Current Action Items: Idaho Senator Larry Craig Serves on the Committee Responsible for Maintaining the Horse Slaughter Ban (slaughtering horses for foreign consumption)Urge Larry Craig to Support the Ban Even Though He Opposed it to Begin With > Pets Were Not Included in Katrina’s Disaster Relief Plan Despite Protests to Bush CoAsk Your Representative to …read more.

Scientists think that an underwater system of hot springs located deep in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean may reveal information about how life evolved. They are calling the thermal vents the “Lost City” because of how the towering hot springs look like a forest. Click here to read about this summer’s expedition to the …read more.

Skinnydipper Hot Springs 09.25.05Great soaking at Skinny this morning; the top pool is still out of commission but the lower, other 2 are in good shape despite some broken plumbing. Almost no trash save for a ton of cig butts the last couple visits, at least it’s improving! My trash loads are getting smaller and …read more.

New Skinnydipper Picture: Sunrise @ Skinnydipper Happy Soaking!

California Congressman Richard Pombo’s “extinction bill” is moving forward — and it’s just as bad as we feared. The bill is a nightmare for threatened and endangered species, and ignores the 90 percent of Americans who care about protecting them. One provision states that the government must either allow people to kill endangered species, or …read more.

The Senate voted on September 20th, 2005 to pass the Ensign-Byrd Amendment to the Senate Agriculture Appropriations Bill effectively banning the slaughter of horses for fiscal year 2006! This is indeed a great victory for horses that are sold for slaughter for Asian consumption. Unfortunately; both of Idaho Senators opposed the Ensign-Byrd Amendment. Here’s your …read more.