Muku
05-26-2008, 07:53 AM
I am not one that usually has more than a passing interest in environmental issues, however this story caught my attention this morning on my drive to work, heard it on NPR. If he manages to pull this off before he leaves office more power to him. :first::thumbup:
Bush Eyes Unprecedented Conservation Program (http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=90766237&ps=bb1)
Bush could become the "Teddy Roosevelt of the seas," conservationists say. President Theodore Roosevelt protected about 230 million acres in new parks and forests, notes Elliott Norse of the Marine Conservation Biology Institute in Washington. Bush has the chance "to protect more," he says.
All Things Considered, May 23, 2008 · The Bush administration is considering launching one of the biggest conservation programs in U.S. history.
If implemented, President George W. Bush could, with the stroke of a pen, protect vast stretches of U.S. territorial waters from fishing, oil exploration and other forms of commercial development. The initiative could also create some of the largest marine reserves in the world — far larger than national parks like Yellowstone or the Grand Canyon.
Bush Eyes Unprecedented Conservation Program (http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=90766237&ps=bb1)
Bush could become the "Teddy Roosevelt of the seas," conservationists say. President Theodore Roosevelt protected about 230 million acres in new parks and forests, notes Elliott Norse of the Marine Conservation Biology Institute in Washington. Bush has the chance "to protect more," he says.
All Things Considered, May 23, 2008 · The Bush administration is considering launching one of the biggest conservation programs in U.S. history.
If implemented, President George W. Bush could, with the stroke of a pen, protect vast stretches of U.S. territorial waters from fishing, oil exploration and other forms of commercial development. The initiative could also create some of the largest marine reserves in the world — far larger than national parks like Yellowstone or the Grand Canyon.