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Remarks by Bruce Babbitt
Denver, Colorado, April 15, 2010

I am pleased to join you at this gathering to assess the future of the National Landscape Conservation System.  The 10^th anniversary of the Executive Order creating the System is a good time to look back, to reflect upon lessons learned, and to look forward to the next ten years.

By any measure the Conservation System is off to an impressive start.  The System is now the administrative home for some 27 million acres of protected areas including National Monuments, National Conservation Areas, Wilderness Areas, National Trails and Wild and Scenic Rivers within the Bureau of Land Management.   The BLM now has a conservation mandate (Read on …)

Original article can be found at The Durango Telegraph
Originally published on June 3, 2010
By Allen Best

For just a brief period of civilization, humans have tapped the dense energy of fossil fuels. “Sweet perfume,” Carbondale’s Randy Udall, a consulting energy analyst and one of the nation’s leading activists in promoting energy sustainability, called them at a recent panel discussion in Denver. “These fossil fuels are magical.” (Read on …)

Original article can be found at The Huffington Post
Originally published on June 1, 2010
By Patricia Nelson Limerick

On May 10, 2010, Jeremy Nichols, Climate and Energy Program Director for WildEarth Guardians wrote an article entitled “Get Your Sharp Sticks Ready.” His piece, referencing a comment given by Patty Limerick in a Denver Post article on May 9, 2010, provided the perfect opportunity to open a dialogue for discussion on this heated topic. Below, is Patty Limerick’s response which was a bit too long to post in the comments section of his article.

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