Comments for Wilds for the Road at http://www.pacificfreepress.com , comment 1 to 3 out of 3 comments http://www.pacificfreepress.com Mon, 01 Dec 2008 23:42:04 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.3 http://www.pacificfreepress.com/news/1/1381-wilds-for-the-road.html#comment-1345 This is an excellent exposition of the issue. The proliferation of claims under RS 2477 is just another attempt to turn back the clock and undo conservation areas that benefit us all. When Congress repealed RS 2477 in 1976 it replaced it with a provision allowing counties to apply for rights of way under Title V of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act. If the counties believed they had a persuasive case, that would be the way to go. Instead, they're spending the taxpayers' money on lawsuits, hoping to punch roads through unspoiled lands in national parks and wildlife refuges. - a guest Sun, 08 Jul 2007 16:08:55 +0100 http://www.pacificfreepress.com/news/1/1381-wilds-for-the-road.html#comment-1344 There is a PDF scan of the full article here: http://www.citlink.net/~fseal/Mother Jones, Ketcham.pdf It includes a sidebar titled "Blue Ribbon Bedfellows" that reveals the funding sources for the Blue Ribbon Coalition. They get their money from big timber, mining, and oil and gas corporations who want to use private and public roads for high-intensity industrial development of the west. Blue Ribbon Coalition engages in smear tactics against landowners who stand up against their agenda. BRC also tolerates eco-terrorist tactics by their members against rural western property owners who close roads. This organization needs to be investigated. - a guest Sun, 08 Jul 2007 14:28:15 +0100 http://www.pacificfreepress.com/news/1/1381-wilds-for-the-road.html#comment-1343 There is a PDF scan of the full article here: http://www.citlink.net/~fseal/Mother Jones, Ketcham.pdf It includes a sidebar titled "Blue Ribbon Bedfellows" that reveals the funding sources for the Blue Ribbon Coalition. They get their money from big timber, mining, and oil and gas corporations who want to use private and public roads for high-intensity industrial development of the west. Blue Ribbon Coalition engages in smear tactics against landowners who stand up against their agenda. BRC also tolerates eco-terrorist tactics by their members against rural western property owners who close roads. This organization needs to be investigated. - a guest Sun, 08 Jul 2007 14:27:18 +0100