Wolves making bedfellows strange...

If there is one North American animal that symbolizes irrational fear, it is the gray wolf. Despite the number of encounters being less than a handful, at any minute, we are told, these denizens of Satan sit waiting on the yard edge, fangs dripping and waiting to steal our children and devour our shih tzu's. Amy Klobuchar has for some reason made ending federal protection a goal; this perhaps best shows the utter uselessness in her five years of service. Congressman Cravaack,  of New Hampshire also sent out a press release shouting we were all now safe from the endless onslaught of bloodthirsty canines. In both cases, they mentioned livestock, "pets" and residents. I want to know why residents are now safer, despite there not being a single historical record of an attack in Minnesota? Ever. According to the Klobuchar press release, "In 2010, the Department of Agriculture removed 192 problem wolves that were responsible for the deaths of nearly 100 cows and sheep and 15 dogs". I want to know how 192 wolves were found to be responsible for the death of a lousy 115 animals; I also wish to know how many more animals were killed by cars, transported diseases and simple human stupidity. For Cravaack, as an ignorant out of state republican ( I know it's redundant), it is to be expected. But for Klobuchar, I can only assume it is pandering to the idiot redneck backwoods hick crowd, or some lunatic leftover Ely relative who coached her into this. We are all safe now...from nothing.

Polymet and Glencore

This recent news should frighten everyone. Glencore's record is more or less criminal; it has left polluted sites throughout the world and either encouraged or used human rights violations to ensure extra profit. I will do an annoying link dump to show sources: warning; the reading becomes depressing very quickly. The best symbol for this is having Tony Hayward as your Environmental and Safety chief.

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