Dear Legislators, Supervisors & Commissioners: As some of you may know, I was on the 2018 Klamathon Fire fire-line for 9-days as the technical advisor to CALFIRE commanders at Camp Creek. I was not paid… I was recruited as a volunteer. I have all the photos of the events for that incident from July 6 – […]
Author: William Simpson II
The Eco-Terrorist Shell Game – The Wildlife News
Enemies of Intelligent Conservation Disguised As Preservationists? Who is behind the curtain at The Wildlife News? And who is George Wuerthner? These are the first questions we need to answer in order to understand the motives for the screed that was published at The Wildlife News titled: ‘WITH FRIENDS LIKE […]
What’s Next For America? Can We Survive Another Term with Biden?
Trump has a pack of wolves on him like white on rice. And even if Trump somehow reascends to the post of President, those wolves supported by government agency fiefdoms installed by Biden, will seriously obstruct his ability to change anything in a meaningful way that could effect a repair […]
Who Was William ‘Bill’ Peterson and Why Do Eco-Terrorists Fear His Salmon Research?
Bill Peterson was a leading oceanographic researcher and expert on salmon ecology. Salmon Decline Linked Mostly to Ocean Conditions… “The finger of blame for declining runs of Pacific Northwest salmon has been pointed broadly: habitat loss from logging and development, an abundance of predatory sea lions, power-generating dams, terns and […]
Klamath Dams – Is the Iron Gate Dam Diversion Tunnel Damaged?
An April letter from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission suggests that if the Iron Gate Dam diversion tunnel is damaged or becomes blocked, the dam removal project grows in complexity and potential risk cover image credit: George Moss Driscoll; Klamath River & Dam Removals FB page An ‘Open Letter’ discussing […]
Klamath Dams and Salmon Restoration – Truth vs. Fiction
Klamath River Renewal Corporation doubles-down on the tooth fairy. Recently, the public information officer at the Klamath River Renewal Corporation (‘KRRC’), Ren Brownell and KRRC CEO Mark Bransom have disingenuously complained that articles citing the negative impacts of the Klamath Dam removal project under their organization, KRRC, are ‘not accurate’. And because Bransom and […]
So Sad For NPR! A Truthful Revelation in times when Truth is under valued
The People and Reporters at NPR/OPB can learn a lot from this article. And I know for a fact that NPR and OPB are losing market share, even to YouTubers and bloggers! Sad Times! https://www.thefp.com/p/npr-editor-how-npr-lost-americas-trust?
Trouble In Dam Removal Paradise – Kiewit Has Pulled-Out of Klamath River Dam Project
According to a Letter from FERC, “… Kiewit has aborted the Iron Gate Development drilling program in its entirety…” An old NASA phrase comes to mind… Houston, we have a problem! In a letter dated April 9, 2024 from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (‘FERC’), Office of Energy Projects to Mark Bransom, […]
NEW CITIZENS ACTION GROUP – Klamath River Restoration Alliance
Klamath River Restoration Alliance (‘KRRA’) is organized as a citizen action group to lobby for the removal of the polluted sediments from the drained Klamath River lakes. Testimony from the Siskiyou County Agricultural Commission suggests that planting the polluted sediments in an effort to stabilize them will likely fail. Empirical experience […]
What does dam removal have in common with wildfires?
They are both tools used by eco-terrorists to hammer ranchers and farmers! Take our water, and burn us out… these are effective tactics that are as old as the hills! We desperately need new strategies and tactics… clearly, old ideas have failed. In any industry from NASA Space Program to […]