I don't understand why local/regional enviros don't appoint someone to blog about issues that concern them. If there's ever a niche to be filled in the North Idaho blogosphere, it's this one. I mention it every time I talk to an enviro of any kind of authority. Basically, I tell them that it's OK to huff and puff -- and even demonstrate -- but what good does that do, if you have to rely on newspapers to get the word out. If the issue involves the Hagadone empire, that word might not get out. For example, you didn't see anything about Idaho DEQ's continuing concerns about Hagadone's plans for Blackwell Island in the CDA Press. You had to read about those concerns here. I can publish releases from the Kootenai Environmental Alliance and the Idaho Conservation League at Huckleberries Online. But they will largely disappear as they're replaced by the following day's thread. The region needs a blogger that will constantly be following these issues -- and to whom Huckleberries Online can link to provide a bigger audience. I'll work and help promote anyone who can fill this important niche.

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