DENVER—As Congressman Rob Bishop gives his controversial Public Lands Initiative a markup in front of the House Natural Resources Committee today, a new analysis shows that as chairman of the committee, Rep. Bishop has worked to stifle locally-driven land conservation measures, while prioritizing his own unpopular pet projects.
The analysis by the Center for Western Priorities identifies 24 locally-driven public land protection bills assigned to the Natural Resources Committee. 20 of those 24 bills have not been granted even a subcommittee hearing by Chairman Bishop, much less a markup or vote by the full committee. Only two of these land protection bills have made it out of the Natural Resources Committee in the entire 114th Congress thus far.
Bills like Colorado Rep. Polis’ Continental Divide Wilderness and Recreation Act and Washington Rep. Kilmer’s Wild Olympics Wilderness and Wild and Scenic Rivers Act of 2015 are locally-driven and have widespread support from nearby communities. There’s a long tradition of Congresses—both Republican-led and Democrat-led—passing locally-supported public land protection bills. But that tradition has evaporated under recent leadership, leaving President Obama as the only avenue to protect America’s public lands.
“The House Natural Resources Committee under Representative Bishop’s failed leadership is a microcosm of our broken Congress,” said Jesse Prentice-Dunn, advocacy director at the Center for Western Priorities. “The congressman has refused even the courtesy of hearings on a wide array of uncontroversial, locally-supported conservation bills. Instead, he’s wasting the precious days remaining in this Congress forcing his committee to take up his behemoth Public Lands Initiative—a bill that’s so controversial and problematic that it stands zero chance of becoming law.”
CWP tracked a total of 24 locally-driven public lands protection bills that were introduced in the 114th Congress and referred to the House Natural Resources Committee. Of those bills:
20 did not receive a committee hearing
21 did not receive a committee markup
2 advanced out of the committee to the full House
“Congressman Bishop could have constructed legislation to sail through Congress, but instead he’s introduced a bill that weighs in at over 200 pages, littered with poison pills that leave key constituents in the lurch,” said Prentice-Dunn. “Senator Harry Reid already made it clear the PLI has no chance in the Senate, and Congressman Bishop has made no attempt to trim down the PLI into a bill that could actually become law.”
The Public Lands Initiative is rife with troubling provisions. In addition to undermining conservation protections, the bill provides unprecedented carve-outs for oil development projects, and fails to adequately protect the Bears Ears region.
A recent survey of successful land conservation bills by the Western Values Project demonstrates just how much of an outlier the PLI is. Successful conservation measures, like the ones that protected Boulder–White Clouds in Idaho and Las Cienegas in Arizona, average 20 pages in length. Those bills took an average of 248 days to pass both houses of Congress.
The PLI, on the other hand, is 215 pages long, and Rep. Bishop has just 24 working days remaining on the Congressional calendar.
The full list of bills used in CWP’s analysis is located here. Jesse Prentice-Dunn is available for interviews. To speak with an expert about public lands and conservation, contact Jesse at 720-204-1886.
Lloyd R. Adams announces new book release of ‘Big Red’s New World Order’
SARASOTA, Fla. – Author, Lloyd R. Adams is the telepathic conduit of a big red barn, now known as Big Red. He methodically translated Big Red’s century old historical journey from 1919 to 2021. Set in a farming community in Mormon Country Utah, the first book of the trilogy titled; “I Am the Big Red Barn” is a rag to riches true story of Big Red’s first 95 years. Big Red tells how he discovered his mystical powers but couldn’t yet find a way to use them constructively. Consequently, he suffered through the same life’s challenges each of us can relate. Book two titled; “Trump: The Impossible Campaign” is the author’s perspective of Trump’s meteoric rise in the polls who succeeded in winning the Republican presidential nomination. Book three titled; “2021: Our New World Horizon” picks up where the original storyline ends and moves quickly into the future as Big Red approaches his one-hundredth birthday celebration. Donald Trump met Big Red for the first time on Rush Limbaugh’s famous radio talk show held remotely in Big Red’s hayloft. This is where the first miracle forged a strategic alliance between these two. In 2021, the course of humanity worldwide was changed forever, creating a utopian society. “Big Red’s New World Order” (published by Xlibris) is a compelling and entertaining book with a twist. Adams went one giant step further by weaving a subliminal thread throughout. It exemplifies Adams’ credo and will awaken the reader’s inner power source to perform amazing feats: “When true passion takes charge of your subconscious mind, nothing can stop phenomenal success from being achieved.”
This book transcends any person’s political or religious affiliation. It will automatically train your subconscious mind to embrace a paradigm shift that awaits you with the secret techniques contained in the back section. Greater wisdom, healthier relationships, and success will be your reward.
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About the Author
After serving four years of active duty in the US Coast Guard, where his formal education was completed by enrolling in several self-study correspondence courses, Lloyd R. Adams set out to fulfill his lifetime dream of having financial independence. In 1971, Adams discovered his true passion and went to work for a little weekly shopper’s guide called Pennysaver and over time, Adams became the vice president. In 1986, with the support of his entire staff, he purchased the company. Four short years later, after achieving an 800 percent growth in business sales, Adams sold his successful newspaper chain of eight editions to ABC/Disney, which acquired his corporate holdings. At the age of 44, he had fulfilled his dream and has been enjoying retirement ever since. “Work hard in your energetic years, then enjoy an early retirement while life still offers its best rewards,” the author of the “Big Red’s New World Order” believes.
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SANTA CLARA, Calif., Sept. 20, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Aviat Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ: AVNW), the leading expert in microwave networking solutions, today announced the State of Nevada has awarded a $10 million network upgrade project to Aviat. Included in the project are Aviat's IRU 600 EHP radio, CTR microwave routers, AviatCloud automation platform and full portfolio of design, deployment and managed services.
The State selected Aviat based on an end-to-end offering/solution that significantly lowers the total cost of ownership (TCO). Aviat's CTR 8500 microwave router converges the functions of a microwave indoor unit and an IP/MPLS router into a single device thereby reducing the number of boxes to buy, deploy and maintain thus lowering overall cost. In addition, the State will purchase IRU 600 EHP, the most powerful microwave radio ever built. IRU 600 EHP allows the State to use smaller antennas and avoid large sums in costly tower retrofits.
Aviat will deliver a network management system including IP/MPLS and other operational tools via its AviatCloud platform and will also provide a complete turnkey solution to the State that includes all services for planning, engineering, installation and support to design and build the network. Included in the award is multi-year support for outsourced managed services including network monitoring and maintenance. These operations solutions offer further simplification and TCO improvements.
"We continue to strengthen our mission-critical portfolio to better serve public safety, first responders and state agencies," stated Michael Pangia, president and CEO, Aviat Networks. "We have highly differentiated offerings for state and local government customers with products, services and support specifically designed to meet the unique challenges of this market segment."
About Aviat Networks
Aviat Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ: AVNW) is a leading global provider of microwave networking solutions transforming communications networks to handle the exploding growth of IP-centric, multi-Gigabit data services. With more than one million systems sold in over 140 countries, Aviat Networks provides LTE-proven microwave networking solutions to mobile operators, including some of the largest and most advanced 4G/LTE networks in the world. Public safety, utility, government and defense organizations trust Aviat Networks' solutions for their mission-critical applications where reliability is paramount. In conjunction with its networking solutions, Aviat Networks provides a comprehensive suite of localized professional and support services enabling customers to effectively and seamlessly migrate to next-generation Carrier Ethernet/IP networks. For more than 50 years, customers have relied on Aviat Networks' high performance and scalable solutions to help them maximize their investments and solve their most challenging network problems. Headquartered in Santa Clara, California, Aviat Networks operates in more than 100 countries around the world. For more information, visit www.aviatnetworks.com or connect with Aviat Networks on Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn.
Media Contact: Gary Croke, Aviat Networks, Inc., gary.croke@aviatnet.com
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New Report Finds Bullying Continues to be Significant Problem in Schools, Despite Progress
What: GLSEN will release From Teasing to Torment: School Climate Revisited, a Survey of U.S. Secondary Students and Teachers, a ten-year follow-up report on school climate for middle and high school students. The report will address:
When: Wednesday, Sept. 28. A free webinar discussing the findings of the report will be held 3-4:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 4. Click here to register.
Who: Members of the GLSEN research team are available for interviews.
About GLSEN
GLSEN champions safe and affirming schools for all students. We envision a world in which every child learns to respect and accept all people, regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity/expression. Each year, GLSEN programs and resources reach tens of thousands of K-12 schools across the United States, largely through our network of chapters working in their local communities. GLSEN's progress and impact has won support for our work at all levels of education in the United States and sparked an international movement to ensure equality for LGBTQ students and respect for all in schools. For more information on GLSEN’s policy advocacy, student leadership initiatives, public education, research and educator training programs, please visit glsen.org.
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