Guest guest Posted August 16, 2008 Report Share Posted August 16, 2008 Please sign and cross post. Nancie ---- Center for Biological Diversity 8/15/2008 10:15:46 AM deifspirit Endangered Species Act Under Assault Plan Announced to Erase 35 Years of Endangered Species Protection Take Action:Click Here to SayNO to the Changes Dear Nancie, This week Dirk Kempthorne, secretary of the Interior, announced devastating changes to the Endangered Species Act, signaling the end of protection for thousands of imperiled species. The Center for Biological Diversity is rallying an immense surge of opposition to prevent these changes from taking effect. Tell Secretary Kempthorne what you think of his plans to pillage the Endangered Species Act. Under the current regulations, federal agencies must consult with scientists at the Fish and Wildlife Service or the National Marine Fisheries Service to determine whether a project is likely to harm endangered species or habitat. The new regulations would: - Exempt thousands of federal activities from review under the Endangered Species Act;- Eliminate checks and balances of independent oversight; - Limit which effects can be considered harmful;- Prevent consideration of a project's contribution to global warming; - Set an inadequate 60-day deadline for wildlife experts to evaluate a project in the instances when they are invited to participate -- or else the project gets an automatic green light;- Enable large-scale projects to go unreviewed by dividing them into hundreds of small projects. In addition, last week Kempthorne and Bush tried to slip another proposed rule change under the radar that would limit protection of a species only to where it is currently found. Under the current rule a species has protection in its entire historical range. However many endangered species have lost substantial portions of that range. For example; under the proposed changes, prior to being reintroduced, the California condor would only have been listed in zoos. And, because these regulations are administrative and not legislative, they won't need the approval of Congress. We must stop Kempthorne from fatally crippling our nation's most successful wildlife law. Join the Center for Biological Diversity's effort to stop Kempthorne dead in his tracks. Send a letter to Kempthorne by clicking here. Sincerely, Kierán SucklingExecutive DirectorCenter for Biological Diversity Bald eagle photo by Robin Silver. This message was sent to deifspirit. The Center for Biological Diversity sends out newsletters and action alerts through DemocracyinAction.org. Click here if you'd like to check your profile and preferences. Let us know if you'd like to stop receiving action alerts and newsletters from us. Center for Biological Diversity P.O. Box 710 Tucson, AZ 85702 1-866-357-3349 www.BiologicalDiversity.org Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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