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Trump Plans Major Rollback of Sage Grouse Protections to Spur Oil Exploration
New York Times ^ | December 6, 2018 | Coral Davenport

Posted on 12/06/2018 1:01:49 PM PST by reaganaut1

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration on Thursday published documents detailing its plan to roll back Obama-era protections for the vast habitat of the greater sage grouse, a chickenlike bird that roams across nearly 11 million acres in 10 oil-rich Western states.

The earlier proposal to protect the bird, whose waning numbers have brought it close to endangerment, was put forth under the Interior Department in 2015 and set out to ban or sharply reduce oil and gas drilling in 10.7 million acres of its habitat.

The Trump plan, by contrast, would limit the grouse’s protected habitat to just 1.8 million acres, essentially opening up nine million acres of land to drilling, mining and other development.

According to several environmental policy experts, the legal plan to roll back the sage grouse protections would open up more land to drilling via one policy change than other Trump administration moves to date. The plan, which is expected to be made final in 2019, is one in a series of actions, most performed by the Interior Department, designed to spur more oil and gas drilling across the nation’s public lands and waters.

(Excerpt) Read more at nytimes.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: drillbabydrill; grouse; interior; oil; palinwasright; sagegrouse
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Sounds good.
1 posted on 12/06/2018 1:01:49 PM PST by reaganaut1
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To: reaganaut1

Next the Delta Smelt.


2 posted on 12/06/2018 1:02:31 PM PST by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
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To: reaganaut1
Colorado's version of the Spotted Owl.
3 posted on 12/06/2018 1:03:17 PM PST by snarkpup
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To: snarkpup

Yes, but much tastier!


4 posted on 12/06/2018 1:04:47 PM PST by glock rocks (... so much win!)
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To: KC_Lion

Ping.


5 posted on 12/06/2018 1:06:25 PM PST by Army Air Corps (Four Fried Chickens and a Coke)
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To: reaganaut1

I’ll tell you what this means Norm. No size restrictions and screw the bag limit


6 posted on 12/06/2018 1:07:28 PM PST by Cold Heart
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To: george76

Ping!


7 posted on 12/06/2018 1:09:23 PM PST by jazusamo (Have You Donated to Keep Free Republic Up and Running?)
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To: reaganaut1

CONSERVATION STATUS: NOT THREATENED.

This is the problem with the EPA: they don’t have to prove a species in endangered to take over land for the federal government.


8 posted on 12/06/2018 1:10:24 PM PST by dangus ("The floor of Hell is paved with the skulls of bishops" -- St. Athanasius)
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To: reaganaut1

If the grouse is truly sage, he’ll stay away from the oil drilling equipment.


9 posted on 12/06/2018 1:15:17 PM PST by dead (Our next president is going to be sooooo boring.)
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To: reaganaut1
According to several environmental policy experts, the legal plan to roll back the sage grouse protections would open up more land to drilling via one policy change than other Trump administration moves to date.

Got to admire President Trump's efficiency.

10 posted on 12/06/2018 1:16:49 PM PST by Balding_Eagle ( The Great Wall of Trump ---- 100% sealing of the border. Coming soon.)
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To: reaganaut1

Oh no only 1.8 million acres? How will the poor birds survive?

By contrast, I have to survive on only 1/8 of an acre. Goes to show that birds are more important than people. And no environmentalist would be concerned about the sage grouse if we were talking about windmills instead of petroleum.


11 posted on 12/06/2018 1:19:59 PM PST by webheart (Grammar police on the scene.)
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To: reaganaut1

The enviro-nazis will be going ballistic, so sad. :^)


12 posted on 12/06/2018 1:21:09 PM PST by jazusamo (Have You Donated to Keep Free Republic Up and Running?)
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To: reaganaut1

More winning!!!


13 posted on 12/06/2018 1:23:23 PM PST by double_down
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To: reaganaut1

Of course - Leftists and enviro-nazis will read the headline for what they want it to say - Trump hates endangered (or nearly endangered) species and is preventing the protection of said species.

The reality is - just because nearly 9 million acres would become accessible for exploration and production doesn’t mean that 9 million acres suddenly turns into a barren wasteland. Lest we forget the pipeline areas in Alaska - where animal life flourishes.


14 posted on 12/06/2018 1:23:40 PM PST by TheBattman (Democrats-Progressives-Marxists-Socialists - redundant labels.)
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To: reaganaut1

Oh please!

Even the Wiki entry shows it as “near threatened”, the next level of some 7 to “least” concern (which probably should be NO concern).


15 posted on 12/06/2018 1:25:14 PM PST by the OlLine Rebel (Common sense is an uncommon virtue./Federal-run medical care is as good as state-run DMVs.)
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To: reaganaut1

Amazingly, this makes it seem as though the Trump administration is pullng back protections. Actually, Congress blocked a USFW proposal, which had also been rejected by the Dept of Interior. The Trump admin created a smaller proposal.


16 posted on 12/06/2018 1:25:42 PM PST by dangus ("The floor of Hell is paved with the skulls of bishops" -- St. Athanasius)
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Next the Delta Smelt.

You smelt it, you dealt it.
17 posted on 12/06/2018 1:34:41 PM PST by Old Yeller (Auto-correct has become my worst enema.)
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To: reaganaut1

Sounds like a political species protection, if you know what I mean.


18 posted on 12/06/2018 1:35:31 PM PST by cicero2k
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To: snarkpup

Oh no! The chilruns!

Global Warming!

Endangered dirt! (”Broken Arrow”)


19 posted on 12/06/2018 1:40:43 PM PST by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ......)
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To: jazusamo; TEXOKIE; Whenifhow; MileHi; Mr. Silverback; Alamo-Girl; cripplecreek; bicyclerepair; ...

UN Agenda 21 ( Let me know if you wish to be added or removed from the list.)


20 posted on 12/06/2018 1:55:36 PM PST by george76 (Ward Churchill : Fake Indian, Fake Scholarship, and Fake Art)
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