I for one applaud you for trying to get it right - good journalism does that, even if the facts go against your belief system. Thank you for doing this article.
Thanks for taking aim at hyperbole in general and its relevance to public lands issues specifically. It's a real battle to stick to the facts, as our public discourse currently seems to be trending to "headline writing" rather than a presentation of facts. Half the politicians that I might support start off e-mailed funding pleas with "bad news." The bad news being that they need money. That's not new and it's not bad. I've taken a personal oath to never respond to such hyperbole, but that's just a drop in the bucket.
Thanks for the deep dive into the misinformation regarding western lands issues. Do you think that AI is an easy method for those writers to garner bad info to then regurgitate into there writing?
Diving into the recent mining claims and uranium mill issues was enlightening as well. Since our lookout is relatively close to a few of these sites it's always disconcerting to read about them opening, open or under construction. The Slick Rock site is only 25 air miles NW of us. The Monogram Mesa sites are only 33 air miles NW of us and the Mi Vida mine is 48 air miles NW of us. Since we've been back to the lookout these last ten days we haven't seen any lights on at night or dust rising from the site during the day.
Sure! And FYI, I'm definitely not talking about Arch. SW in this piece. I see Archaeology Southwest as an advocacy group that is clearly laying out what is actually directly affected by the oil and gas leasing ban: The greater Chaco landscape outside of the park itself (along with indirect impacts to the park itself). That's done well in the video you link to, where Paul mentions the park before taking us outside the boundaries into the rich landscape beyond that is actually directly threatened by drilling.
After my bike ride yesterday, I'm more worried about the cheatgrass than the miners, ranchers or deee-velopers! Both on BLM land and along public rights-of-way. I think my partner on the ride got a little tired of hearing about it, but I did stop to smell the flowers too. Where they weren't being crowded off the soil by that !@%#! Cheatgrass doesn't seem to be filing for permits, or even need a lobbying org.
Thanks very much for this update. Last Fall, Trump indicated that the US might resume nuclear testing! When I heard that, I had two reactions. One was "this is insane." The other was to worry whether a new uranium boom might start in the arid West. The first uranium boom contaminated the land and harmed a lot of miners. It also left a lot of "roads" across Southern Utah and other desert locations. I hope we never see that again!
The ghost of Cal Black...!
Good work! The "Science is Real" bumper sticker slogan should be adhered to by everyone.
I for one applaud you for trying to get it right - good journalism does that, even if the facts go against your belief system. Thank you for doing this article.
Thanks for taking aim at hyperbole in general and its relevance to public lands issues specifically. It's a real battle to stick to the facts, as our public discourse currently seems to be trending to "headline writing" rather than a presentation of facts. Half the politicians that I might support start off e-mailed funding pleas with "bad news." The bad news being that they need money. That's not new and it's not bad. I've taken a personal oath to never respond to such hyperbole, but that's just a drop in the bucket.
Thanks for all your work.
Thanks for the deep dive into the misinformation regarding western lands issues. Do you think that AI is an easy method for those writers to garner bad info to then regurgitate into there writing?
Diving into the recent mining claims and uranium mill issues was enlightening as well. Since our lookout is relatively close to a few of these sites it's always disconcerting to read about them opening, open or under construction. The Slick Rock site is only 25 air miles NW of us. The Monogram Mesa sites are only 33 air miles NW of us and the Mi Vida mine is 48 air miles NW of us. Since we've been back to the lookout these last ten days we haven't seen any lights on at night or dust rising from the site during the day.
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Sure! And FYI, I'm definitely not talking about Arch. SW in this piece. I see Archaeology Southwest as an advocacy group that is clearly laying out what is actually directly affected by the oil and gas leasing ban: The greater Chaco landscape outside of the park itself (along with indirect impacts to the park itself). That's done well in the video you link to, where Paul mentions the park before taking us outside the boundaries into the rich landscape beyond that is actually directly threatened by drilling.
I am adamant about factual deep dives in this environment- thank you. I’m restarting my news site and want to be as precise as possible.
Thank you SO much for this!
After my bike ride yesterday, I'm more worried about the cheatgrass than the miners, ranchers or deee-velopers! Both on BLM land and along public rights-of-way. I think my partner on the ride got a little tired of hearing about it, but I did stop to smell the flowers too. Where they weren't being crowded off the soil by that !@%#! Cheatgrass doesn't seem to be filing for permits, or even need a lobbying org.
Thanks very much for this update. Last Fall, Trump indicated that the US might resume nuclear testing! When I heard that, I had two reactions. One was "this is insane." The other was to worry whether a new uranium boom might start in the arid West. The first uranium boom contaminated the land and harmed a lot of miners. It also left a lot of "roads" across Southern Utah and other desert locations. I hope we never see that again!