Wild horse chaos, thanks to Obama

No one sums up better what happened with America's federally protected wild horses than Andrew Cohen over the past few weeks, in particular the horses sent to the slaughter auction in Fallon, Nevada this past weekend. Writing for the Political Blog of Esquire Magazine, Cohen states: It's hard to believe or describe what just happened…

Obama nominates oil and gas playmate Sally Jewell to replace Salazar

SOURCE: KFWB NEWS TALK RADIO 980 WASHINGTON (Feb. 6, 2012) -- President Barack Obama on Wednesday nominated outdoor business executive Sally Jewell to lead the Interior Department. Obama said Jewell, president and chief executive at REI, has earned national recognition for her support of outdoor recreation and habitat conservation. He also noted her experience as…

Feds unnecessarily round up wild horses, complain about costs, recommend slaughter

ANDREW COHEN reporting for The Atlantic writes about appointee Joan Guilfoyle: It surely cannot be easy these days being Joan Guilfoyle, the (relatively) new director of the Bureau of Land Management's Wild Horse and Burro Program. On the one hand she works for a federal agency, the Interior Department, which is largely beholden to the…

Obama proposes Public Lands Grazing Fee increase

Wild Horses Cost Taxpayers Virtually nothing on Federal Lands THE CLOUD FOUNDATION PRESS RELEASE COLO. SPRINGS, CO (Feb. 16, 2012) – The Obama Administration proposal to increase public land grazing fees from the regulatory minimum will do little to match the administrative costs of the program according to the Colorado-based, Cloud Foundation (TCF). The fee…

Obama budget includes $1.1 billion for the BLM

The Standard-Examiner reports that on Monday, February 13, President Obama requested $1.1 billion in appropriations for the Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management in Fiscal Year 2013. BLM Director Bob Abbey reiterated the agency's mission in this statement: "Our public lands and resources are some of America's greatest assets, and under this budget…

Protect Mustangs asks Obama to stop the dangerous Calico roundup

Advocates ask for the sustainable win-win PRESS RELEASE WASHINGTON (November 21, 2011)— Protect Mustangs launches their campaign and petition to stop the frivolous Calico roundup in northern Nevada near the town of Gerlach, known for Burning Man. The mustang advocacy group joins with advocates and the disgruntled public asking President Obama to stop the expensive…