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Wind and solar power will never contribute a significant percentage of our total energy needs. That's just a fact, agreed to by most experts. Perhaps 8% is a very high estimate, and most estimates are lower than 8%. Committing huge sums of taxpayer money is simply not a wise investment, and may very...

Also all too often, environmental reasons are submitted as a pretext for closures to recreationists with motorized vehicles, when in reality, it's relatively recent desert and mountain residents attempting to lock up the open land surrounding their chosen abode, so no one can recreate, and they can ...

It is enough, especially when the concept of "protected lands" is often used as a political tool to deny access to public lands by a majority of the public. Those of us who have frequented backcountry areas are well aware that there is actually very little "protection" going on. ...

I think sending people here from CBD in Arizona to argue their organizational demands should fall on deaf ears. The moment they establish a California-based organization staffed by Californians, they get a seat at the table IF their environmental lobby decides that the CBD rep should be the one to r...

I think I'm with you, Desertroad. The one exception to that is CBD as a stakeholder. Local members of CBD are fine as stakeholders, however. We need multiple perspectives on this before we're going to reach solutions that actually work. Top-down imposition of nationwide decisions from DC, and statew...

One of the few things that pisses me off to no end. There is no excuse whatsoever for littering. None. It's simply arrogant and imbecilic to expect someone else to pick up that trash.

Personally, I think the opposition to the solutions of environmental groups would largely go away if they practiced just a few well-reasoned and advisable restraints: 1. Avoid attempting to paint all other uses as damage, claiming that even a single rock or pile of sand that is altered constitutes e...

1. I don't see any "Open Route" official BLM signs. 2. There should be speed limits. They are going too fast. Could hurt other trail users. 3. Those damn off-roaders obviously have no consideration for the peace and quiet of others. 4. The damage to flora and fauna from these vehicles is w...

Sal, I'm not generally in favor of corporate subsidy. Not sure what subsidies you're referring to, but if there is a ROI that can be realized, I'm not against that. For example, efforts our government undertakes to keep oil prices low benefit not only consumers of oil products, but the entire econom...

Sal is walking endlessly in the desert, in his boxers, shower cap, and slippers, following illegal OHV tracks on foot, for miles, walking in circles and talking to himself while alternately shrugging his shoulders and punching his fists in the air.