| Sagebrush species on the front line of energy debate |
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| Written by DEANNA DARR, Boise Weekly | |
| Thursday, 04 June 2009 | |
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Somewhere, out in the Lemhi Basin of northern Central Idaho, a small rabbit is nestled in its burrow beneath the gnarled and twisting sagebrush. In Boise, someone is turning on the air conditioning on a hot summer day. Read more...
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