hi, i am a graduate student in environmental studies at the evergreen
state college. i am putting together a panel entitled, "graduate student
research in public interest science" for the 1996 public interest science
conference in portland oregon. if there are any grad students doing
work, research, or papers on what they think may be public interest
science or if you would like more info please contact me at:
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julie alessio
501 edison st se
olympia wa 98501
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Subject: Top 10 Enviro faux pas
These are the top 10 "environmental" laws introduced by the 104th Congress.
They're not very funny, but there is a certain irony involved..
10) Selloff BLM and possibly national forest and park lands to States and
private parties. Hansen (R-UT) introduced a bill to sell off these lands
in bulk. In support of it Doolittle (R-CA) told LA Times "we should
drastically shink the size of Redwood Natl Park, transfer some to the
county and sell the rest."
9) Make 90% of Utah's BLM wild lands available for development. HR1745
(Hansen, R-UT) and S.884 would open 20.2 million out of 22 million
wilderness acres to development and never allow them to be considered as
wilderness again. 70% of Utah's population supported a bill that would
have preserved 5.7 million acres. Also, dams, gas pipelines and ORV use
would be allowed in what IS designated wilderness.
8) Transfer Mojave National Preserve, just established under CA Desert
Protection Act, back to BLM. Lewis (R-CA) and Skeen (R-NM) introduced an
amendment to eliminate the S600,000 budget allocated to NPS to manage the
preserve.
7) Impose 7-year freeze on land acquisition. This stops efforts to buy
out inholdings on wild lands. The freeze will cost more in the long run
(assuming the goal is Not to elimate park lands) as inholding properties
appreciate or are snatched up by developers and "entrepreneurs."
6) Building roads in National Park and Wilderness areas. Hansen (R-UT)
introduced HR2081 which would permit states rights-of-way to build roads
through Parks and Wilderness areas.
5) Limit federal biologists input in endangered species decisions. Gorton
(R-WA) introduced S768 to disallow use of the endangered species act to
protect ecosystems and eliminate the input of federal biologists to actions
designed to protect endangered species. Interior Secretary Babbit has
called this a "repeal of the Endangered Species act."
4) Designate grazing as "primary use" of BLM lands. Domenici (R-NM)
introduced S852 which would displace current "multiple use" policy and give
cattlemen free rein on BLM lands. Subsidized of course. Also extends
grazing permits from 10 to 15 years, allows restricted public access,
blocks current requirements for improved watershed conditions and
water-quality standards, and eliminates citizen challenges of damaging
grazing practices.
3) Conduct massive "salvage" timber cut on national forests. An amendment
attached to the "recission bill" by Gorton (R-WA) and others mandates a
dramatic increase in logging of national forest lands, directs the Forest
Service and BLM to begin "emergency" "salvage" logging operation, cutting
as much timber as "feasible" and (this is the kicker) suspending all
forest-protection laws, thus denying citizens the right to contest it's
legality. As of Oct 26th this allowed timber interests to open thousands
of acres held up in court actions. An additional 62 ancient forest "sales"
(e.g. subsidized timber mining permits) will now go forward in OR, WA and N
CA. All this despite S1 Billion net cost to Fed Gov't between 92-94 (S7.2
Billion between 1978-91).
2) Oil drilling in Arctic NW Refuge. Included in the Budget
Reconciliation bill is authorization for drilling in the refuge, allowing
infrastructure for 1000s of workers (incl 4 air strips, 11 production
facilities, 100 miles of pipeline, 380 miles of roads and 100s of oil
wells) to be developed in what has for aeons been Caribou calving grounds
and wolf and grizzly strongholds. This action was tucked into the
reconciliation bill, just as the "salvage timber" operations were tucked
into the recissions bill, to avoid public votes on issues that have strong
public support.
** and the #1 "environmental" move by the illustrious 104th congress is...
1) Creating a commission to recommend National Parks for closure. Hansen
(R-UT) declared 150 of the 368 park units "need to be dropped" and actually
said that "if you've been there once, you don't need to go again." In the
tradition of James Watt as Secretary of the Interior, Anne Burford in
charge of the EPA, Ed Meese as the nation's top cop, and the fox watching
the hen house, Hansen is chairman of the House subcommittee on national
parks, forests and lands.
These are just the top 10 - there are many many more (including S1054
(Murkowski R-AK) to expand logging and road building in the Tongass
National Forest, HR1310 (Obserstar D-MN) to open the Boundary Waters Canoe
Area Wilderness to motorboats and snowmobiles and to remove protective
status for Voyagers National Park, legislation to redefine wetlands as
only!those lands permanantly inundated, ETC, ETC).
The people responsible for these short-sighted actions for short-term
profit were elected and have accepted money from timber, mining, grazing
and development interests for re-election purposes. Many are up for
re-election next year. They can all be un-elected. Drop them a note
reminding them, and to encourage your reps to do the right thing.
Thanks - feel free to distribute this far and wide..
