Obama Restoring Endangered Species Act Provision

[kpete]

Source: Washington Post

Obama Restoring Endangered Species Act Provision

By Juliet Eilperin
Today President Obama will restore rules requiring U.S. agencies consult with independent federal experts to determine if their actions might harm threatened and endangered species, according to an administration official who asked not to be identified, marking yet another reversal of President Bush's environmental legacy.

In December 2008, the Bush administration changed a longstanding practice under the Endangered Species Act by issuing rules that allowed agencies to move ahead with projects and programs without seeking an independent review by either the Fish and Wildlife Service or the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Environmentalists and scientists said this shift could allow agencies to press ahead with plans that could hurt already-vulnerable species across the country.

Today Obama will issue a presidential memorandum, an administration official said, that will direct departments to yet again consult with the two agencies on decisions that could affect imperiled plants and animals "while the Interior and Commerce Departments review the Bush rulemaking."

The move, the official said, "will restore the status quo ante and allow the Interior and Commerce Departments to determine whether a new rule should be promulgated that will again codify the longstanding consultation practice under the" Endangered Species Act.


Read more: http://voices.washingtonpost.com/44/2009/03/03/obama_restores_endangered_spec.html?wprss=44

[doodadem]

1. Yeah!!!!!!!

Yeah!!!!!!!!

I luv my prezident!

[XemaSab]

2. .

:bounce:

[truebrit71]

3. YES!!!!!!

NICE!~!!

Now, pass the P.A.W.S. act and STOP the aerial slaughter of wolves on Alaska...

[Greyskye]

4. Excellent!

K&R #5

[Turborama]

11. Awesome pic to go with this wonderful news!

I'm overjoyed to hear this news. As expected, President Obama is doing a great job.



:kick: & R

[Barrett808]

5. Thank you, Barack. n/t

[vduhr]

6. WHAT A GUY!!!

[acmavm]

7. Wonder how blivet is feeling right about now. He slid out of

Washington after putting his name to a boatload of the most revolting 'signing statements'. Now they're being cancelled.

I bet Laura is having to change his diaper about a thousand times a day now.

[Metta]

8. One for truth and justice. Happy karma, Bush admin. You still get to inherit the harm you caused.

Have a nice day.

[The Stranger]

9. Thank God.

[hamsterjill]

10. Good news.

The Bushies had no respect whatsoever for Mother Nature.

[LiberalLovinLug]

12. What an A$$

I guess we can be thankful for small mercies, as Bush could have stripped those provisions much earlier in his term, so why in gods name would Bush do this in December '08, while he was leaving office? Bush did it, knowing that it would be just one more thing Obama would have to deal with and obviously overturn, when the new President already had on his plate the catastrafuck of the meltdown he facilitated as well. That is....how you say..... an ass.

[mwb970]

21. I was wondering why he did it in December.

Was this part of his legacy effort? So that 50 years from now people will look back and say, "Well at least bush tried to drive lots of species to extinction - it's not his fault they wouldn't let him"?

[Beartracks]

37. The catastrafuck species made a comeback...

...under W's administration! I think the population swelled to heretofore untold numbers!

Now we have to cull the herd.

[RiverStone]

13. Great news --- it will take many, many "reversals" to clean up Shrub's mess

One at a time, environmental sensibility is restored! :applause:

K&R

[defendandprotect]

17. Meanwhile, we all have a job to do in overturning "Manifest Destiny" and ...

"Man's Dominion Over Nature" which is the religious license to patriarchy to

war on nature -- to exploit animal-life, natural resources and even other human

beings according to various myths of inferiority!

[RiverStone]

28. I'm with ya on that one

The gawd damn arrogance of the religious wackos drives me crazy.

Nature will eventually reclaim this planet --- too bad we won't be around to see it.


peace~ :)

[defendandprotect]

36. ...nodding. . .

[sandyj999]

14. Thank You Mr. President! n/t

[BrklynLiberal]

15. Hooray and Hallelujah

[defendandprotect]

16. More sanity returning to DC . . !! Meanwhile, whales are beaching in Australia . . ..

and Global Warming is closing in on us--!!!

[pleah]

18. K&R

[Judi Lynn]

19. Repairing the damage, not a moment too soon. Thank you. n/t

[OneBlueSky]

20. score one for the good guys! . . . n/t

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[Uncle Joe]

22. Kicked and recommended for policies supporting survival of the human species.

I believe our species is intricately tied to virtually every other species on the planet in a complex web design and if you pull out too many threads, it all comes undone.

[Chisox08]

23. Obama is spraying the country with a giant can of Bush-b-gone

And I like it

[StarryNite]

24. YES He Can!

:bounce: :bounce: :bounce:

[LiberalFighter]

25. I hope Obama exempts some species from the Act...

Like dumb ass Republicans!! Pharmacists that refuse to dispense drugs legally prescribed. Talk show hosts that lie.

[Dukkha]

26. finally the voiceless have a voice again

thank you Obama!

[eppur_se_muova]

27. Yaaay !! nt

[life long demo]

29. Thank You Barack

from the bottom of my heart. I'm sure Mother Earth is breathing a sigh of relief. Hopefully working on Global warming will be next. Our President has so m-a-n-y things he has to work on all at once because of the absolute disaster of the last 8 years.

[pipi_k]

30. Oh no...poor Freepcreeps!!!

who wants to bet they'll spend the next week or two bitching and moaning over this assault on their "rights" to decimate the earth of all non-human creatures.


:sarcasm:

[happygoluckytoyou]

31. LATEST ENDANGERED SPECIES... SMART REPUBLICANS... who wants to protect them?

the gop train jumped the track.... infighting now is among---> steele, rush, jindal, and palin.....

with a brain-trust like THAT... well.... let me explain why they can't handle the NEW ECONOMICS...

What bush did for 8 years was WEALTH REDISTRIBUTION... nothing more nor less. Rich got richer, poor got poorer... all on a downward sliding scale (the ENTIRE scale slid while this happened).
The result.... the poor became destitute...
the rich became damn well off...
AND THE MIDDLE CLASS BECAME DEMOCRATS... LOL ! ! !

That's right... the people in the middle FINALLY understood that they were NOT REALLY WEALTHY ENOUGH TO BENEFIT FROM THE MONIED HAND OF THE GOP.

NOW... the shoe is on the other foot... INFORMED voters better understand that what is good for the UNIONS is good for America... what is good for the MINIMUM WAGE is good for the other workers as well... what is good for the LOWER CLASS, helps the MIDDLE CLASS...

so who would be against some NEW DOWNWARD WEALTH REDISTRIBUTION..... well of course... THE RICH.

WELCOME TO CLASS WARFARE ! ! !

[AnOhioan]

32. Excellent

[TBF]

33. Good news - thanks! n/t

[MasonJar]

34. Hallelujah! Thank you, President Obama, for the lives you have saved

of those who cannot speak for themselves.

[bread_and_roses]

35. Excellent news! Thank you President Obama!

It may be low-hanging fruit, but it is still sweet and good - even luscious, after all the years of having mud-balls forced down our throats and calling them tasty treats.

[Cha]

38. Brilliant! That was mean and low down

of bush to rescind that Act..like he was a fuckin' monster or something.

[Veruca Salt]

39. Yes!!

:applause:

[fascisthunter]

40. protecting "life"... Oh My!

[infidel dog]

41. What great news. Mr. Obama, thank you for your efforts to undo the damage

wrought by the Criminal Chimp and Co.