Comments on: Green Fees: Cheyenne Lawyer’s Crusade on US Legal Payments http://wyofile.com/2010/02/green-fees-cheyenne-lawyers-crusade-on-us-legal-payments/ Wyoming Politics & Policy Tue, 07 Feb 2012 18:41:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Todd http://wyofile.com/2010/02/green-fees-cheyenne-lawyers-crusade-on-us-legal-payments/comment-page-1/#comment-613 Todd Tue, 02 Mar 2010 16:46:22 +0000 http://wyofile.com/?p=1642#comment-613 Actually the only way to check even partially, is to check their 990s. Earthjustice alone took in over 2 million in court awards for 2007. Not too shabby for a so called "non-profit". Actually the only way to check even partially, is to check their 990s. Earthjustice alone took in over 2 million in court awards for 2007. Not too shabby for a so called “non-profit”.

]]> By: John Carter http://wyofile.com/2010/02/green-fees-cheyenne-lawyers-crusade-on-us-legal-payments/comment-page-1/#comment-582 John Carter Wed, 24 Feb 2010 15:20:18 +0000 http://wyofile.com/?p=1642#comment-582 This is just another disinformation campaign by those advocating for the public lands ranchers. If Ms. Budd Falen was correct, and she is not, those billions would have already been put to good use enforcing our environmental laws, leading to protection of our watersheds that are now stripped and dysfunctional due to livestock grazing, our fisheries that are depleted from loss of habitat from livestock grazing, our wildlife populations that are displaced by livestock grazing, and the enjoyment of our public lands that is destroyed by having to hike, camp or hunt in a virtual feedlot. All for an industry that, if it disappeared tomorrow, would not be missed in the western economy, in fact, the economy would probably be helped by recovering all the damage, cleaning up the water, restoring our fisheries and wildlife and stopping the costs now passed on to the public because of public lands ranching. The science is clear on this damage, yet federal agencies are complicit in perpetuating it. Environmental groups are the last line of protection of our public lands and work with great dedication to see that science is used and the laws enforced to clean up our water and sustain our fish and wildlife populations. They do this at great personal sacrifice and large financial costs. They should be thanked by the people. Public lands ranchers have waged a war on the land since long ago. Bernard Devoto exposed the scheme they devised in the 1940's to have our public lands given to the states to be sold off to ranchers for 10 cents an acre. These are the people who claim they are the stewards of the land. Nothing can be further from the truth This is just another disinformation campaign by those advocating for the public lands ranchers. If Ms. Budd Falen was correct, and she is not, those billions would have already been put to good use enforcing our environmental laws, leading to protection of our watersheds that are now stripped and dysfunctional due to livestock grazing, our fisheries that are depleted from loss of habitat from livestock grazing, our wildlife populations that are displaced by livestock grazing, and the enjoyment of our public lands that is destroyed by having to hike, camp or hunt in a virtual feedlot. All for an industry that, if it disappeared tomorrow, would not be missed in the western economy, in fact, the economy would probably be helped by recovering all the damage, cleaning up the water, restoring our fisheries and wildlife and stopping the costs now passed on to the public because of public lands ranching.

The science is clear on this damage, yet federal agencies are complicit in perpetuating it. Environmental groups are the last line of protection of our public lands and work with great dedication to see that science is used and the laws enforced to clean up our water and sustain our fish and wildlife populations. They do this at great personal sacrifice and large financial costs. They should be thanked by the people.

Public lands ranchers have waged a war on the land since long ago. Bernard Devoto exposed the scheme they devised in the 1940′s to have our public lands given to the states to be sold off to ranchers for 10 cents an acre. These are the people who claim they are the stewards of the land. Nothing can be further from the truth

]]> By: Tom Dunn http://wyofile.com/2010/02/green-fees-cheyenne-lawyers-crusade-on-us-legal-payments/comment-page-1/#comment-556 Tom Dunn Fri, 19 Feb 2010 22:42:46 +0000 http://wyofile.com/?p=1642#comment-556 Representative Lummis is taking exactly the correct action. She is to be commended for trying to rein in wasteful, damaging government spending, especially by rich environmental groups who can afford to hire more attorneys than work for the federal government. Most certainly EAJA funds have been helpful to a few individuals who have won judgments against the federal government. The act was never intended to aid environmental organizations fund lawyers who maintain the conflict industry for environmentalists. Representative Lummis is taking exactly the correct action. She is to be commended for trying to rein in wasteful, damaging government spending, especially by rich environmental groups who can afford to hire more attorneys than work for the federal government. Most certainly EAJA funds have been helpful to a few individuals who have won judgments against the federal government. The act was never intended to aid environmental organizations fund lawyers who maintain the conflict industry for environmentalists.

]]> By: High Country News-Comment http://wyofile.com/2010/02/green-fees-cheyenne-lawyers-crusade-on-us-legal-payments/comment-page-1/#comment-548 High Country News-Comment Thu, 18 Feb 2010 22:56:35 +0000 http://wyofile.com/?p=1642#comment-548 Wyoming legislature/Cynthia Lummis Posted by Robert Laybourne at Feb 18, 2010 12:49 PM Besides Lummis's attempt to bully; a loose cannon state representative, Republic party "Pete" Illoway has introduced a bill in the state leglislature that would mandate analysis of the cost of any Federaly mandated EPA, NEPA etc. studies. And that then they would have to be approved at the state level. This is laughable and would be a costly duplication and probably unconstitutional. Wyoming legislature/Cynthia Lummis Posted by Robert Laybourne at Feb 18, 2010 12:49 PM
Besides Lummis’s attempt to bully; a loose cannon state representative, Republic party “Pete” Illoway has introduced a bill in the state leglislature that would mandate analysis of the cost of any Federaly mandated EPA, NEPA etc. studies. And that then they would have to be approved at the state level. This is laughable and would be a costly duplication and probably unconstitutional.

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