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Stop the Bush/Cheney Attack on Endangered Species Act
Target: Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne
Sponsored by: Defenders of Wildlife Action Fund
Sponsored by: Defenders of Wildlife Action Fund
The Bush/Cheney administration has just proposed sweeping changes to the Endangered Species Act that would roll back decades of protection and prevent federal agencies from trying to protect endangered species from one of the biggest threats they face - global warming.
This new proposal, much of which has been previously rejected by Congress, would allow federal officials to bypass current requirements for independent, scientific review of development projects. Instead, federal officials could decide for themselves whether new development would harm endangered wildlife - with the burden of accountability falling on citizens to file lawsuits.
Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne admitted that these changes have been proposed to make sure that the Endangered Species Act would not be used to regulate the impacts of greenhouse gas emissions to protect polar bears and other species from global warming. In fact, agencies would be specifically forbidden from considering a project's emissions and the effect those would have on wildlife and habitat.
Proposing these drastic changes with only five months left in this administration is clearly an effort to secure changes that President Bush and Secretary Kempthorne have been unable to push through Congress. Tell Secretary Kempthorne to stop this back-door attack on our endangered wildlife!
This new proposal, much of which has been previously rejected by Congress, would allow federal officials to bypass current requirements for independent, scientific review of development projects. Instead, federal officials could decide for themselves whether new development would harm endangered wildlife - with the burden of accountability falling on citizens to file lawsuits.
Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne admitted that these changes have been proposed to make sure that the Endangered Species Act would not be used to regulate the impacts of greenhouse gas emissions to protect polar bears and other species from global warming. In fact, agencies would be specifically forbidden from considering a project's emissions and the effect those would have on wildlife and habitat.
Proposing these drastic changes with only five months left in this administration is clearly an effort to secure changes that President Bush and Secretary Kempthorne have been unable to push through Congress. Tell Secretary Kempthorne to stop this back-door attack on our endangered wildlife!
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# 5,859:
4:22 pm PST, Dec 2,
Melissa Mobeck, Washington
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7:55 am PST, Dec 2,
Kara Guinn, Ohio
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12:05 pm PST, Dec 1,
Petra Gucunski, New Jersey
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Raymonde Nisolle, Belgium
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9:45 am PST, Nov 27,
Chris J., Canada
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Hiki Yuki, Japan
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3:49 pm PST, Nov 26,
Amanda Martinez, Missouri
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2:28 pm PST, Nov 25,
Noel Chemlen, Connecticut
To allow this law to pass is like letting the fox guard the henhouse.
To allow this law to pass is like letting the fox guard the henhouse.
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6:05 pm PST, Nov 23,
Sandra Caldwell, Maryland
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3:50 pm PST, Nov 23,
Dennis Christensen, Pennsylvania
This is a terrible idea. I'm an undergraduate environmentalist raised around animals on my family's farm and I strongly oppose this concept.
This is a terrible idea. I'm an undergraduate environmentalist raised around animals on my family's farm and I strongly oppose this concept.
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5:30 am PST, Nov 23,
Aron Borok, Oregon
To Secretary Kempthorne, I am writing to oppose the Department of the Interior's proposal to weaken Section 7 of the Endangered Species Act. Federal agencies are currently required to consult with either U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service or the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration regarding federal projects that could potentially harm endangered species. But this weakening of the ESA would allow federal agencies to unilaterally decide that such consultation is not necessary, thus allowing agencies to regulate themselves. The only recourse the public would have to protect endangered species would be through litigation.
To Secretary Kempthorne, I am writing to oppose the Department of the Interior's proposal to weaken Section 7 of the Endangered Species Act. Federal agencies are currently required to consult with either U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service or the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration regarding federal projects that could potentially harm endangered species. But this weakening of the ESA would allow federal agencies to unilaterally decide that such consultation is not necessary, thus allowing agencies to regulate themselves. The only recourse the public would have to protect endangered species would be through litigation.
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5:21 am PST, Nov 23,
Suzanne Jedrzejewski, New York
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5:06 pm PST, Nov 22,
Name not displayed, California
If this goes through, major construction projects, highway/road expansion, and drilling/mining projects will no longer require scientists to fully assess the impact on wildlife, as is currently required. Federal agencies will take the place of the scientific experts, moving ahead their agendas and making decisions without input from the wildlife experts as to the potential devastation to species and habitats. If the Endangered Species Act needs to be updated or revised, let the scientific community share in the opportunity to evaluate its worth. Please block President Bush's last minute changes and allow the ESA to become an agenda item for the next administration.
If this goes through, major construction projects, highway/road expansion, and drilling/mining projects will no longer require scientists to fully assess the impact on wildlife, as is currently required. Federal agencies will take the place of the scientific experts, moving ahead their agendas and making decisions without input from the wildlife experts as to the potential devastation to species and habitats. If the Endangered Species Act needs to be updated or revised, let the scientific community share in the opportunity to evaluate its worth. Please block President Bush's last minute changes and allow the ESA to become an agenda item for the next administration.
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11:40 am PST, Nov 22,
Jennifer Hunter, New York
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9:34 am PST, Nov 22,
Keth T, Florida
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12:37 pm PST, Nov 21,
Cindy Gray, Florida
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Sophie Szeferowicz, France
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7:10 am PST, Nov 20,
Katrina Anderson, Mississippi
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7:11 pm PST, Nov 19,
Chris Garris, Kentucky
These actions are despicable and can in now way, shape, or form be disguised as anything but anti-green legislation for elitist capitalistic gain.
These actions are despicable and can in now way, shape, or form be disguised as anything but anti-green legislation for elitist capitalistic gain.
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8:19 pm PST, Nov 16,
Rob Patricks, Florida
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10:04 am PST, Nov 16,
Emilee Wilcox, Washington
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5:16 pm PST, Nov 12,
Lisa Lewis, North Carolina
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2:44 pm PST, Nov 10,
Dan Uncles, Delaware
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12:43 am PST, Nov 10,
Name not displayed, California
This is the biggest cruelties to animals that is making mother nature fierce. She really has her eye on this one. Cruelty on animals must stop. Animals are a part of mother nature and she is getting very angry with people hurting and destroying her beloved animals, earth and environment. She is soon to whip her tail with full blown whips, and that is something I can guarantee that you don't want to experience. Nobody has ever began to experience her full blown whips, only her small whips. And she is now preparing to whip her tail with numerous full blown whips! Once mother nature whips her tail, there is no stopping her, regardless of who you are. The days are growing shorter, and so is her fiery. Therefore, keep on making her angry and I promise you will regret it. You have been warned.
This is the biggest cruelties to animals that is making mother nature fierce. She really has her eye on this one. Cruelty on animals must stop. Animals are a part of mother nature and she is getting very angry with people hurting and destroying her beloved animals, earth and environment. She is soon to whip her tail with full blown whips, and that is something I can guarantee that you don't want to experience. Nobody has ever began to experience her full blown whips, only her small whips. And she is now preparing to whip her tail with numerous full blown whips! Once mother nature whips her tail, there is no stopping her, regardless of who you are. The days are growing shorter, and so is her fiery. Therefore, keep on making her angry and I promise you will regret it. You have been warned.
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5:17 pm PST, Nov 9,
Jamilia Alvarez, Texas
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Kelly Overacker, Arizona
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Tracy Baggett, Tennessee
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Letitia Stull, North Carolina
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Evelyn Milburn, Texas
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Audrey Tobias, California
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Roger Swinney, Ohio
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11:27 am PST, Nov 5,
Amber Kelsey, Texas
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11:21 am PST, Nov 4,
Jane Ward, Illinois
Stop the administration from further weakening the Endangered Species Act!
Stop the administration from further weakening the Endangered Species Act!
# 5,825:
8:04 pm PST, Nov 2,
Tim Paul, Illinois
Any proposal to weaken the endangered species act should not be considered. We need this to be an extremely strong law, and it should not be weakened. The species who are protected need strong measures to be put in place.
Any proposal to weaken the endangered species act should not be considered. We need this to be an extremely strong law, and it should not be weakened. The species who are protected need strong measures to be put in place.
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4:37 am PDT, Nov 1,
Heidi Ahlstrand-gallagher, Minnesota
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Kim Reyes, Oregon
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Dawn Smoke, Canada
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Julia Tawyea, Pennsylvania
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6:28 pm PDT, Oct 23,
Andrew Yu-Jen Wang, Pennsylvania
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“Meanwhile, President George W. Bush’s job approval rating has dropped to a record low of just 23 percent, which is below the lowest of Richard Nixon, forced to resign in 1974 over the Watergate scandal” (Retrieved October 15, 2008, from http://impeachforpeace.org/impeach_bush_blog/?p=5806). “Everybody Hates Bush” (Retrieved October 15, 2008, from http://www.doggedblog.com/doggedblog/2006/01/everybody_hates.html). “EVERYONE HATES BUSH NOW-- EVEN DENNIS HASTERT, RICHARD VIGUERIE AND A RIGHT WING LOON IN BENSALEM NAMED PHIL” (Retrieved October 15, 2008, from http://downwithtyranny.blogspot.com/2006/05/everyone-hates-bush-now-even-dennis.html). “Everybody hates Bush” (Retrieved October 15, 2008, from http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/deadlineusa/2008/jan/08/everybodyhatesbush). “Everybody hates Bush” (Retrieved October 15, 2008, from http://primebuzz.kcstar.com/?q=node/13036). “Everybody hates George Bush” (Retrieved October 15, 2008, from http://thinkprogress.org/2008/05/26/everybody-hates-george-bush/). “Everybody Hates Bush!” (Retrieved October 15, 2008, from http://www.livevideo.com/video/E84200E143484284B8D557FED62DCB1E/everybody-hates-bush-.aspx). “In NYC right now, EVERYONE hates Bush” (Retrieved October 15, 2008, from http://beyondanybodybutbush.tribe.net/thread/80e68fd4-3007-4af2-9190-91caec11989d#cf1b4ad7-b20e-4246-9107-aa2b5e00befb). “Everyone Hates Bush” (Retrieved October 15, 2008, from http://theideaofprogress.blogspot.com/2008/04/everyone-hates-bush.html). “Pete Sessions: ‘Everybody Hates George Bush’” (Retrieved October 15, 2008, from http://suzieqq.wordpress.com/2008/05/26/pete-sessions-everybody-hates-george-bush/). “Bush beginning to Wonder Why Everyone Hates Him” (Retrieved October 15, 2008, from http://www.thehollywoodliberal.com/2007/07/02/bush-beginning-to-wonder-why-everyone-hates-him/). “Everybody Hates George Bush” (Retrieved October 15, 2008, from http://pickyourbattles.net/everybody-hates-george-bush/). “Everybody Hates Bush” (Retrieved October 15, 2008, from http://adaniller.com/2008/04/14/everybody-hates-bush/). “Everybody Hates Bush” (Retrieved October 15, 2008, from http://www.keegy.com/post/everybody-hates-bush/). “EVERYBODY HATES BUSH” (Retrieved October 15, 2008, from http://www.gossipthug.com/2008/07/02/everybody-hates-bush.html). “EVERYBODY HATES [BUSH]” (Retrieved October 15, 2008, from http://theworldhatesbush.says.it/). “Everybody Hates Bush!” (Retrieved October 15, 2008, from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dcUnr-RUhJo&feature=related). Bush is the worst president in U.S. history. Bush’s disastrous approval rating is only to be expected. Everybody hates Bush. It is clear that the American people have an intense hatred of Bush. The American people can’t wait for Bush to leave office. Submitted by Andrew Yu-Jen Wang B.S., Summa Cum Laude, 1996 Messiah College, Grantham, PA Lower Merion High School, Ardmore, PA, 1993
# 5,818:
5:27 am PDT, Oct 23,
Deborah Brant, Ohio
STOP THINKING OF YOURSELVES AND STOP FORGETING THAT GOD PUT THESE ANIMALS HERE HELP SAVE OR HELP THEM ANYWAY WE CAN.
STOP THINKING OF YOURSELVES AND STOP FORGETING THAT GOD PUT THESE ANIMALS HERE HELP SAVE OR HELP THEM ANYWAY WE CAN.
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Evelyn Jayne Williams, Texas
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Renee Moore, Alabama
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11:49 am PDT, Oct 18,
Wanda Perry, Wyoming
Slowly, our lands and animals are being destroyed. If we take care of the earth it will take care of us.....
Slowly, our lands and animals are being destroyed. If we take care of the earth it will take care of us.....
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10:24 am PDT, Oct 18,
Robyn Erickson, Vermont
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