...or at least illness and mountain lion attacks. Earlier this year, Bob Mercer encouraged the corporate-fascist propaganda that opponents of the Keystone XL pipeline and Powertech in-situ uranium mine pose terrorist threats. Seemingly switching gears, in an opinion column last…
Posts tagged as “Dakota Rural Action”
Maybe right after a storm that dumped four feet of snow on top of cattle and crops isn't the best time to encourage folks to get into farming. But as friends of the blog know, I am an eternal optimist!…
My friends (and yours!) at Dakota Rural Action are on quite a few warpaths this summer. They've organized film screenings and effective grassroots resistance against Powertech's proposed uranium mining in the Black Hills. Dakota Rural Action is also protesting the…
Opponents of the Powertech in situ uranium mine in the southern Black Hills have found another big ally in their fight to protect our water and natural beauty. Our friends at Dakota Rural Action report that the Rapid City City…
Well, at least he didn't call Dakota Rural Action "liberal".... Reporter Bob Mercer says he's not mocking nor criticizing Dakota Rural Action, but he takes DRA to task for not presenting specific needs or dangers to persuade the Legislature's Executive…
My response to Dakota War College's derision of Dakota Rural Action as a "liberal" activist group drew a predictable dodge in which Mr. Powers said he should call DRA "a lot worse" for opposing corporate farms and criticizing John Thune.…
Dakota War College sniffs with disdain at an upcoming info session on urban chickens in Pierre. Branding Dakota Rural Action "liberal" (and we know that's a fightin' word in the conservative lobe of the South Dakota Blogopshere), DWC's Pat Powers…
Speaking of water quality (and after 26 inches of snow in Lead, there will be lots of water running downhill this weekend), my friends at Dakota Rural Action are hosting an Earth Day Benefit Concert and Celebration at the Dahl…