Death of Solitude: News Releases

December 20, 2007  CYBER-PARKS COMING TO A FLAT SCREEN NEAR YOU — Yellowstone to Unveil Live Streaming Web Camera at Old Faithful Geyser

December 6, 2007  YELLOWSTONE DOUBLES ITS CELL PHONE USE AMID TOWER STRUGGLES — Park Ignores Agency Policy to Limit Government Cell Phones to Verified Need

October 23, 2007  YELLOWSTONE SCRAMBLING TO STOP CELL TOWER AT PARK GATEWAY — 115-Foot Tower Would Dominate Historic Area and Tourist Attractions

August 8, 2006  PLANS FOR MORE YELLOWSTONE CELL TOWERS INCH FORWARD — “Visitor Expectations” Cited as Basis for Electronically Blanketing the Park

May 4, 2006  OSHA FINDS YELLOWSTONE CELL TOWER EMITS EXCESS RADIATION — Popular Hiking Spot Has Unsafe Radio Frequency Radiation Levels

May 3, 2006  TELECOMS’ SECRET PLAN TO WIRE ENTIRE YELLOWSTONE PARK — Industry Invited to Illegal Closed-Door Meeting to Divide Up Park

June 14, 2005  CELL PHONE RINGS COMING TO EVERY CORNER OF NATIONAL PARKS — Officials Invite Telecom Companies to Fill In “Dead Zones” Throughout Park System

June 9, 2005  OLD FAITHFUL CELL TOWER MAKEOVER IS A BUST — Revamped Tower Will Still Be an Eyesore

September 1, 2004  YELLOWSTONE PARK ILLEGALLY POCKETS CELL TOWER MONEY — Plus Free Phones and 60,000 Free Cell Minutes for Park Staff

June 29, 2004  OLD FAITHFUL CELL TOWER MAY BE SHORTENED AND CAMOUFLAGED — Park Resists Calls for Removal

June 15, 2004  PARK SERVICE WANTS TO KNOW WHERE CELL TOWERS ARE LOCATED — Headquarters Creating an Inventory as Telecom Companies Target Parks

June 8, 2004  U.S. HISTORIC PRESERVATION AGENCY TO INVESTIGATE OLD FAITHFUL CELL PHONE TOWER — Yellowstone Park Ignores Findings of Violations

April 8, 2004  CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW? CELL TOWERS SPREADING THROUGHOUT NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM — Park System Ignoring Public Notice Rules; Does Not Even Track New Towers

March 9, 2004  CELL PHONE TOWER AT OLD FAITHFUL IS AN EYESORE — Tower Illegal; Wyoming Files Complaint

April 1, 2002  TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMPANIES BENDING WITH ENVIRONMENTAL TIDE — Mounting Challenges Against Facilities on Federal Lands