Army
letter leaking that they have begun land acquisition
process
Analysis
of the Army's Land Use Requirement (LURS) gotten by FOIA
Environmental
Impact Statement from 1980 PCMS "acquisition"
Environmental
Impact Study letter writing resources (Please
Write!)
Army
PCMS Final Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement
Wind
Map of PCMS expansion area showing loss of Wind Power Generation
Census
data for Las Animas County (17.3% below poverty level)
Press
Releases from Pinon Canyon Expansion Opposition
Sections:
History (Native Americans, Hispanics, Sante Fe Trail)
Petroglyphs
(Photos, maps, dates, symbology)
Dinosaur
Tracks (Photos, maps, history, information)
Endangered Species (mammals, fish, plants, HUMANS)
Research
(Native Americans, Archeology, Endangered species and cultures) update 3/10/07
Maps
(Satellite, topo, expansion plans, animations, NA, Petroglyphs) update 3/3/07
Take
Action! (Petitions, EIS, letters, talking points, Fraud, waste, and Abuse)
Map
of landowners that are committed to No Sale to the Army
Pinon
Canyon Expansion Opposition Coalition September newsletter
(PDF)
The Army
is planning on expanding their Pinon Canyon tank/arms maneuver site in
Colorado by upwards of 5.5 million acres, destroying habitat, wildlife, livelihoods
and the economies of rural America.
We
need everyone to work against this land grab attempt.
Doug
Holread op/ed peice on the PCMS expansion plans
Doug
Holdred piece on PCMS expansion history of the Army in the area
(Click
here for a leaked Army document showing that in
the Army's official After Action Report from the Iraq War, the training at the
National Training Center at Fort Irwin was found to be the reason for success,
(no mention of any need for the PCMS) and in fact, the solution to one problem
was found to be a result of NOT going to the NTC at Fort Irwin)
Yesterday's approval of HB 1069 by the
Colorado Senate State, Veterens & Military Affairs Committee sends the bill
to the floor of the Senate in the immediate future. Maybe in the
next two weeks....... we'll keep everyone posted!
A big thank you to Rep McKinley
and Senator Kester, to those that made the drives and attended the hearing along
with everyone of you that have been sending letters or making calls of
support to our legislators.
Don't forget to send thank yous to our
Senators that voted in favor (below) and start thinking about sending more e-mails
and letters and making phone calls to the rest of the Senate!
The four members that voted for our bill were:
Contact information for the rest of the Senate can
be found here.
Press Coverage so far (most
recent on top):
Amendment
to stop ALL funding for PCMS expansion for 1 year makes it to the floor
List
on construction firms getting contracts for PCMS (none from S.E. Colorado)
Lon
Robertson and Tom Warren quoted in Training and Simulation Journal on PCMS expansion
Tom
Warren's Army environmental office (PCMS oversight) closing at end of the month
FOIA
docs prove Army uses Pinon Canyon ONLY about once per year
Army responds they would
use Pinon Canyon if they could expand it by 420,000 acres
Guv Ritter tours Walking
Y ranch next to Pinon Canyon
High Country
News profile on ranchers threatened with Eminent Domain PCMS land grab
"Back
to the Drawing Board":
Cover
of the INDY goes to PCMS expansion fight again, thanx Michael!
Mark
Lewis letter on PCMS expansion blackmail in INDY
Army's
PCMS "back to the drawing board" ruse slammed by Lon Robertson and PCEOC
Salazar
in Trinidad to meet with PCMS expansion opposition Tuesday (come down)
La
Animas County Dem party adopts resolution opposing PCMS expansion
Senator
Salzar will meet with PCMS ranchers during August recess
Thomas
Doerk suggests PCMS Fort Salazar be built in El Paso and Pueblo Counties since
they'll benefit
Letters;
Marts on PCMS expansion, Hejtmanek on online petitions, Markarian on fighting
dogs
D2 rep, kester, petitions
salazar and allard to stop PCMS expansion
InfoShop
picks up the PCMS expansion fight
Denver Post gets
the Army bullshit about needing more space for fewer soldiers to train
Army takes LIES to
Canon City and Fremont County that they will benefit from PCMS
Chieftain
op/ed on PCMS expansion with great stats and figures
Draft Environmental Impact Statement for
Stryker Brigade at Fort Carson, Hawaii, or Alaska
Denver Post article on
PCMS expansion for the new Army weapons
PDF
of Army letter sent to allard and Salazar on "back to drawing board" on PCMS
Army
says "back to drawing board" on PCMS expansion, but does NOT stop process
RMN
coverage of Army statement with quotes by Bill Sulzman
Denver
Post on Army's new draw play to appease Senators
GAgzette
report on PCMS expansion news (YOUR comments at the bottom)
KKTV reports Pinon
Canyon expansion on hold, which is NOT true
Doug
Holdred piece on PCMS expansion history of the Army in the area
Rocky
Mountain News editorial against expansion of PCMS and for Salazar and Allard
to shit or get off the pot
Pueblo Chieftain editorial
calling for Salazar and Allard to meet with ranching community
Heavy trucks already causing
Billions in damage to roads going to PCMS
Rocky
Mountain News editorial against expansion of PCMS and for Salazar and Allard
to shit or get off the pot
Pueblo Chieftain editorial
calling for Salazar and Allard to meet with ranching community
Heavy trucks already causing
Billions in damage to roads going to PCMS
Allard
and Salazar gets some answers from Army:
Cover
of the INDY goes to PCMS expansion fight again, thanx Michael!
Mark
Lewis letter on PCMS expansion blackmail in INDY
Chieftain
op/ed on PCMS expansion with great stats and figures
PDF
of Army letter sent to allard and Salazar on "back to drawing board" on PCMS
Army
says "back to drawing board" on PCMS expansion, but does NOT stop process
RMN
coverage of Army statement with quotes by Bill Sulzman
Denver
Post on Army's new draw play to appease Senators
GAgzette
report on PCMS expansion news (YOUR comments at the bottom)
KKTV reports Pinon
Canyon expansion on hold, which is NOT true
Pueblo
Chamber of Commerce salivates at Army cash and supports PTSD expansion
Rocky
Mountain News editorial against expansion of PCMS and for Salazar and Allard
to shit or get off the pot
Pueblo Chieftain editorial
calling for Salazar and Allard to meet with ranching community
Heavy trucks already causing
Billions in damage to roads going to PCMS
Army
dangles cash carrot in front of allard for PCMS expansion
Denver Post: Army uses blackmail
to say it costs too much and separates families to train elsewhere
CBS 4
Denver on allard's answer from Army on PCMS expansion
KJCT TV news coverage
of allard's answer from army on PCMS expansion
Old
PCMS nemesis, mixon, retiring from Army October 1
House
vote moves to the Senate:
allard
asks Army sec'y what are the impacts if you don't expand PCMS
Army
sec'y, geren: "better chance of securing some brigadeS at Ft. Carson"
with PCMS expansion
Bloggers
continue to bask Sean Paige for PCMS editorial (scroll down to bottom)
GAGzette
editorial FOR EIS study and against "pleasing district constituents" (comment
at the bottom)
Senator allard says EIS
study for expansion of PCMS needs to be done
5,000 people in 6 counties
now threatened with Eminent Domian theft for PCMS
Senator SellUsOut's
letter to Sec'y "Defense", gates on PCMS expansion with a brigade (PDF)
KOAA coverage on SellUsOut's
crazy plan for a brigade at the PCMS
Mark Lewis' letter
on the straw man argument of proper training only equals more land
Reisinger
letter on PCMS expansion in GAGzette suggests mental exam for salazar
PCMS
expansion debate picked up by an Indian newspaper Khaleej Times
USA
Today covers PCMS expansion and all the other military base expansions
CSaction.org
board member with letter on PCMS
GAGzette
coverage of SellUsOut's plan for expansion of the PCMS by a brigade
Pueblo Chieftain coverage
of PCMS 30 day deadline by Senator SellUsOut
KKTV coverage of Senator
SellUsOut's PCMS plan to move a brigade there
CBS Denver
station report on SellUsOut's proposal for brigade at PCMS
$529.6
million military spending for Colorado goes to the Senate; mostly for Fort Carson
Survey of PCMS area finds
rare Triploid Checkered Whiptail lizards, Curlew, 48 plant species and 19 animal
species of "special concern"
PCMS
expansion comes down to Senators Allard and SellUsOut; call them today!
FYI: Pueblo Chieftain
op/ed on PCMS expansion
House
vote against PCMS expansion:
http://www.rockymountainnews.com/drmn/local/article/0,1299,DRMN_15_5585193,00.html
http://www.csindy.com/csindy/2007-06-14/news3.html
http://www.chieftain.com/metro/1181802215/3
http://www.chieftain.com/metro/1181802215/4
http://www.denverpost.com/headlines/ci_6133967
National Trust
http://www.gazette.com/articles/expansion_23593___article.html/army_land.html
Bi-partisan support to constrain Pentagon overreach
Army's
news map:
HB1069
passage:
http://www.chieftain.com/metro/1178265970/1
http://www.gazette.com/articles/bill_21887___article.html/ritter_colorado.html
http://www.kktv.com/home/headlines/7324361.html
http://www.denverpost.com/search/ci_5810575
http://www.rockymountainnews.com/drmn/government/article/0,2777,DRMN_23906_5519077,00.html
http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,,-6607111,00.html
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/fn/4775250.html
http://www.summitdaily.com/article/20070503/NEWS/105030081
http://kob.com/article/stories/S76662.shtml?cat=500
http://www.mlive.com/newsflash/national/index.ssf?/base/national-84/1178246806222600.xml&storylist=national
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/national/1110AP_Pinon_Canyon.html
RMN
report on 200 meeting the Army in Pueblo on PCMS expansion bullshit
Senate
passes state protection against Army Eminent Domain theft for PCMS, 30-4
Denver Post coverage of
PCMS expansion vote in Senate
Chieftain guesses 300
for Town Hall with Army on PCMS expansion in Pueblo
Chieftain columnist on
the PCMS expansion vote in the Senate
AP
picks up story on Senate vote against Eminent Domain theft of land
Lon
takes it to allard on letting the Army take all the land it wants
New
video content on Pinon Canyon.com from CBS4 in Denver
Chieftan
coverage on Senate hearing on PCMS expansion
HB1069:
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/09/us/09hearing.html
http://www.rockymountainnews.com/drmn/news_columnists/article/0,1299,DRMN_86_5475053,00.html
http://www.denverpost.com/lacrosse/ci_5630578
http://www.denverpost.com/lacrosse/ci_5630578
Salazar
gives useless and redundant conditions for supporting PCMS expansion
Bill
to stop Eminent Domain theft of PCMS expansion
passes committee 7-4
Pueblo
Chieftain online forum discussion of PCMS expansion
heats up
Lori
Holread and Matthew Steed letter on PCMS Eminent Domain
theft (you can comment at bottom)
lambert
vacillates on Eminent Domain theft for PCMS as
gagzette reports on McKinley/Kester bill
Bill
to stop Eminent Domain theft of PCMS expansion
passes committee 7-4
Pueblo
Chieftain online forum discussion of PCMS expansion
heats up
Lt.
Colonel johnson details Army's plans for PCMS expansion
Mark
Lewis letter on lamborn's bullshit and Bud Gordon's on allard's
Lori
Holread and Matthew Steed letter on PCMS Eminent Domain
theft (you can comment at bottom)
lambert
vacillates on Eminent Domain theft for PCMS as
gagzette reports on McKinley/Kester bill
Denver
Post columnist calls PCMS Eminent Domain theft
just what it is: communism
Lt.
Colonel johnson details Army's plans for PCMS expansion
HB1069
would ban federal government from using Eminent Domain to seize land for PCMS
HB1069
would ban federal government from using Eminent Domain to seize land for PCMS
Not
1 More Acre! sues for FOIA act release on PCMS expansion
that's taken 60 days when the law is 20
lamborn
proves he doesn't understand conservatism with support for Eminent Domain in PCMS seizure
(he doesn't understand SHIT about anything)
Denver
Post's Ditmer recognizes Eminent Domain used by
nazis and other fascists
Army
gets OK on land "acquisition" to begin the process of expanding
Pinon Canyon
RMN
coverage actually mentions the PCMS stole the land by Eminent Domain in 80s
D
Post coverage of PCMS expansion includes Salazar's
willingness to SELL OUT for "economic incentive package"
Denver
Post editorial on PCMS expansion;
write your letter here
Gazette op/ed piece on PCMS
Eminent Domain proves again they're conservative and NOT libertarian;
write them here
hefley
says either Senator can block PCMS expansion in
Senate
RMN's
Vincent Carrol on PCMS expansion using Eminent
Domain
allard
introduces S135 to expand Pinon canyon using NO
Eminent Domain
PCMS Expansion bill S135 in Armed Service Committee with
mccain, lieberbush, warner, and a host of war mongering hawk fascists
Library of Congress
section to track S.135 on PCMS Expansion
Pueblo
Cheiftan interview with Lon Robertson of Pinon Canyon
Expansion Opposition
Doug Holdread
on the need for Army expansion in PCMS and in general
Fort
Cartoon commander, mixon: "we don't care whether or not the Army owns the land
we're training on" (we're taking 5 million acres with 5 million guns)
High
Plains Journal takes on PCMS expansion and General
mixon
PCMS
report to Allard and
Salazar is a week late doesn't say shit but same LIES and delaying tactics
lamborn leaves door
open to support Army's Eminent Domain theft of PCMS
land
PCMS
expansion opposition
on Ellen Klaver's Hemispheres radio show on KGNU
Army
admits "Highly unlikely" will expand PCMS with
"willing sellers"; yeah, NO SHIT Sherlock!
Pueblo
Chieftan takes a stand against Army's refusal to allow extension on PCMS expansion comment period
John
Dominique's letter to RMN on PCMS expansion disaster
Michael
deYoanna's article on Picket Wire Canyon that PCMS expansion
will destroy
Las
Animas County Commissioners pass opposition to PCMS expansion
PCMS
expansion public comment
period moved to Jan. 11, so compose carefully and send them in
INDY
report on PCMS expansion opposition meeting at
the Antlers
Esther
Kisemore and Mary Sprunger-Froese letters on Pinon Canyon
Expansion
2
letters to the Cheiftan on the Pinon Canyon Expansion
and Eminent Domain
D2
state Senator, Kester, comes out against PCMS expansion
through Eminent Domain theft
Photographer
covers the devastation caused by the Army's PCMS expansion
Cynthia
Lang letter detailing charities in town and Sam Johnson on PCMS plunder
Army
LIES to hundreds of protesters about PCMS expansion
plans by Eminent Domain
Rocky
Mountain News coverage of PCMS expansion through Eminent
Domain theft
KKTV coverage of PCMS
expansion with army land theft
Denver
ABC affiliate coverage of PCMS expansion plans
Army says don't exist
Lamar
city council passes resolution against the expansion of
PCMS by Eminent Domain
Army
still LIES that there is no plan to expand Pinon Canyon
through Eminent Domain
Fort Carson expansion plan Town Hall gathers record crowd
to wade the bullshit
KOAA video and report on
Fort Carson expansion Town Hall
KRDO report on damage
to schools with Fort Carson Expansion
KKTV report (and video)
on promise of money for Springs from Fort Carson expansion
PCMS
public hearings politically
timed to keep public from speaking (don't let them stop YOU)
Rod
Podszus letter on Pinon Canyon Expansion devastation
PCMS
Draft Environmental Impact Statement
posted; public hearings Nov 1,2,3
Pentagram
bill requires Army to answer questions on PCMS expansion
on cost, environment
Defense Spending
Bill requires, by Nov 30, that Army stop hiding truth on PCMS expansion
Ritter
vows to oppose the Pinon Canyon expansion by Eminent Domain
Army
admits "no group contacted" for preservation of PCMS land
after Eminent Domain seizure
Hearings
on Army expansion (Denver Post)
Army
admits "no group contacted" for preservation of PCMS land
after Eminent Domain seizure
Fort
Carson Public Hearings Will Not Include Proposed Expansion
(Denver Channel)
Ft.
Carson Comments To Open Sans Pinon Site
Denver CBS affiliate)
Forest
Sevice site in the Purgatoire Valley
Gazette
report on PCMS Expansion Opposition Coalition meeting
in Springs
Gazette report
on Nature Conservancy and PCMS expansion plans
KOAA report on Sept 19 PCMS Expansion Opposition
KKTV report on Sept
19 PCMS Opposition meeting
KRDO coverage
of Sept 19 Pinon Canyon Expansion Opposition meeting
Trinidad
Times report on Pinon Canyon Opposition Coalition
Town Hall in Trinidad
Chronicle report on PCMS
Expansion opposition Town Hall in Trinidad
Army
commander makes pitch for expanding Pinon Canyon
(with Eminent Domain) as 200,000 reservists show up
RMN
article on PCMS expansion through Eminent Domain seizures
Denver Post article
on Eminent Domain seizures for Army's expansion
La
Junta ranchers and town react to Army's plan to take PCMS land by Eminent Domain
INDY
cover story on Army's Eminent Domain expansion of the PCMS
Michael de Yoanna's
second expose on the Army's plans to seize land by Eminent Domain
Denver
Post coverage May 31
Pueblo Chieftan article and map on expansion
Gazette converage
CBS channel 4 in Denver
KRDO TV coverage
RockyMountain News coverage
Denver Post coverage and map
Springfield Colorado coverage and maps
Pentagon
Files Suit against Asbestos Rules, Pueblo Chieftain, June 2
Fort Carson Rep Defends
Army's Environmental Record, Pueblo Chieftain, June 10
Pinon Canyon Looms Large
for Army's Future, Pueblo Chieftain, June 6
Fort Carson Pushes to open
Southern Gate, Chieftain, June 1
Fort Carson Troops headed
for Pinon Canyon Training, Chieftain May 26
Salazar Opposes Depot Budget
Cut, Chieftain May 23
Allard:Plan to cut Chem Demil
funds "Irresponsible", May 19
Salazar enlisted to answer
questions on Pinon Canyon, Chieftain May 17
Army keeps Pinon Canyon options
open to include condemnation, Chieftain May 16
Army says some ranch families
want to sell, Pueblo Chieftain 05/10/2006
Pinon Canyon expansion foes
form coalition, Pueblo Chieftain 05/10/2006
Landowners take sides in Las
Animas County on Pinon Canyon growth, Pueblo Chieftain 05/07/2006
Pueblo Chieftain Article
05/07/2006 "Pinon Opponents to Voice Concerns"
Denver Post Article of 5/05/06
- Big Guns on PCMS
Denver Post Article on 05/04/06
- Towns on Radar in Land Quest
Denver Post Article 3/21/06
- Fort Carson Plans for Invasion of GIs and Families
Pinon Canyon.com
