They only seem concerned when I fart.
"The biggest overhaul of the Endangered Species Act since 1986.... would accomplish through regulations what conservative Republicans have been unable to achieve in Congress."
"Bush seeks to relax rules on species protection; Federal agencies would bypass other reviews" by Dina Cappiello, Associated Press | August 12, 2008
WASHINGTON - Parts of the Endangered Species Act may soon be extinct.
The Bush administration wants federal agencies to decide for themselves whether highways, dams, mines, and other construction projects might harm endangered animals and plants. New regulations, which do not require the approval of Congress, would reduce the mandatory, independent reviews government scientists have been performing for 35 years, according to a draft first obtained by the Associated Press.
Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne said late yesterday that the changes were needed to ensure that the Endangered Species Act would not be used as a "back door" to regulate the gases blamed for global warming. In May, the polar bear became the first species declared as threatened because of climate change. Warming temperatures are expected to melt the sea ice the bear depends on for survival.
Pfffft!
They just NEVER STOP with the AGENDA-PUSHING LIES, do they?
Also see: The Polar Bear Lie
If approved, the changes would represent the biggest overhaul of the Endangered Species Act since 1986. They would accomplish through regulations what conservative Republicans have been unable to achieve in Congress: ending some environmental reviews that developers and other federal agencies blame for delays and cost increases on many projects.
The changes would apply to any project a federal agency would fund, build, or authorize that might harm endangered wildlife and their habitat. Government wildlife specialists perform tens of thousands of such reviews each year.
"If adopted, these changes would seriously weaken the safety net of habitat protections that we have relied upon to protect and recover endangered fish, wildlife and plants for the past 35 years," said John Kostyack, executive director of the National Wildlife Federation's Wildlife Conservation and Global Warming initiative.
Under current law, federal agencies must consult with specialists at the Fish and Wildlife Service or the National Marine Fisheries Service to determine whether a project is likely to jeopardize any endangered species or to damage habitat, even if no harm seems likely.
The new rules were expected to be formally proposed immediately, officials said. They would be subject to a 30-day public comment period before being finalized by the Interior Department, giving the administration enough time to impose them before November's presidential election. A new administration could freeze any pending regulations or reverse them, a process that could take months.
So we are going to be living under the yoke of this fascist fucker whether he is there or not, huh?
Congress could also overturn the rules through legislation, but that could take even longer. The reviews have helped safeguard protected species such as bald eagles, Florida panthers and whooping cranes.
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Aaaah, to hell with the animals, to hell with the environment, and to hell with YOU, American people!!!!
That is what YOUR GOVERNMENT is saying to you today!!!!
