NTY Editorial – A Stay of Execution for the Wolves

A Stay of Execution for the Wolves. The New York Times.

The Times writes: “This deep-set hostility has only a little to do with ranching. It is really driven by the competition between human hunters and wolves for the same game animals: elk and deer. And underneath it all is a false myth — the wolf as a kind of ferocious coward and an indiscriminate killer — that says less about the true nature of wolves than it does about human fear.”

Energy efficiency is the core climate change solution

Energy efficiency is the core climate change solution. Joseph Romm. Grist Magazine.

It is also the least expensive source of new energy, and it is the primary method by which demand will be satisfied regardless of all the talk and action about drilling or alternative fuels, just as was the case during the 1970s energy crisis. RM

Anti-wolf defendents can’t decide whether to appeal injunction

Foes of wolf protections discuss strategy. No decision yet on whether to appeal district judge’s ruling. By  Associated Press.

If they appeal, the temporary injunction could remain in place for 15 months or longer while the appeal being considered.