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Mark Pearson
Position: San Juan Citizens Alliance

Commissioners right to press for leasing plan

In its June 28 editorial, The Durango Herald argued that La Plata County commissioners overstepped when they sent a letter to the Bureau of Land Management requesting a deferral of the gas a...

DATE: Jul 2, 2013 | CATEGORY: Thinking Green

A new wilderness within expanse of the San Juans

On Tuesday, the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee voted in favor of the San Juan Mountains Wilderness Act. The proposal, sponsored by Sen. Mark Udall, with Sen. Michael Bennet as...

DATE: Jun 19, 2013 | CATEGORY: Thinking Green

Our public lands more than just a gas, oil reservoir

The local Bureau of Land Management is increasingly treating our public lands as merely a gas and oil reservoir to be tapped at industry’s convenience. The mission of the BLM is:...

DATE: Jun 5, 2013 | CATEGORY: Thinking Green

Why public’s oversight role shouldn’t be cut

Most of us would agree, government is a large, powerful entity that needs proper oversight. We may disagree on many things, but public oversight of government is usually not one of them. ...

DATE: May 8, 2013 | CATEGORY: Thinking Green

Hermosa watershed plan a ‘beautiful’ thing

There is no question as to why the name Hermosa was given to the stream and landscape just north of Durango. Whether you are looking north up the Animas Valley toward the red cli...

DATE: Apr 24, 2013 | CATEGORY: Thinking Green

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