Environmental News, Opinion, and Art

June/July  2005
Environmental News

A Rally Against Massey Energy
By Mountain Justice Summer  6/2
Hundreds rally in Sundial, W. Va. against coal mining
contamination near schools.

The Legend of Packer Bob
By Josh Mahan  6/13
Lowbagger remembers one of the last mountain men.

  
Gallatin National Forest Destroyed Files
Sought By Bison Advocates
By The Buffalo Field Campaign   6/29
The records of a $13 million land deal have been destroyed
the Forest Service says.

Respond to Wildland Threats
This new Lowbagger section spotlights wildland threats,
and who you can write about it. This week we look at southern Utah.  7/15



Silent Birthday in Burma
By Bryce Smedley   7/16

Aung San Suu Kyi recently turned 60 in a Burmese prison.
Here's a look at how Burma violates human rights and natural rights.

MTV Stomps On Critical Leatherback 'Turtle Beach'
By Tanya Clovis   7/16

Filming of 'The Gauntlet' damages nesting area.


Siskiyou Free State Declared in the Biscuit
By The Oxygen Collective   7/17
A fortress in the forest impedes Oregon Freddies.

Columns

A Letter On Lewis and Clark Logging
By Stephenie Ambrose Tubbs   6/2
Ambrose Tubbs views the logging as historically and culturally disastrous,
as well as a PR trainwreck for Pyramid Lumber.

Readings
Woodchuck (Part III of III)
By David Thomson  6/8
Modern-day marital problems meet suburban, eco-angst
in the final installment of Woodchuck.

Gates of the Mountains         
By Walkin’ Jim Stoltz  6/29
A poem about a hike from Yellowstone to the Yukon
from a wilderness wanderer and legend.

Packer Bob’s Camp
By Highside Dannie   7/16

 A poem to remember a mountain man.


Editor's Desk

Judge Lodge Allows Forest Service To Log
Lewis and Clark Trail
By Josh Mahan  6/7
Lodge rules that logging can continue. Plaintiffs appeal the decision.

Letters To The Editor

The Booze Files
Readers write and vote on Roselle's need for rehab6/8



Man Without A Bio-Region
USFS Takes Law Into Own Hands
By Mike Roselle   6/2
Lies are no stranger in the Forest Service tool box.

Forest Service Plays God
By Mike Roselle  6/8
Rangers like Joni Packard prompt a call for a dismantling of the agency.

Praise Darwin!
By Mike Roselle  6/29
Mike grapples with spirtuality.


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