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RANGEfire! | The myths and hypocrisy of “global citizenship”
Originally found on RANGEfire!. Citizens of the Same World by RANGE magazine contributor GREG WALCHER History students learn one of the most famous lines from inaugural addresses, that spoken by President Kennedy in 1961, which begins, “And so my fellow Americans, ask not what your country can do for you…” They rarely learn the next…
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RANGEfire! | Wind turbines slaughter millions of bats each year
Originally found on RANGEfire!. Green Bombshell: New Evidence Points to the Annual Slaughter of Millions of Bats by Onshore Wind Turbines Chris Morrison The Daily Sceptic New evidence indicates that millions of bats are being slaughtered every year by wind turbines. This astonishing figure of wildlife massacre arises from a reasonable extrapolation of casualty numbers…
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Protect The Harvest | The Great Divide – Agriculture Colleges at Universities
Point of View Article by Oklahoma State University Sophmore Studying Agricultural Communications and Business Land Grant Schools Seem to Have Forgotten Their Purpose I eat, sleep, and breathe agriculture — as do many of my peers. However, agriculture is often forgotten by students at the university I attend. The same can also be said of…
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Protect The Harvest | End of an Era- Pony Rides in Griffith Park Closing
After 74 years, the Griffith Park Pony Rides will be no more on December 21, 2022. Why? Because of false allegations, harassment, threats of lawsuits, and the continued onslaught of threats of violence, disruption of business and angry false rhetoric by animal extremist groups. The owner went above and beyond in complying with veterinary recommendations…
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Protect The Harvest | California Took Aim at Youth Hunting and Missed
California Took Aim at Youth Hunting and Missed Promoting youth hunting and youth hunter education was for a short time considered illegal in California due to a recent bill that passed. Assembly Bill 2571 was passed by the California House of Representatives and Senate and then signed into law by Governor Newsom on June 30,…
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ShareTrails | Help us Protect Aviation Access to Public Land In Grand County, Utah
The Grand County Commission in Utah is proposing even more restrictions on the motorized community near and around Moab. On December 6, 2022 the Grand County Commission will continue their attacks on motorized outdoor recreation by proposing to amend Title 17 of the Grand County General Ordinances to prohibit take-offs and landings of all aircrafts
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RANGEfire! | Oregon property owners can’t access their homes because BLM refuses to repair damaged roads
Originally found on RANGEfire!. Who will build the roads? Instead of building roads, the Bureau of Land Management is indefinitely blocking homeowners from accessing their homes in Oregon Ben Burr Substack Anthropogenic Disturbances On June 13, 2022, Yellowstone National Park announced emergency flooding had washed out the road to the North Entrance of the park. This…
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RANGEfire! | FLASHBACK 2016: The federal stranglehold on Western lands has only gotten worse
Originally found on RANGEfire!. The federal government’s grip on “public lands” segregates states east of the Mississippi River from those to the west. Lands in eastern states are primarily held by states and private property owners, but about 70 percent of lands in the West are controlled by the federal government. It’s no secret that…
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Protect The Harvest | Animal Rights Challenge to Cartoon Poultry Product Labels Fails
By John M. Simpson, Duane Morris Animal Law A federal court in Washington, D.C. recently tossed a lawsuit brought by the animal rights group, Animal Legal Defense Fund (ALDF) challenging poultry products labels that had been approved by the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The court determined that…
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Protect The Harvest | Fifth Circuit Declares Horse Racing Safety and Integrity Act Unconstitutional
By John M. Simpson, Duane Morris Animal Law In 2020, Congress passed, and President Trump signed, the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act (HISA) which empowers a private entity — the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority (Authority) — to formulate regulations applicable to the horseracing industry. On November 18, 2022, a panel of the U.S. Court…