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Endangered Species Act at Thirty: Governor Dirk Kempthorne
Since its enactment in 1973, the Endangered Species Act has been hailed as a precedent-setting model for the conservation of endangered species worldwide. It has also been criticized as a threat to economic development and private property rights. Gov. Dirk Kempthorne (R-ID) delivers the keynote address to a conference examining the act. Series: "Endangered Species Act at 30: Lessons and Prospects" [3/2004] [Public Affairs] [Science] [Show ID: 8462]
Length: 3541
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Tags: endangered species act Dirk Kempthorne animal
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2008 ESRI Keynote Intro, Secretary Dirk Kempthorne
Secretary of the Department of the Interior (DOI) Dirk Kempthorne addressed the audience at the Plenary Session via video. Kempthorne discussed the remarkable technological advances in geospatial technology that allow us to see the world in a new way and provide tools for addressing sustainability and managing disasters. "The possibilities—indeed, the promises—of this technological revolution are literally beyond imagining for both this generation and future generations."
Length: 473
Rating: 0.00 (0 ratings)
Tags: DOI USGS Kempthorne ESRI Science Technology U.S. Geological Survey Department of the Interior
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Dirk Kempthorne Visits Malibu, California 2008
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* Secretary of the Interior, Dirk Kempthorne, visits the fire ravaged Malibu, California (Jan 14, 2008). Led by USGS scientists, the Secretary was shown how technology and collaborative science are crucial to addressing a number of post-fire threats and concerns.
* 3-D imaging to help quantify the post-fire debris flow threat.
* NOAA's "Smart-R" mobile Doppler Radar truck
* Winter Canyon Drainage - Deployment site of post-fire debris flow monitoring instruments.
* Malibu Creek - Site of USGS gaging station.
Length: 548
Rating: 5.00 (1 ratings)
Tags: wildfire california ca usgs doi kempthorne debris landslides
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Kempthorne upholds the law on Glenn Beck's show
Secretary of the Interior, former GOP Sen. Dick Kempthorne, reluctantly tells Glenn Beck that he has to follow the law when it comes to the environment.
Length: 50
Rating: 3.00 (2 ratings)
Tags: Think Progress Glenn Beck Dick Kempthorne Polar Bears
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Kempthorne: 'Unfortunately I Have To Follow The Law'
Secretary of the Interior Dirk Kempthorne was challenged by Glenn Beck on CNN yesterday why he listed the polar bear as threatened under the Endangered Species Act. Kempthorne responded: "Well, I'll tell ya, unfortunately I have to follow the law."
Length: 29
Rating: 1.00 (1 ratings)
Tags: news "Glenn Beck" Kempthorne "polar bears" Bush "global warming" "endangered species" smirk
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Conservative Myth: Hurricanes Didn't Cause Oil Spills
A compilation of conservatives repeating the lie that Hurricanes Katrina and Rita didn't cause major oil spills: Sen. McCain (R-AZ), Wall Street Journal writer Steve Moore, Gov. Bobby Jindal (R-LA), Secretary of the Interior Dirk Kempthorne, McCain spokeswoman Nancy Pfotenhauer, former Sen. Trent Lott (R-AL), and Sen. McCain (again).
Length: 96
Rating: 4.30 (6 ratings)
Tags: McCain "offshore drilling" oil news lie Kempthorne Pfotenhauer Jindal Lott
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Flooding Arizona - Grand Canyon
Manmade flood unleashed in Grand Canyon
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By AMANDA LEE MYERS, Associated Press Writer Posted Wed Mar 5, 2008 3:21pm PST
Water flows from the number one and two jet tubes as seen from atop the Glen Canyon Dam Wednesday, March 5, 2008 in Page, Ariz. The Department of Interior is experimenting with high flows of water from the dam to help, in part, to rebuild beaches along the Colorado River that runs through the Grand Canyon. (AP Photo/Matt York)
PAGE, Ariz. - Twin torrents of water unleashed from a dam coursed through the Grand Canyon on Wednesday in a flood meant to mimic the natural ones that used to nourish the ecosystem by spreading sediment.
"This gives you a glimpse of what nature has been doing for millions of years, cutting through and creating this magnificent canyon," Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne said after he pulled the lever releasing the water from Glen Canyon Dam, upstream from Grand Canyon National Park.
More than 300,000 gallons of water per second were being released from Lake Powell above the dam near the Arizona-Utah border. That's enough water to fill the Empire State Building in 20 minutes, Kempthorne said.
The water gushed from the dam into the Colorado River below, creating a churning, frothy pool that glided past the salmon-colored sandstone walls of the canyon.
The dam is releasing four to five times its usual flow during the three-day flood. The water level in the canyon will only rise a few feet, but officials hope that will be enough to restore sandbars on the Colorado River downstream from the dam. Officials have flooded the canyon twice before, in 1996 and 2004.
Before the dam was built in 1963, the river was warm and muddy, and natural flooding built up sandbars that are essential to native plant and fish species. The river is now cool and clear, its sediment blocked by the dam.
The change helped speed the extinction of four fish species and push two others, including the endangered humpback chub, near the edge.
Shrinking beaches have led to the loss of half the camping sites in the canyon in the past decade. Since Glen Canyon Dam was built, 98 percent of the sediment carried by the Colorado River has been lost, Grand Canyon National Park Superintendent Steve Martin said.
Martin said man-made floods need to occur every time there's enough sediment to do so — about every one to two years depending on Arizona's volatile monsoon season.
"The science is really clear that's what we need to do," Martin said.
The Grand Canyon Trust, a Flagstaff-based group that has been critical of the federal Bureau of Reclamation's management of the dam, also is calling for more regular high flows.
"The power industry is driving the Bureau of Reclamation more than anything else, as opposed as to what's best for the canyon," trust spokesman Richard Mayol said.
Scientists will document habitat changes and determine how backwater habitats are used by the chub and other fish. Another study will look at how higher water flows affect the aquatic food base.
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On the Net:
Grand Canyon National Park: http://www.nps.gov/grca
Bureau of Reclamation: http://www.usbr.gov
Copyright © 2007 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. The information contained in the AP News report may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without the prior written authority of The Associated Press.
Length: 47
Rating: 5.00 (4 ratings)
Tags: grand canyon arizona flood rehab river
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Save American Wild Horses - Call BLM - email wildhorse@blm.gov
Concerned American citizens CALL 1-800-710-7597 and voice their opposition to the BLM's extermination of the wild horse. Email - wildhorse@blm.gov
They can also visit www.blm.gov, click on public input and leave a comment.
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Secretary of the Interior Dick Kempthorne (202-208-3100)
Director of the Bureau of Land Management Jim Caswell (202-208-3801)
Length: 415
Rating: 5.00 (26 ratings)
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