National Wildlife Federation: In 11th hour, Bush rammed through overhaul of Endangered Species Act

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Environmentalists blast changes to Endangered Species rules



http://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/science/12/12/endangered.species/index.html

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The Bush administration cleared the way Thursday for federal agencies to skip consultations with government scientists when embarking on projects that could impact endangered wildlife, the interior secretary said.

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Environmental groups contend that this change will take scientists and biologists who have protected endangered species completely out of the mix, leaving wildlife more vulnerable and harder to protect. They also say that more than 250,000 citizens voiced their opposition to the measure through the Web site regulations.gov.

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The NRDC maintains that "absent court action, undoing this ruling could take months ... despite today's feel-good statements, we remain convinced that these changes are illegal."

The National Wildlife Federation, also voicing strong opposition, said that "in the eleventh hour of his presidency, President Bush has rammed through a sweeping overhaul of the Endangered Species Act. This action eviscerates key protections that have helped safeguard and recover endangered fish, wildlife and plants for the past 35 years.'

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1. The bastard and his crony cohorts are adopting a "scorched earth" policy

The more damage they can cause before Obama takes over, the more shit he will have to deal with to straighten out while they take off with the money.

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2. republicans are psychopaths

and their "working from the center" meme is really asking Dem's to ok fascism ..all their actions are DECLARATIONS OF WAR....hope a couple of our house/senate Dem's get this!

everything is WAR for republicans