Moab Trails at Risk by Drilling Leases

Blog @ Mountain Hardwear

"... BLM should balance the need for energy production with the benefits of recreation and tourism. Please tell BLM officials to protect mountain biking and Moab's sustainable recreation economy by withdrawing parcels near Porcupine Rim, Amasa Back, Barlett Wash and Tusher Canyon. The deadline for comments is Dec. 3."

Do something useful today. If these trails or this landscape mean anything to you, print out the protest letter from the linked page above and send via mail or fax to the BLM.

Attractive Girls Union Refuses To Talk With Mike Greenman

if i could i'd shed you
like this robe
drop you to the floor
and step away
naked and new...

i can't

you are knotted
at my waist
you can't be undone
only half free

i'll wear you forever.

...(Red stained eyes. Red stained eyes)
Was the, the change worth it?
(Red!)
Was the
(Stained!)
Divorce
(Eyes!)
Worth it?
(Red!)

Missing Hikers' Story Will Make Great Movie

Another The North Face Post

I'm too lazy today to rehash this post on my site...so check it out over at the Piton and make them feel worthwhile...

Just In Case You Missed It

The Simpsons in Alaska...

Simpsons DVD / Alaska


via The Piton

Sleep Now In The Fire

God I miss this band...

The Wind

On "Free-riding"

Interesting Philosophy Bites interview with Richard Tuck about the ethical ramifications of "free-riding"

AUDIO

Read more about the "free-rider problem" at SEP

Thanks to Nigel Warburton, Philosophy Bites, SEP, and Heinz Zak

Fixed Push

Gelande Quaffing in Utah

Drinking 3.2 is okay above 8000 ft.

Jess, this one IS for you

Top 5 Rules for Engineers Dealing with Drafters

1. Never give me work in the morning. Always wait until 3:45 and then bring it to me. The challenge of a deadline is refreshing.
2. If it's a rush job, run in and interrupt me every 10 minutes to inquire how it's going, or even better hover behind me advising every keystroke. That helps.
3. If you give me more than one job, don't tell which has priority. I am psychic.
4. If you have special instructions for a job, do not write them down. In fact save them until the job is almost done. No point in confusing me with useful information.
5. Tell me about your little problems. No one else has any and it's nice to know someone is less fortunate. I especially like the story about having to pay so much tax on the bonus check for being such a good engineer.

Ganked from The Lazy Drafter

Update on the "wilderness advocacy = terr-ist support " idiocy

GetOutdoors is discussing the letter that I mentioned last month. Climb_ca, you are my only friend...

More commie-pinko-treehugger-hippie nonsense...

According to scientists at the Scripps Institute of Oceanography, there is a 50 percent chance Lake Mead will run dry by 2021.

Scripps report

Romney Defends Himself Against Allegations of Tolerance

Go do something good today...

Oppose Italian Nuclear Waste in Utah (Feb. 1st, 2pm-4pm)

Your Lexus Hybrid makes you look like an idiot...

I read something about a 15,000(!) sq. ft. home in Florida that will be the first home of its size to be certified green by the U.S. Green Building Council and the Florida Green Building Council. The builder of the house however, is frustrated with LEED for stipulating that an 26 additional points would be needed to compensate for the size of his structure.

He wonders, "Why are you penalising someone who wants to go green? "

I wonder, "Who the f*ck needs a 15,000 sf home?"

While I appreciate that this guy wants to be "green", I cannot see how it can be ethically or environmentally responsible of anybody to build such an atrocious home. Just imagine the sheer amount of resources used to construct this beast, "sustainable materials" or no. Its absolutely ridiculous.

The trouble is that being green is becoming fashionable, and fashion in this society equates to excess and posturing. How about some personal and ethical responsibility? If you want to be environmentally sustainable, you need to make some concessions. Ride the bus, or even better, a bike, and do it as much as possible. Buy a practical, fuel efficient vehicle if you have to drive. Instead of spending $104,000 on an LS600h, how about spending $24,000 on a Prius, or even better, $2500 on a 10 year old Tercel that gets 40 mpg, and give the rest of your money to an advocacy group who can pressure ( or bribe) the powers that be into effecting broader changes. Live in a practical home, close to your work. Grow your own food or buy it from local sources. Going to Whole Foods to buy produce that has been flown in from South America doesn't count. Volunteer your time to help clean up the natural areas near your home. Get your hands dirty.

The list can go on and on. Bottom line: You trendy hollywood greenies-subscribing to Cosmo's "50 ways to be eco-chic"-YOU ARE STILL CONSUMING.


The important thing to remember is this...

"Stuffing feathers up your butt does not make you a chicken."

Wilderness is bad.... mmmkay?

At least it is according to some Utah lawmakers. Apparently, having designated wilderness areas in Utah and elsewhere is un-American and downright "terr-ist". Two douchebag legislators have purportedly authored a letter which suggests that environmental activist groups such as the Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance (SUWA), are "weakening America" through their environmental conservancy efforts.
The gist of the letter, authored by Reps. Mike Noel and Aaron Tilton, is this; that by working to preserve wilderness resources in Utah, the SUWA and others are limiting the development of energy in the United States, and are therefore leading America to maintain and increase its dependence on foreign oil-producing regimes that fund terrorist organizations. So basically, people who support groups like SUWA are essentially supporting terrorists, and therefore are a danger to America.

Read the article in the Salt Lake Tribune.

Sounds to me like a few more corrupt bastards are filling up their Hummers and building their McMansions on Big Oil's dime. Even better that they do it all under the pretension that they are working for the safety of the nation and in their constituents best interest. I say bullshit. Your elected officials go where the money is, and lets face it, there isn't much profit in researching and advocating alternative fuels, or in preserving land that could easily be destroyed for a buck.

I think I'm gonna go write a check to the SUWA