https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2021-03-14/a-corporation-wants-to-mine-for-gold-near-death-valley-native-tribes-are-fighting-it From left, Bryan Hatchell, spokesman for the nonprofit Friends of the Inyo, Jeremiah Joseph, spokesman for the Lone Pine Paiute Shoshone Tribe, and Seth Tsosie, also of the tribe, walk in the area where K2 Gold Corp. of Vancouver, Canada, is conducting exploratory drilling.(Louis Sahagún / Los Angeles Times) LONE PINE, Calif. —  Perched high ...

Town is first in valley to support initiative organized by conservation group The Mountain Pact https://www.aspentimes.com/news/basalt-council-supports-bidens-pause-on-oil-and-gas-leases-on-public-lands/ The town of Basalt is adding its voice to the debate over President Joe Biden’s decision to temporarily stop leasing public lands for oil and gas exploration to create time to review long-term policies. The Town Council unanimously directed ...

Captain’s Log Starship 1XE, Day 18 in the month March, Earth Calendar year 2021. 11,100 ft. The view of the San Juan mountains is spectacular as a storm whips through the highest of the peaks. For a change I am not stressed about bobbing and weaving though the ethers, as I am comfortably ensconced in a cabin ...