Trump Aims To Open Vital U.S. Forest To Logging, Drilling, Mining

The Trump Administration Announces Rules Weakening Endangered Species Act

Profit Over Grizzlies: Trump Admin Tries to Gut Endangered Species Act for Oil & Mining Interests

The Koch Brothers Are Behind a Plot to Open Up the Grand Canyon Watershed to Toxic Uranium Mining @alternet

The Koch Brothers Are Behind a Plot to Open Up the Grand Canyon Watershed to Toxic Uranium Mining @alternet:

"Unsurprisingly, the issue at hand involves revenue, big power brokers, ramifications of Citizens United, and a familiar actor in the anti-environmental space—the Koch brothers."

Vote Big Money out of Politics | Common Dreams

Vote Big Money out of Politics | Common Dreams

"Determined to promote controversial mining projects — and to advance Gov. Scott Walker’s agenda — a group backed by the billionaire Koch brothers has waded into Tuesday’s competition for control of the Iron County Board.
With dubious “facts” and over-the-top charges, the Wisconsin chapter of Americans for Prosperity is pouring money into the county — where voter turnout in spring elections rarely tops 1,500 — for attack ads. Small-business owners, farmers and retirees who have asked sensible questions about the impact of major developments on pristine lakes, rivers, waterfalls and tourism are dismissed as “anti-mining radicals” who “just want to shut the mines down, no matter what"."

Extreme Energy Extraction Roadtrip — The Scary Ways We're Ruining the Country to Get Fossil Fuels | Alternet

Extreme Energy Extraction Roadtrip — The Scary Ways We're Ruining the Country to Get Fossil Fuels | Alternet
"A look at what fracking, mountaintop removal for coal and other extraction methods are doing to communities across the country"

The Biggest Ongoing Disaster In The U.S. That You Haven't Heard Of

The Biggest Ongoing Disaster In The U.S. That You Haven't Heard Of
"With sinkholes to natural gas explosions to toxic-fume releases, the situation has forced the entire town to evacuate."

Mining Company Deploys More Masked Militiamen Against "Eco-Terrorists"

www.motherjones.com/environment/2013/07/walker-backed-mine-hires-militiamen-intimidate-protesters
"Debate over a proposed open-pit iron ore mine in northern Wisconsin went from heated to outright bizarre last week when masked guards brandishing assault rifles showed up at the site in the remote and scenic wilderness of Penokee Hills."

Comment Period Closing On Bristol Bay Mining, One Of The Most Important Environmental Issues “You’ve Never Heard Of”

Comment Period Closing On Bristol Bay Mining, One Of The Most Important Environmental Issues “You’ve Never Heard Of”: An important chapter in one of “America’s largest natural-resources fights in decades” is coming to a close. The comment period on the Environmental Protection Agency’s draft “watershed assessment” of the potential impacts on mining in the Bristol Bay region of Alaska ends on Sunday. At issue is the Pebble Project, a proposed copper and gold [...]/p

The end of sockeye salmon?

The end of sockeye salmon?
"The habitat for half the world supply of wild sockeye salmon — as well as a critical area for other wildlife, tourism and native peoples — is at urgent risk of being filled with pollutants, and sterilized in the name of gold and copper mining."

5 National Parks That Could Be Threatened Under The Romney Energy Plan | Alternet

5 National Parks That Could Be Threatened Under The Romney Energy Plan | Alternet
"Mitt Romney recently released his  energy plan , which focuses extensively on turning energy development on federal public lands over to the states.  If states are determined to aggressively push fossil energy development, giving oversight of mining and drilling to them could put some of our special places at risk. "