Political Arena
OBAMA SECRET PLAN FOR MONUMENTS COMPELS CONGRESSIONAL ACTION
POCATELLO, ID (February 19) – – The BlueRibbon Coalition, a national recreation access group, today asked Congress to pass legislation that mandates public involvement in any future Presidential National Monument designation. The Coalition says legislation is necessary in light of recently leaked secret plans for 13 million acres of new National Monuments in 11 western […]
US FOREST SERVICE DEVELOPING NEW PLANNING REGULATIONS
US FOREST SERVICE DEVELOPING NEW PLANNING REGULATIONS WILL GLOBAL WARMING TRUMP MULTIPLE USE? Dear BRC Action Alert Subscriber, The U.S. Forest Service (USFS) is beginning the process of revising their regulations that govern how the agency prepares Forest Plans. Known as the “Planning Rule,” these regulations will be the driving force behind how the agency […]
ORBA and AMA D37 Announce Support for S.2921
BAKERSFIELD, CA (FEBRUARY 12, 2009) –On December 21, 2009 U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein introduced S.2921 the California Desert Protection Act of 2010. After careful analysis of all aspects of this bill both ORBA and AMA D37 are going on record as supporting the bill in its current form. This legislation creates two new National Monuments, […]
ROHVA Urges Enthusiasts & Industry to Comment on CPSC’s ROV Rulemaking
BLUERIBBON COALITION PARTNER ACTION ALERT! ROHVA Urges Enthusiasts & Industry to Comment on CPSC’s ROV Rulemaking Dear BRC members, supporters and action alert subscribers, Paul Vitrano, Executive Vice President of the Recreational Off-Highway Vehicle Association (ROHVA), http://www.rohva.org/ sent us their latest News Release asking for comments on the Consumer Product Safety Commission’s (CPSC), Recreational Off-Highway […]
COALITION OPPOSES PLAN TO LOCK UP PUBLIC LANDS IN SOUTHWESTERN SOUTH DAKOTA
RAPID CITY, SD (February 3)-A controversial proposal from the South Dakota Wild Grasslands Coalition to lock up a large area of the Buffalo Gap National Grasslands (BGNG) has been met with stiff opposition from a broad group of stakeholders. Recreational users joined cattlemen, landowners, state legislators, and local county commissions in opposing the move. Senator […]
AMA Life Member testifies before U.S. House in opposition to inappropriate Wilderness designation
PICKERINGTON, Ohio — Dennis Larratt, a Charter Life Member of the American Motorcyclist Association (AMA), offered testimony on behalf of the Association as well as the Colorado Off-Highway Vehicle Coalition (COHVCO) yesterday before the U.S. House of Representatives in opposition to H.R. 3914. The bill, the San Juan Mountains Wilderness Act of 2009, would inappropriately […]
REPORT TO CONGRESS IS OPPORTUNITY TO COMPLETELY RESCIND YOUTH MODEL OHV BAN
BLUERIBBON COALITION NATIONWIDE ACTION ALERT! REPORT TO CONGRESS IS OPPORTUNITY TO COMPLETELY RESCIND YOUTH MODEL OHV BAN IMMEDIATE ACTION REQUESTED Dear BRC Action Alert Subscriber, As you know, BRC has been participating in efforts to rescind a youth-model off-highway motorcycle and ATV ban along with other state, local and national OHV advocacy groups. The next […]
Urge Congress to hold hearings regarding the CPSIA lead ban affecting youth-model off-highway motorcycles and ATV’s
Urge Congress to hold hearings regarding the CPSIA lead ban affecting youth-model off-highway motorcycles and ATVs! Take Action! Contact your Senators and Representative Today! The AMA strongly urges all motorcyclists and ATV riders to contact their U.S. Senators and Representatives today and demand that they conduct hearings regarding the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA) […]
Public health should trump recreation at the Oceano Dunes
Title get your attention?? It should, people everyday are trying to take away your rights in the name of science and betterment of society as a whole. The question is when are you going to stand up and say enough is enough of this non sense. Read the article about the dunes at Pismo…..take action […]
AMA urges support for language that would protect kids’ access to youth OHV’s
PICKERINGTON, Ohio — The American Motorcyclist Association (AMA) is urging all motorcyclists and ATV riders to ask their U.S. senators and representatives to support language in an appropriations bill that would allow kids’ dirtbikes and all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) to continue to be sold. The language, written by Rep. Denny Rehberg (R-Mont.) and included in the […]