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Obama Decree Gives Western Landowners the Bird
The American Spectator ^ | June 15, 2015 | Bette Grande

Posted on 06/16/2015 1:17:49 AM PDT by Cincinatus' Wife

The Obama administration is establishing new to limits on public land uses in 10 Western states to protect the habitat of the ground dwelling greater sage grouse. The federal efforts are an attempt to prevent a continued decline in sage grouse numbers which could necessitate listing the sage grouse as threatened or endangered. The new limits are the federal government's biggest land-planning effort to date to conserve a single species.

The proposal would affect energy development. Among other actions, the regulations would require oil and gas wells to be clustered in groups of a half-dozen or more to avoid scattering them across habitat of the greater sage grouse. Drilling near breeding areas would be prohibited during mating season, and power lines would be moved away from prime habitat to avoid serving as perches for raptors who prey on sage grouse.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service faces a court-ordered deadline of Sept. 30 to decide whether the greater sage grouse needs protection as a threatened or endangered species. The deadline largely became moot when President Obama signed last year’s cromnibus spending bill including a provision withholding funding to implement any listing until September 2016....

Congressional Republicans’ criticized the new regulations as unnecessary federal overreach. For instance, Rep. Rob Bishop (R-UT), chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee , said, "This is just flat out wrong.”

“The state plans work,” said Bishop. “This proposal is only about controlling land, not saving the bird.” .......

(Excerpt) Read more at spectator.org ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Government; Politics; Science
KEYWORDS: economy; energy; environment; epa; property; sagegrouse
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To: thackney

Really!?


21 posted on 06/16/2015 5:18:36 AM PDT by Cincinatus' Wife
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To: wita

Don’t buy your PV’s at Harbor Freight.


22 posted on 06/16/2015 5:20:18 AM PDT by mad_as_he$$
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To: Cincinatus' Wife
I should have included an example:

The one pictured is from the "evil" existing Keystone oil pipeline by Transcanada, Pump Station 38 in Stanton, Nebraska.

23 posted on 06/16/2015 5:22:08 AM PDT by thackney (life is fragile, handle with prayer)
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To: Cincinatus' Wife

That’s a pump station, but I suspect it is not in the US from some details in the construction along with the motor frames. I could be wrong...


24 posted on 06/16/2015 5:25:04 AM PDT by thackney (life is fragile, handle with prayer)
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To: Cincinatus' Wife

Even liberal California still allows hunting of Greater Sage Grouse, but it is rather limited permits.

https://www.wildlife.ca.gov/Regions/6/Greater-Sage-Grouse-Conservation


25 posted on 06/16/2015 5:29:34 AM PDT by thackney (life is fragile, handle with prayer)
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To: thackney

Looks very compact and non-threatening to grouse.


26 posted on 06/16/2015 5:30:46 AM PDT by Cincinatus' Wife
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To: thackney
Grouse hunt:


27 posted on 06/16/2015 5:32:12 AM PDT by Cincinatus' Wife
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To: clearcarbon
Not to mention all the trash the invaders leave behind has some impact on the sage grouse. I guess invading wildlife trumps the grouse because the grouse can't vote.
28 posted on 06/16/2015 5:33:13 AM PDT by liberalh8ter (The only difference between flash mob 'urban yutes' and U.S. politicians is the hoodies.)
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To: Cincinatus' Wife

To be fair, that is the pumping portion of a larger station infrastructure.


29 posted on 06/16/2015 5:53:17 AM PDT by thackney (life is fragile, handle with prayer)
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To: liberalh8ter

Maybe we should supply illegals with trash bags (environmentally biodegradable of course) and have them pick up trash on their way through.


30 posted on 06/16/2015 9:20:23 AM PDT by Cincinatus' Wife
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To: Cincinatus' Wife
The bird in question:


31 posted on 06/16/2015 11:55:48 AM PDT by houeto (https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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To: houeto

...and if it scattered across 10 western states, how in the world can it be disappearing? Answer: It isn’t!


32 posted on 06/16/2015 11:57:21 AM PDT by houeto (https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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To: houeto

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m0M8pZnNlnI


33 posted on 06/16/2015 12:09:44 PM PDT by Cincinatus' Wife
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To: Cincinatus' Wife

Kewl!


34 posted on 06/16/2015 12:21:19 PM PDT by houeto (https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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To: Cincinatus' Wife
The sage grouse population is inversely proportional to the coyote population. When fed.gov slacked off on the coyote eradication programs the grouse were, along with women, children, and minorities, the hardest hit.

If you've ever run across one of the blm type, sent out to study the grouse, well, they're a different kind of bird. Their description of grouse behavior, you would think they were describing a mystical or religious conversion experience.

The only people who will see any benefit from grouse population increases are the windshield replacement shops. Back to replacing a windshield from grouse encounters each year.

35 posted on 06/16/2015 12:23:17 PM PDT by kitchen (The people on the left are enemies, not countrymen with different opinions.)
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To: kitchen
Thank you for your on-the-ground report!

: )

....Their description of grouse behavior, you would think they were describing a mystical or religious conversion experience...

36 posted on 06/16/2015 12:36:22 PM PDT by Cincinatus' Wife
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To: familyop

Actually I was specifically interested in your installation. I have books, links, and suppliers, but each install varies with location, and amount of off grid desired. Yours would be somewhat unique as you are completely off grid but you might still be limited in usage and you might be all DC or you might be using inverters and what is your backup position? All of that is of interest to those who watch the development of solar as the prices continue to improve.


37 posted on 06/16/2015 7:07:12 PM PDT by wita
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