Ain't Always Greener
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Very recently "voluntarily" retired public servant, geoscientist, public lands in public hands, not alt-anything.
I did abandoned mine closures on the neighboring National Forest before DOGEd into "voluntary" early retirement. There are 1000's of these. It was a collateral duty to 1000's of active mining claims, exploration drilling, oil and gas, sand and gravel, geologic hazards and paleontology. All just me.
A hiker’s deadly fall highlights Colorado’s longtime struggle to account for its abandoned mines
A hiker’s deadly fall highlights Colorado’s longtime struggle to account for its abandoned mines
Colorado has closed about 14,000 abandoned mine openings since 1980, but officials say thousands more — many unknown to the state — remain
coloradosun.com
November 25, 2025 at 12:15 AM
I did abandoned mine closures on the neighboring National Forest before DOGEd into "voluntary" early retirement. There are 1000's of these. It was a collateral duty to 1000's of active mining claims, exploration drilling, oil and gas, sand and gravel, geologic hazards and paleontology. All just me.
As a person who suffered a V Fib cardiac arrest and whose life was saved by coworkers who knew how to use an AED, I'd like to use Senator Fetterman's recent episode to raise awareness about this condition and to thank those who saved him, even if conditions surrounding it were Abbie Normal.
a black and white photo of a man wearing a pair of goggles .
Alt: Cinematic depiction of a doctor using electricity to reestablish a normal cardiac rhythm in Senator Fetterman.
media.tenor.com
November 13, 2025 at 9:23 PM
As a person who suffered a V Fib cardiac arrest and whose life was saved by coworkers who knew how to use an AED, I'd like to use Senator Fetterman's recent episode to raise awareness about this condition and to thank those who saved him, even if conditions surrounding it were Abbie Normal.
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"The next enclosure features the Western Lowlife Gorilla."
"You mean Western Lowland
Gorilla?"
"No."
"You mean Western Lowland
Gorilla?"
"No."
November 8, 2025 at 7:22 PM
"The next enclosure features the Western Lowlife Gorilla."
"You mean Western Lowland
Gorilla?"
"No."
"You mean Western Lowland
Gorilla?"
"No."
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Sir, this is an Arby's.
October 31, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Sir, this is an Arby's.
"The Gargle Trump's Balls Room" abcnews.go.com/amp/Politics...
Trump likely to name White House ballroom after himself, officials say
Trump has not publicly said what he intends to name the ballroom, but officials say it's already being referred to as "The President Donald J. Trump Ballroom."
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October 24, 2025 at 10:54 PM
"The Gargle Trump's Balls Room" abcnews.go.com/amp/Politics...
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It's my understanding that beef prices are high due to the meat packing industry not domestic supply. No surprise he is undercutting American producers to help meat packers. Consumer prices won't go down regardless. They'll keep voting for him all the way to foreclosure.
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Trump Suggests U.S. Will Buy Argentine Beef to Lower Prices
“President Donald Trump said Sunday that the United States could purchase Argentine beef in an attempt to bring down prices for American consumers,” according to one outlet.
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October 20, 2025 at 4:12 PM
It's my understanding that beef prices are high due to the meat packing industry not domestic supply. No surprise he is undercutting American producers to help meat packers. Consumer prices won't go down regardless. They'll keep voting for him all the way to foreclosure.
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What's up Bluesky, this is the Department of State and we're here to post some Hatch Act violations
October 17, 2025 at 11:46 PM
What's up Bluesky, this is the Department of State and we're here to post some Hatch Act violations
What if we just make new coal to replace a tiny fraction of the coal we dig up? www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-...
Can We Bury Enough Wood to Slow Climate Change?
Wood vaulting, a simple, low-tech approach to storing carbon, has the potential to remove 12 billion tons of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere every year—and some companies are already trying it
www.scientificamerican.com
October 17, 2025 at 3:09 PM
What if we just make new coal to replace a tiny fraction of the coal we dig up? www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-...
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The thought police only have jurisdiction over actual thoughts. This like when actual police pull over a SovCit going 15mph on I-95 in a car with cardboard plates and and no windshield. "I'm a free man traveling the land! You have no jurisdiction on the high seas! The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo..."
October 12, 2025 at 8:54 PM
The thought police only have jurisdiction over actual thoughts. This like when actual police pull over a SovCit going 15mph on I-95 in a car with cardboard plates and and no windshield. "I'm a free man traveling the land! You have no jurisdiction on the high seas! The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo..."
Numbers quoted say net reduction from this plant is roughly 2 traincars of carbon in 13 months (net 205 tons). If it works at full capacity it would be about 100 train cars/yr or a single trainload. About 1 day of coal consumption at a single thermal coal power plant.
www.ft.com/content/fa4c...
www.ft.com/content/fa4c...
Direct carbon capture falters as developers’ costs fail to budge
Some experts say the technology is crucial for climate change goals but scaling up is proving hard
www.ft.com
October 1, 2025 at 5:33 AM
Numbers quoted say net reduction from this plant is roughly 2 traincars of carbon in 13 months (net 205 tons). If it works at full capacity it would be about 100 train cars/yr or a single trainload. About 1 day of coal consumption at a single thermal coal power plant.
www.ft.com/content/fa4c...
www.ft.com/content/fa4c...
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Our tax dollars should not be spreading lies and hatred.
We deserve a government, and a Democratic Party, that will work for all of us. You can help build that world by supporting my Congressional campaign: secure.actblue.com/donate/bab-b...
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September 12, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Our tax dollars should not be spreading lies and hatred.
We deserve a government, and a Democratic Party, that will work for all of us. You can help build that world by supporting my Congressional campaign: secure.actblue.com/donate/bab-b...
We deserve a government, and a Democratic Party, that will work for all of us. You can help build that world by supporting my Congressional campaign: secure.actblue.com/donate/bab-b...
Very powerful. Hopefully this spreads to every protest across the country.
September 7, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Very powerful. Hopefully this spreads to every protest across the country.
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Wildfire veterans furious at DHS claim that raided crews were not firefighters
Wildland fire veterans are seething at a claim made by federal officials that two crews raided by immigration agents at the scene of a wildfire in Washington state were “NOT firefighters.” — Read on…
Wildland fire veterans are seething at a claim made by federal officials that two crews raided by immigration agents at the scene of a wildfire in Washington state were “NOT firefighters.” — Read on…
Wildfire veterans furious at DHS claim that raided crews were not firefighters
Wildland fire veterans are seething at a claim made by federal officials that two crews raided by immigration agents at the scene of a wildfire in Washington state were “NOT firefighters.” — Read on www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/090525_immigrant_firefighters/wildfire-veterans-furious-dhs-claim-that-raided-crews-were-not-firefighters/
nedhamsonsecondlineviewofthenews.com
September 6, 2025 at 12:52 AM
Wildfire veterans furious at DHS claim that raided crews were not firefighters
Wildland fire veterans are seething at a claim made by federal officials that two crews raided by immigration agents at the scene of a wildfire in Washington state were “NOT firefighters.” — Read on…
Wildland fire veterans are seething at a claim made by federal officials that two crews raided by immigration agents at the scene of a wildfire in Washington state were “NOT firefighters.” — Read on…
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Chicagoans: buy up some Texas flags to burn in the presence of military uniforms.
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Texas National Guard preps for Chicago deployment as feds stage in north suburbs, Gov. Pritzker says
It's unclear exactly when the National Guard and more ICE agents will be deployed in Chicago but leaders are gearing up.
abc7chicago.com
September 3, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Chicagoans: buy up some Texas flags to burn in the presence of military uniforms.
abc7chicago.com/post/texas-n...
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GOP Rep Jeff Hurd a no show at his own townhall. same thing happened in Feb with one of his top aides. Hurd claimed staffer had medical emergency this time www.ksjd.org/podcast/ksjd...
KSJD Local Newscast - August 28, 2025
People who came to Dolores on Wednesday night to see Third District Congressman Jeff Hurd had to make do with asking questions of the Montezuma County commissioners instead.
www.ksjd.org
August 29, 2025 at 3:29 PM
GOP Rep Jeff Hurd a no show at his own townhall. same thing happened in Feb with one of his top aides. Hurd claimed staffer had medical emergency this time www.ksjd.org/podcast/ksjd...
I think RFK Jr. is on to something with the mitochondira. He is so awful that all mothers since time immemorial cry out in unison at the cellular level for the safety of their sons and daughters, as if the Venus of Willendorf herself is taking all of her children by the hand and crossing the street.
WTF RFK Jr.: "I know what a healthy child is supposed to look like. I’m looking at kids as I walk through the airports today...and I see these kids that are just overburdened with mitochondrial challenges...and I know that’s not how our children are supposed to look."
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August 29, 2025 at 2:41 PM
I think RFK Jr. is on to something with the mitochondira. He is so awful that all mothers since time immemorial cry out in unison at the cellular level for the safety of their sons and daughters, as if the Venus of Willendorf herself is taking all of her children by the hand and crossing the street.
The 1872 mining law has resulted in high-grading of valuable deposits of non-renewable resources. We need big changes to extract these minerals, with a focus on re-mining "mature" deposits to turn environmental liabilities into assets. I have little hope the grifter-congressional complex can do it.
The United States is home to dozens of active mines. Some extract copper, while others dig for iron.
Whatever the resource, however, it usually makes up a small fraction of the rock pulled from the ground. The rest is typically ignored. Wasted.
From our friends at @grist.org:
Whatever the resource, however, it usually makes up a small fraction of the rock pulled from the ground. The rest is typically ignored. Wasted.
From our friends at @grist.org:
America's mines are literally throwing away critical metals
There’s enough lithium in a year's worth of waste to produce 10 million EV batteries.
www.motherjones.com
August 23, 2025 at 8:55 PM
The 1872 mining law has resulted in high-grading of valuable deposits of non-renewable resources. We need big changes to extract these minerals, with a focus on re-mining "mature" deposits to turn environmental liabilities into assets. I have little hope the grifter-congressional complex can do it.
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It is pretty funny that he doesn't believe in Elon's camel miniaturization project.
August 20, 2025 at 3:19 AM
It is pretty funny that he doesn't believe in Elon's camel miniaturization project.
I took early retirement from the Forest Service. I'm not a "primary firefighter", but I certainly did fire work, like advising on where coal seams ignitions are likely to occur, or where firefighters are likely to encounter abandoned mine hazards. www.propublica.org/article/fore...
Top Democrat on Oversight Committee Demands Trump Administration Account for Wildland Firefighter Vacancies
The request follows ProPublica reporting that DOGE cuts and voluntary resignations left thousands of vacant jobs at the Forest Service, severely hampering its ability to fight wildfires.
www.propublica.org
August 15, 2025 at 2:21 PM
I took early retirement from the Forest Service. I'm not a "primary firefighter", but I certainly did fire work, like advising on where coal seams ignitions are likely to occur, or where firefighters are likely to encounter abandoned mine hazards. www.propublica.org/article/fore...
Another article referencing a mysterious lack of oil and gas workers. Can't imagine why able-bodied men in West Texas might not be at work. What could it be?
oilprice.com/Energy/Energ...
oilprice.com/Energy/Energ...
Oil Rig Count Falls Again as Frac Crews Vanish | OilPrice.com
The total number of active drilling rigs for oil and gas in the United States fell this week, according to new data that Baker Hughes published on Friday as operators continue to scale back.
oilprice.com
August 2, 2025 at 7:14 AM
Another article referencing a mysterious lack of oil and gas workers. Can't imagine why able-bodied men in West Texas might not be at work. What could it be?
oilprice.com/Energy/Energ...
oilprice.com/Energy/Energ...
Hi. I'm Don Isuzu.
August 1, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Hi. I'm Don Isuzu.
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The gerrymander in Texas is constitutional. The ones in New York and California are not.
by Sam Alito, Amy Coney Barret, Neil Gorsuch, Bret Kavanaugh, John Roberts, and Clarence Thomas
by Sam Alito, Amy Coney Barret, Neil Gorsuch, Bret Kavanaugh, John Roberts, and Clarence Thomas
July 31, 2025 at 5:35 PM
The gerrymander in Texas is constitutional. The ones in New York and California are not.
by Sam Alito, Amy Coney Barret, Neil Gorsuch, Bret Kavanaugh, John Roberts, and Clarence Thomas
by Sam Alito, Amy Coney Barret, Neil Gorsuch, Bret Kavanaugh, John Roberts, and Clarence Thomas
Please comment to save public scoping of actions on National Forests. I worked for BLM and Forest Service for 2+ decades. There are many valid critiques of the NEPA process. This won't solve any of them, but will result in half baked projects that cause harm, only to subsequently fail anyway.
If you're seeing this post, PLEASE click through to the Dept. of Agriculture website, the parent agency of the Forest Service, and submit remarks NOW to prevent destruction of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and preserve our ability to scope federal public land actions — like logging!
Stop the Gutting of Forest Service Transparency Obligations
The Forest Service's obligations to transparency and environmental sustainability have been gutted. Speak out against these changes by Aug. 4th!
tommyhough.com
July 31, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Please comment to save public scoping of actions on National Forests. I worked for BLM and Forest Service for 2+ decades. There are many valid critiques of the NEPA process. This won't solve any of them, but will result in half baked projects that cause harm, only to subsequently fail anyway.