Jim McCarthy’s comments relating to the end of power rate subsidies for farmers in the Klamath Basin illustrate clearly why conservationists are losing the battle for hearts and minds outside of our largely urban and/or liberal base of support (HCN, 2/7/05: Klamath farmers face new threat). According to the story, Klamath Basin farmers are faced […]
Paul Brookshire
Posted inOctober 25, 2004: Window Shopping: Part-Time Paradise
Energy industry is rigged
In your recent story about Colorado’s renewable energy initiative, representatives of the big utility companies have faithfully called upon the magic of the free market, claiming that the citizens are “artificially picking winners and losers in the energy debate” (HCN, 9/13/04: Colorado voters hold the cards on renewable energy). Missing from this story, as usual, […]
Posted inJuly 30, 2001: Not in our back yard
Dave Skinner’s red herrings
Dear HCN, Ed Marston’s essay (HCN, 6/04/01: Environmentalism meets a fierce friend) regarding future strategies of the conservation movement was dead-on, and sparked a predictable response from Dave Skinner (HCN, 7/02/01: Greens are still a minority) with a list of red-herring comments that completely ignored the important facts in the fight to protect America’s heritage […]