Lobbying for wild horses

Get lobbying with us in Washington. WILD HORSES AND BURROS Secretary of Interior Ken Salazar needs to go. I think we can all agree on that. Word is Salazar is seeking a private sector job and will be out as early as the end of the year, and at the very latest before President Obama…

Salazar interview with Philipps re sale of wild horses to slaughter (video)

Go to 3:25 to 3:30 for the part where Dave Philipps begins asking Salazar about his job as Secretary of the Interior, sale of wild horses to slaughter, the BLM. The good news is that Politico.com picked up this story. Polico.com is highly read and regarded by people in Washington DC, particularly on the Hill.

Salazar regrets threatening to hit reporter

We will highlight the salient points of this report by the Associated Press via Seattlepi.com: U.S. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar's office said he regrets threatening to hit a Colorado reporter who asked about problems in the government's wild horse program. In audio posted by The Gazette newspaper of Colorado Springs, reporter Dave Philipps is heard…

Ginger Kathrens on Hannity segment at Fox re Salazar and BLM

UPDATE. FOX 'UNINVITED' KATHRENS. INSIDE SOURCE CONFIRMS THEY HAVE NOT -- REPEAT NOT -- RESCHEDULED THE KATHRENS INTERVIEW. WE WILL KEEP YOU UPDATED. Exclusive from Horseback Magazine HOUSTON, (Horseback) - Horseback Magazine has learned that wild horse advocate; Emmy Award videographer Ginger Kathrens, will appear with conservative powerhouse Sean Hannity on his television program Wednesday.…

Salazar threatens to “punch out” reporter

THE CLOUD FOUNDATION PRESS RELEASE Interior Secretary threatens to “punch out” Colorado Springs reporter Cloud Foundation Director snubbed by Salazar Colorado Springs, Colo. (November 12, 2012) –- On Election Day, at an enthusiastic gathering of Obama supporters in Fountain, Colorado; Dave Philipps, a reporter for the Colorado Springs Gazette Telegraph, had just finished an interview…

Obama faces energy team shuffle that may result in Salazar resignation and Grijalva nomination

Andrew Restuccia reporting for Politico writes: "President Barack Obama won four more years in Washington Tuesday, but his energy team likely won’t be sticking around for that long, setting up some bruising confirmation fights in the Senate. "Democrats close to the Obama administration say Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa Jackson, Energy Secretary Steven Chu and…

Obama whispered ready to fire Ken Salazar

Whispers from the Obama camp say the President may be ready to fire U.S. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar. Who would welcome that more than wild horse and burro advocates? Obama has hinted at ridding his administration of Salazar before, but it came to nothing. Not long ago, Republican Presidential candidate Mitt Romney called for Salazar's…

George Knapp: Wild horses targeted for possible slaughter

George Knapp, who has been a voice crying out from the wilderness on the wild horse and burros issue for some years, published a report yesterday that includes an interview with U.S. Interior Ken Salazar. Here's the introduction to the interview and first exchange: The Sheldon refuge is controlled not by the BLM, but by…

Kleinert vs Salazar: Lawsuit could be game changer for wild horses

Cross-posted from Wild Horses & Renegades WRITTEN BY JAMES KLEINERT The film Wild Horses and Renegades has generated a federal lawsuit, Kleinert v. Salazar, challenging the recent Disappointment Valley helicopter roundup based on violations of the 1971 Free Roaming Wild Horse & Burro Act, the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), and the U.S. Constitution. The…

Sneaky BLM finagled permits, Greenies say

We thought this would be of interest to wild horses advocates. It demonstrates the BLM's true agenda and the lengths they go to achieve it. Wildlife are rarely preserved for preservation sake in US. Wildlife are typically preserved for hunters to kill because of the lucre that comes from high-priced hunting permits. Thankfully our wild…