagebrush: The Nature Conservancy spring a radical idea in eastern Washington - Seattle Times

July 7

U.N. is alarmed by protests from U.S. gun owners - SLC Tribune

July 7

Colorado to "map" faces of drivers - Citizens worry it could eventually monitor comings and goings of ordinary people - Denver Post

July 7

Land Use in the United States - American Farm Bureau Chart

   
July 6

Bureau of Reclamation considers calling in Federal Marshalls over Klamath water fight - AP

July 6

Utah: LaVerkin is first U.N.-free zone in the nation - The Spectrum

July 6

Gorbachev's "Green Cross International" works to manage and control water on a worldwide basis

See also "Global Green USA" - Green Cross USA Affiliate

Green Cross USA fosters a "global value shift" toward the environment" - issues Ted Turner and others the 6th Annual Green Cross Millennium awards

July 6

Conservation easements: A program designed by the UN's International Union for the Conservation of Nature - commentary by Sharon Shumate

 
July 5

Skykomish land may receive federal protection: First to be placed into wilderness in Washington state since '80s, additing another 100,000 acres to the 4 million acres already designated wilderness - King 5.com

July 5

DOE may purchase water rights from owners on Dungness and Elwha Rivers - KONP Radio

July 5

Klamath Basin Headgates Re-Opened During Peaceful Rally

   
July 4

A blow for liberty at the Klamath Project by James Buchal

Feds turn off water at Klamath Valley after 'someone' turned it on - Herald and News

July 4

Utah: Off-trail use prohibited in Lowland Zone of Red Cliffs reserve - Spectrum

July 4

Colorado: Commissioners delay Colorado wildlife corridor decision - Environmental News Service

July 4

Europe incorporates Sustainable Development Strategy - ENS

Read about the U.N. Commission on Sustainable Development - discuss ways of controlling local communities, including fewer automobiles

July 4

Consumer Agency Targets Connecticut Car Rental Firm Over Tracking, Fining Customers for Speeding - AP

July 4

Land Trusts: a 'special' means for 'conserving' land - Spokesman Review commentary

Land Trusts: An effective way of removing land from use by private owners

   
July 3

Letter to the Editor: Repeal Critical Areas Code - Toni Lyckman

July 3

Eco-theology for kids - Paul Sperry, WND

July 3

Rolling blackouts hit southern Nevada - AP

July 3

Anacortes, WA: D.O.E. issues more fines to Twin Bridges - Anacortes Online

   
July 2

Federal farm bill pays farmers to turn "farmland" into "wildlands" - Spokesman Review

Farmers in Washington and Idaho most active in setting aside land for 'protection' - Spokesman Review

July 2

Small Landowner Forum to be held in Forks, WA - Government agencies and land trust will offer information about "saving" and "protecting" land and buffers

July 2

Buffer zones becoming battle zones - Asheville Tribune

A letter to the public concerning the Buffer Zone War - Leonard Hensley

North Carolinans are fighting buffer zones - Click here for more information

July 2

Fear-based tactics used in public schools, by environmentalists, finds Stossel in new ABC report, not backed by fact - WND

July 2

Klamath Valley:  Who turned on the water? - Sierra Times

July 2

Clallam County, WA - State to help small farmers - if they're 'sustainable' - PDN

July 2

Pearl Harbor the movie, versus Pearl Harbor the fact - WND

July 2

Unbeknownst to passersby, surveillance cameras watch their every move and use biometrics to run their face thru the "wanted" list - St. Petersburg Times

High-tech security on Tamps Streets: It may be "too much" say some business owners - AP

July 2

Coos County, Oregon considers mandate for every home to own a firearm for self-protection - AP

July 2

Landowners fight back against "rails to trails" program

   
July 1

New Internet Treaty readied - by Henry Lamb, WND

July  1

Government property seizures out of control - Newsmax

July  1

CARA: Living in the Soviet Union of America - from eco-logic

   
 

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