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When Protectors Become Predators

Perhaps the greatest danger to endangered species is the Bush administration

By Megan Tady

The Bush administration is endangering our endangered species. As if climate change and habitat destruction weren’t enough, the very government offices tasked with protecting the nation’s wildlife have become predators. Last week, the environmental organization Center for Biological Diversity filed lawsuits to defend six of the nation’s endangered species that have been put in additional peril because of action and inaction… return to article

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    As often happens with many issues —“It’s OK as long as it’s not in my back yard.”

    A balance between what’s good for nature and what’s good for people shuold be taken into account.

    A recent TV documentary spoke of the increasing numbers of grizzlies destroying livestock.

    To save wildlife in Florida people in Georgia are critically short of water.

    So cool it and give it a bit more thought.

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    The biggest endangerment the nation is facing now is almost totally ignored by the entire slate of candidates —

    Our failing economy— due to:
    • The destruction of our manufacturing sector by both parties.
    • Our personal and national indebtedness
    • The biggest financial fraud in history — the subprime scam —courtesy of government agencies such as The Treasury Dept. and The FOMC, the rating agencies and their Wall St. buddies.

    United States Posted by whattheheck on Nov 21, 2007 at 5:42 PM

    “It’s OK as long as it’s not in my back yard” is the way most environmental thought processes work.  For instance, many (if not most) environmental decisions are made without considering the natural and rightful human position in the environment.  Thus we have “saving the environment” decisions that never cost the decision makers or supporters anything because the impacts of those decisions are in someone else’s back yard.

    I wrote a comment on this topic just this morning at onestillfree.blogspot.com

    United States Posted by cred on Nov 23, 2007 at 6:00 PM
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