First Step Already Taken Against the Endangered Species Act The House of Representatives voted 229 to 193 to approve legislation which, if it becomes law, will eliminate the requirement for “critical habitat” for endangered species. To add insult to injury, the bill passed by the House last week will make the government pay developers and …read more.
Dear Hot Springs and Public Land Users & Supporters, The Bush Administration and Congressional leaders are shamelessly exploiting Hurricane Katrina as the latest excuse to hand over the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to the oil industry. Given the massive oil spills still devastating the Gulf Coast, it defies belief that our leaders are rushing headlong …read more.
House Resources Chairman Richard Pombo is at it again… He is trying to use the threat of selling 15 National Parks in order to influence oil drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) (1). This is the same guy who is currently trying to get rid of the Endangered Species Act! This guy has …read more.
Important Update from SaveOurEnvironment.org Last month Hurricane Katrina ripped through Louisiana and Mississippi, killing hundreds of Americans and destroying thousands of homes and lives. This devastating natural disaster also exposed a serious underlying problem — America is far too dependent on oil. As the cost of fuel continues to skyrocket, some members of Congress have …read more.
New Picture Added to Shower Bath Hot Springs in Idaho I was revisiting past trips and came across this picture of Shower Bath Hot Springs in Idaho. I liked this pic in particular because you can actually see the pool located at the base of the geothermal outflow. Shower Bath Hot Springs Important Action Alert …read more.
Vulcan Hot Springs 10.01.05http://www.idahohotsprings.com/destinations/vulcan/index.htm Hot Dam! Very nice indeed. Instead of 2 or 3 smaller soaking opportunities that often yielded mixed results we discovered that there is now 1, and it delivers! The large, log-dammed pool was a perfect 103°; excellent for toasty prolonged soaking. On our way in we passed a couple and their …read more.