The Mojave Desert covers large portions of California, Nevada, Utah and Arizona. Credit: viscountsin / FlickrInfowars – Kristin Moulton, Salt Lake Tribune

It’s time for Western states to take control of federal lands within their borders, lawmakers and county commissioners from Western states said at Utah’s Capitol on Friday.

More than 50 political leaders from nine states convened for the first time to talk about their joint goal: wresting control of oil-, timber -and mineral-rich lands away from the feds.   Continue reading “Western lawmakers talk federal land takeover”

A cow stands in her pen at the National Institute of Agricultural Technology in CastelarDaily Mail – by ELLIE ZOLFAGHARIFARD

On Friday, the Obama administration stated that it would make a multi-pronged attack on cow flatulence, in an attempt to cut methane emissions.

As a result, windy cows have come under renewed scrutiny by scientists, who plan to capture their harmful emissions and convert them into ‘green’ energy.    Continue reading “Now THAT’S wind power! Cows wear BACKPACKS to capture their ‘emissions’ and become miniature power stations”

wek_tillman102110_145621a_8colPat Dollard

OLYMPIA, Wash. – In his first public statements about the death of Pat Tillman, the former NFL player turned Army Ranger, one of the fellow Rangers involved in the 2004 friendly-fire incident in Afghanistan told ESPN’s “Outside the Lines” he has lived for 10 years with the thought that he might have fired the fatal shots.

“It is possible, in my mind, that I hit him,” said Steven Elliott, who had been engaged in his first firefight as an Army Ranger when Tillman died on April 22, 2004, in the mountainous terrain of southeast Afghanistan.   Continue reading “Ex-Army Ranger Breaks Silence: I May Have Killed Pat Tillman”

stinging nettlesOff The Grid News – by Tara Dodrill

Stinging nettles are wild green plants that can be very useful in the kitchen in an off-the-grid household. Although the nettles were the source of many cuts and scrapes during my childhood, they are definitely worth growing and utilizing for natural remedies.

The stinging nettles grow in the wild virtually everywhere in the world and can easily be found during a hike in the woods or along the roadside. The primary nutritional value the plant is often heralded for is its fiber and calcium content. Strong bones are never more important than when increased hours of manual labor are necessary to work a homestead – or when you can’t call a doctor.    Continue reading “Surprising Wild Weed Can Be Used To Improve Health And Even Make Beer”