On February 25th, 2026, a U.S. District Court in Oregon issued a ruling that will significantly affect dam operations in the Pacific Northwest. The eight dams impacted include four on the Columbia River.... Bonneville, the Dalles, McNary, and John Day, plus four on the Snake River....Ice Harbor, Lower Monumental, Little Goose and Lower Granite. The ruling specifically …
Continue reading ESA BASED RULING GIVES JUDGE AUTHORITY TO CURTAIL HYDRO-POWER GENERATION
Media sources are having a field day speculating as to the possible motivations behind Trump’s decision to veto Rep. Loren Boebert’s bill which funds completion of a water project in Colorado. Of course, facts don’t matter to the mainstream press when speculation, sensationalism, and outright lies provide fuel for the flames and increase ratings. …
Continue reading BOEBERT’S BLUNDER: Trump says, “Enough is Enough!”
On October 1, 2024, a Dallas-based startup company named, Colossal Biosciences, claimed to have re-created the first living specimens of an extinct species of canine carnivore that hasn’t stalked the earth for over 10,000 years. Fossils recovered across North America reveal that the so-called, “dire wolf”, was about one-third larger and far more powerful than …
Continue reading THE DE-EXTINCTION OF THE DIRE WOLF: Colossal breakthrough or colossal scam?
Endangered species protections in the United States were first introduced over 120 years ago when concerns about the disappearance of passenger pigeons motivated Congress to create the “Lacey Act of 1900”. Sixty-six years later, Congress passed the “Endangered Species Preservation Act”, a law that underwent several revisions before being scrapped in favor of what …
The first amendment to the U.S. Constitution enshrines both the right to worship as one sees fit and the right to speak freely without fear of reprisal and/or censorship. But there are limits. An individual or group of individuals cannot commit immoral or illegal acts in the name of religion, (such as practicing human sacrifice, …
The fundamental right of the average citizen to own property is under siege. Threats to private ownership include a net reduction in the amount of property available due to government land acquisitions, increasing foreign ownership of both residential and agricultural land, plus onerous government taxes and regulations. The imposition of Conservation Easements restricts how millions …
Continue reading Who Owns AMERICA? Identifying Threats to Private Property
According to statistics recently released by the Washington State Office of Financial Management, Washington's total population has grown by an estimated 84,550 over the past few years — and now exceeds 8 million people as of April 1, 2024. While the state has been considered safely "blue" when it comes to politics for at least …
Continue reading MISPLACED HOPE: Washington State is getting “Bluer”
“Across this nation, increasingly destructive wildfires are posing ever-greater threats to human lives, livelihoods, and public safety.” - ON FIRE: The Report of the Wildland Fire Mitigation and Management Commission The U.S. Forest Service has estimated that over 50 million acres of unhealthy national forest land is in danger of catastrophic wild fire. It …
I became interested in ancient Southwest history back in the 1970's during my college years. At first, my research relied on the information that could be gleaned from local city and university libraries, mostly due to the fact that the internet was something that was still in it's infancy. It is no exaggeration to say …
Continue reading THE ANASAZI: What Archaeology Has Revealed About These Ancient Barbarians
[*Please note, this brief article does not address the pros and cons of fluoridation. The author merely intends to inform the reader as to the true scope of the pro-fluoridation agenda. For source material, please see references at bottom of article.] To date, some 24 countries either allow or mandate water fluoridation for the express …
Having enjoyed special protections under the Endangered Species Act for nearly fifty years, recovering grizzly bear populations south of the Canadian border have surpassed expectations. As grizzly bear range extends far beyond the six core "Recovery Areas" offficially designated by Congress, conflicts between bears and humans are mounting. For now, despite growing concerns from ranchers, …
Continue reading CHANGING BEHAVIOR: How Rewilding is Altering Human Activity
Under intense political and economic pressure, and in a fight for their own survival, "Big Oil" is being forced to prepare for a low-carbon, or at least, a "lower carbon" future. Panic over how to survive the "climate change agenda" has become a focal point in the boardrooms of Exxon Mobil, Chevron, BP, Shell and …
Continue reading INSANITY AGENDA: EPA Approves Cancer Causing Fuel Additives to Fight Climate Change
A statue commemorating a local Spokane hero has become the center of controversy among the woke crowd. According to Wikipedia, John Robert Monaghan was born in 1873 in Chewelah, Washington Territory. John was in the first graduating class at Gonzaga University and went on to graduate from the Naval Academy in 1895. Monaghan served as …
Continue reading GOING WOKE IN SPOKANE: Navy Hero Comes Under Fire, Again.
Cultural pandering often takes the form of voicing regret over such things as the slave trade, or projecting guilt on this current generation of Americans for being identified as citizens of the only nation on earth that has used an atomic weapon in warfare. Author and journalist, Sue Lani Madsen's latest piece, "Migration, displacement are …
Continue reading CULTURAL GUILT UNMASKED: Practicing discernment in a society of sociopaths
Western landscapes contain sufficient habitat to support a moderate population of grizzly bears provided effective wildlife management strategies are employed to minimize conflicts with human activity, protect private property rights, and insure public safety. However, there is no scientific justification for restoring a high impact non-endangered species such as the grizzly bear, to anything approaching …
Continue reading NOT IN MY BACKYARD! Can We Coexist with Grizzlies?
[Revised 12/4/22] The issue of fluoridating Spokane's water supply is expected to remain on the back burner until the city mandated cost analysis is completed sometime next spring. At that point the majority on the Spokane City Council will likely move to continue the fluoridation process. However, be advised, those who advocate fluoridation, (and other …
Continue reading FLUORIDATION WARS: Confronting the Liars and Snakes
[Revised 12/30/22] The timing for the publication of Andrew McKean's excellent article, "In Washington State, Hunters May No Longer Be Necessary to Manage Wildlife" was unfortunate. The piece was published by Outdoor Life magazine on November 7th, just one day before the headline grabbing midterm elections. Not to diminish the importance of the elections, but …
Continue reading REWILDING WASHINGTON: The Very Real Consequences of Predator Proliferation
Wind energy is often misrepresented as "green", "renewable", and/or "sustainable", but nothing could be further from the truth. Let's examine some of the known impacts wind energy production has on the environment. [Please note, this article is limited to the documented ecological effects of post-construction turbine operation. Environmental impacts from component manufacturing, which includes mining, …
Obviously, I'm not quite dead yet or I couldn't be writing this piece. However, the odds that I will survive the next few months may be no better than 50/50. In case this turns out to be my last blog post, I'd like to explain why I think the current COVID protocols led directly to …
Gain of function research conducted at the WUHAN LAB is still the primary suspect for the origin of COVID-19. According to Professor Emma Teeling, undoubtedly one of the world's foremost authorities on bat genetics and bat diseases, no one has yet proven that bats transmitted 'Covid-19' to humans. To date, there is no published scientific …
Continue reading DON’T BLAME BATS! The Wuhan Lab is Still the Primary Suspect for COVID
Changes to the NFL COVID protocols came fast and furious this week when it became known that over 100 players, the majority of whom are "fully vaccinated", tested positive for COVID. The large number of positive tests forced several game cancellations and schedule changes. The new COVID protocols will now allow fully vaccinated players to …
Continue reading NFL COVID CIRCUS! – League Changes Policy to Avoid Cancelling Games
Only one company, Pfizer, has been granted a license to manufacture and distribute an FDA approved COVID vaccine. Pfizer's FDA licensed vaccine must be labelled "Comirnaty" and include licensing information. To date, Pfizer has not allowed distribution of "Comirnaty" in the United States. Liability is not the issue. Regardless of whether or not a vaccine …
Continue reading PFIZER’S BAIT AND SWITCH! – Why you still can’t get an FDA approved COVID vaccine
[Updated and reformatted 9/16] Democracy cannot exist as a permanent form of government. It can only exist until the voters discover that they can vote themselves largesse from the public treasury. From that moment on, the majority always votes for the candidates promising the most benefits from the public treasury with the result that a …
Continue reading IS AMERICA IN THE THROES OF DEATH? – Musings on the Decline of Freedom
Back in the 1980's, after multiple lawsuits against vaccine manufacturers began causing unsustainable financial losses, Congress set up a system of "no liability" for drug manufacturers in exchange for an "excise tax" of 75 cents on every vaccine dose administered. The money collected is used to fund the Vaccine Injury Compensation Trust Fund, (a.k.a. "vaccine …
Continue reading VACCINE COURT: How Pfizer’s FDA Approved COVID Vaccine Could Break the Bank
The Washington State Department of Health COVID Dashboard [see link below] is so incredibly skewed as to be of little use. In calculating case counts, hospitalizations, and deaths, they don’t even have a category for “un-vaccinated”. Instead, the Department of Health has intentionally combined those who are partially vaccinated (at least one dose) with all …
Many people have educated themselves beyond the government/health care talking points (propaganda) and have taken the time to become informed about the basic processes involved in creating our modern vaccines. Some people have even become aware that all of the COVID vaccines currently available in the United States were either developed, manufactured, or tested on …
Continue reading GOD WILL BE THE JUDGE: Myths and Truths about COVID Vaccines
Do you know what an “Energy Footprint” is? An “Energy Footprint” is defined by the Global Footprint Network (GFN) as the sum total of all the land area used for energy production. The Global Footprint Network provides tools to measure and compare each of our ecological footprints to the earth's capacity for biological regeneration. Green …
Continue reading AMERICA’S ENERGY FOOTPRINT – Another Reason to Reject Wind Power!
The Spokane City council recently unleashed a comprehensive master plan designed to force area residents to reduce our total water usage by 25% in the next 10 years by increasing fees and regulations. The plan is unnecessary, dangerous, and potentially harmful to the environment. Here’s why: The Spokane area derives it’s water from the Spokane …
Continue reading WATER WARS: A Little Knowledge is a Dangerous Thing
The Spokane City Council is taking up the issue of adding FLUORIDE to our municipal water supply. Industry advocates and local politicians apparently have little regard for the fact that voters have rejected the idea on multiple occasions. It is the opinion of the author that our drinking water should be kept as clean and …
So far, no one has been able to answer the question, "Where did the COVID-19 virus come from and why is it so uniquely suited to humans?" Was this virus lurking for millennia in some unknown animal host and, when the opportunity and conditions were just right, suddenly became able to make the species jump …
Continue reading CRY FOR WUHAN: Aborted Fetal Cells and the Chinese Coronavirus
By now, everyone knows about the importance of “social distancing” when it comes to fighting disease transmission. The recommendation to keep our distance and practice good sanitation is just as true for the flu bug and the common cold as it is for the recent coronavirus outbreak. But there is a case to be made …
Jay Inslee has helped Washington State forge deeper economic and political entanglements with the communist government in CHINA than any other state in the union. According to Greater Seattle Partners's CEO Brian P. McGowan, “Our connection to China is critical to the greater Seattle economy. More than two dozen Chinese businesses already have a presence …
Continue reading JAY INSLEE – “Unjustifiable Chaos and Cruelty”
As the number of bodies keep piling up, many of the leaders in the environmental community are, if not openly cheering the current COVID-19 pandemic, at least pointing out some of the pandemic's positive environmental benefits. News reports claim that pollution in New York has been reduced by nearly 50% because of the measures instituted …
Continue reading COVID 19: Nature’s Payback or God’s Judgement?
Mention vaccines and you're sure to get some strong opinions. Mention government mandates for vaccines, and you better be prepared for a fight! Regardless of your own personal opinion about vaccines or government mandates, (pro, con, ambivalent, etc.), its a safe bet that when a COVID-19 vaccine does become available there will be millions of …
Continue reading COVID-19 VACCINES – Choosing the Higher Ground
An article in "OutThere Colorado" recently noted that a coalition against the translocation of wolves into Colorado is claiming that wolves carry coronavirus, which provides yet another reason not to promote the proliferation of these apex predators into the state. While a quick Google search reveals that many veterinary disease experts claim that the type …
Continue reading WOLVES AND CORONAVIRUS: What are the facts?
"Foolishness is bound in the heart of a child." [Proverbs 22:15a] Most of us are aware of how Swedish teenager Greta Thunberg has become the world's foremost voice on climate change. Credit, or blame, (depending on your view), goes out to all those teachers, including her parents, who apparently have no shame in exploiting Greta's …
Continue reading CHASING MYTHS – How easily we are led astray
During Aurelia Skipwith’s confirmation hearing before the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, (Sept. 11, 2019), Ms. Skipwith was asked how her faith would affect her job if she were to be confirmed as the newly appointed head of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The question obviously caught Skipwith off guard as she …
Continue reading Aurelia Skipwith – The New Face of U.S. Fish and Wildlife
A mere four years ago, the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda (SDA) treaty was signed by leaders from 193 nations, including President Barack Obama. However, the outlook for reaching any of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG’s) over the course of the next 11 years are increasingly pessimistic. If you are not familiar with these 17 goals, …
Continue reading RETHINKING THE GLOBAL NARRATIVE – Choosing “winners and losers”
“Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be?” ― Marianne Williamson, A Return to Love: Reflections …
Continue reading THE GODDESS ARISES – Marianne Williamson’s Ascent to Power
Last night my wife and I attended a meeting hosted by Project ID to discuss the City of Spokane's proposed new homeless shelter. Several hundred people packed the building to air their concerns. Representatives from the city's homeless planning committee began the evening with a presentation detailing their vision for the new shelter and then …
Continue reading HOMELESSNESS IN AMERICA: What Works, What Doesn’t
Oregon State University is offering a degree program called, "Global Trophic Cascades." The program ushers in a new low in educational standards as students will now be focusing their instruction entirely on ideology rather than sound natural resource management science. Graduates of the new program, which is part of OSU's College of Forestry, will …
Continue reading “GLOBAL TROPHIC CASCADES” – OSU offers a course in propaganda
The 2019 Wildlife Corridors Conservation Act (WCCA) is perhaps the most significant attack on private property rights in decades, perhaps ever. A simple look at the list of sponsors of the proposed legislation provides plenty of warning about what this new law portends. The WCCA was introduced in Congress in May 2019. In the Senate, the […]
Washington State Public Lands Commissioner Hillary Franz is celebrating the fact that Cooke Aquaculture has agreed to pay a $332,000 fine to the Washington Department of Ecology as a result of an accidental release of tens of thousands of farmed Atlantic salmon into Puget Sound. Cooke agreed to pay the fine with the understanding that …
Continue reading SALMON WARS! How Fish Farming has become a Lightning Rod in the Pacific Northwest
So I had a knee jerk reaction and blocked a comment that someone tried to post on my blog page this morning. I considered the comment rude and of no value, and somewhat insulting, but in hindsight, I should have posted it. Unfortunately, once a comment has been deleted permanently from the WordPress blog system, …
Continue reading SCIENCE and RELIGION – Should they never meet?
The PBS documentary “In the Valley of the Wolves” and the hugely successful Sustainable Man production “How Wolves Change Rivers”, have combined for over 200 million views. Since both of those films obviously provided most of the talking points for the much anticipated 60 Minutes segment, “The Return of Wolves to Yellowstone Park”, it was …
Continue reading 60 MINUTES OF SPIN: “The Return of Wolves to Yellowstone Park”
The most important court case in the history of wildlife management in the United States is about to unfold. Based on a scientific assessment of the true biological status of gray wolves, the Trump administration is making moves to delist the species throughout the entire U.S. and simultaneously turn over all management responsibilities to the …
Continue reading CENTER FOR BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY GOES ALL IN!
Hydropower is defined as energy derived from water flowing through a turbine. Dams provide a dependable source of hydropower. This article addresses the debate over whether or not hydropower should be considered a “renewable” and/or "sustainable" energy source. The answer depends as much upon your location as who you ask. In Sierra Club board rooms …
Undoing the damage caused by REWILDING propaganda films such as “How Wolves Change Rivers”, (which has now reached over 80 million views through multiple postings on Youtube), has proven to be a daunting and perhaps futile endeavor. Millions of people are now convinced that wolves are "good" and "necessary" for the environment because of their …
Continue reading DATA OR IDEOLOGY – What drives the REWILDING agenda?
Last fall, Malheur County Sheriff’s deputies investigated and confirmed six cattle depredations by wolves in a two month time span. Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife officials say the Sheriff was mistaken and that these cattle were probably killed by “other causes” and then merely fed on by the wolves....a determination that left the ranchers …
Continue reading WOLVES DON’T KILL CATTLE. THEY ARE TOO BUSY CHANGING RIVERS!
The sale of Avista Utilities to Hydro One is nearing the final hurdle. Does it matter who owns our regional utility company? Do we really want the management of our local energy supply to become entangled in the politics of a foreign government? Yesterday, Doug Ford’s Progressive Conservative “Torries” swept into power in Ontario. The …
Continue reading BOWING TO THE CROWN- Selling Our Energy Future
As soon as I heard that the Sierra Club supported and was involved with the takeover of Avista Utilities by Canada's Hydro One, I knew there was a problem. My concerns bore out at today's Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission hearing at the Spokane Valley City Hall. I signed in to testify and ask questions …
Continue reading THE HYDRO ONE – AVISTA UTILITIES DEAL- “Lunatic Fringe, I know You’re Out There!”
After twenty years of trying to raise awareness about REWILDING, it's really depressing that so many people still don't get what's going on and what's at stake. Forgive me for repeating the obvious, but the basic facts cannot be over emphasized. Gray wolves and grizzly bears provide our best examples of how the Endangered Species …
Continue reading CLAW MARKS ON YOUR DOOR: The Naked Truth about REWILDING
A recent article in the Spokesman-Review newspaper highlighted the upcoming Santana concert in Spokane.[i] Very cool, I thought, maybe I’ll go! But then the article reminded me of some things that drive Carlos Santana's music that made me have second thoughts. [To read the article, click here.] I’ve always liked Santana, as well as most …
Continue reading STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN, OR HIGHWAY TO HELL – Spirituality in Rock n’ Roll
Simply put, radical environmentalism, a.k.a. the GREEN MOVEMENT, DEEP ECOLOGY, or REWILDING, is a philosophy that elevates nature over man. Hitler incorporated this naturalistic philosophy in his infamous treatise, Mein Kampf, where he blamed the entire Jewish race for what he called “the pacification of Nature”. According to Hitler, the Jews, and to a …
Continue reading THE NAZI ROOTS OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL MOVEMENT
I'm posting a link to an important document that will help folks understand the global REWILDING perspective. While obviously written from the pro-REWILDING point of view, the articles in the source document more or less accurately portray the emerging conflicts between traditional land uses necessary for human survival and global conservation goals. Unfortunately, the authors …
Water and energy are intertwined. The production of energy requires water, and providing freshwater uses energy. Both of these essential resources face increasing demand and are a source of potential conflicts. Proposed water and energy governance schemes affecting the citizens of Washington State, including the HIRST Decision [i] , are not the result of citizen …
Continue reading WATER GOVERNANCE AND DEEP DECARBONIZATION – U.N. Schemes to Save the World
My slide presentation "REWILDING AMERICA" is set up on Youtube as an “unlisted” video, which means you cannot find it by searching Youtube, you must use this link to access the video page. Once on the video page, you can copy and share the link. You can also watch the video by clicking the "play" …
The truth about grizzly bear recovery is simple. The species (Ursus arctos) enjoys the second most extensive circum-polar range of any large terrestrial predator on the planet. Tens of thousands of grizzly (or "brown") bears roam freely in North America and tens of thousands more across Europe and Asia. Grizzly bears were never an endangered …
The 1973 Endangered Species Act (ESA) is in need of an overhaul. The Act was originally envisioned as a tool to protect species at serious risk of extinction. Unfortunately, over the last twenty-four years, the Endangered Species Act has been transformed into a weapon used to insure that the United States adheres to REWILDING commitments …
Continue reading WHAT’S WRONG WITH THE ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT?
The North Cascades Grizzly Bear Recovery Zone encompasses millions of acres in Washington State, including established National Parks and Wilderness Areas, National and State Forest land, municipalities and towns, recreational facilities such as ski areas and campgrounds, and tens of thousands of acres of private property. The designation has serious long term impacts on natural …
The Endangered Species Act of 1973 requires the development of plans to protect listed threatened or endangered species and their habitats. In fulfilling this mandate, the USFWS has designated millions of acres as “Critical Habitat” for a number of target species. In my previous post I discussed the recent "USFWS Critical Habitat Designation for Frogs …
Continue reading JAGUAR DESIGNATION MAY BLOCK “TRUMP’S WALL”
The Federal government just locked up another 3,000 sq. miles of public land in California by designating it as "Critical Habitat" for three different species of amphibians. This knee jerk land lock-up action is no surprise to me. For the past 16 years I've been watching as Federal and State wildlife biologists have granted certain …
Continue reading FROGS VS FISH – HOW A NATIVE SPECIES BECAME A GOD
The average American sportsman is unaware that the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation [RMEF] exists to promote REWILDING. [For those of you who are ignorant of the REWILDING concept, please see my previous blog posts on the topic.] One of RMEF's primary goals is to restore elk to their natural “historic range” across North America.[i] For …
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