[Army Air Corps]

Any FReepers attend this meeting?

[Army Air Corps]

Ping.

Feel free to make comments at the source.

[Army Air Corps]

Ping.

The gooberment scientists listed “climate change” as a threat to the lizard.

[Sherman Logan]

The reptiloid aliens secretly controlling the world are merely protecting their Terran kin.

One, possibly two of the reptiloid aliens are getting married tomorrow.

http://www.davidicke.com/headlines/38830-possession-is-no-myth-its-rampant

[Army Air Corps]

From the article:

Midland City Councilman Jeff Sparks said listing the lizard would affect more than jobs. "Midland secured water rights in Winkler County and has been working on a way to bring that water to Midland, we've been working on it for some time. If you list the lizard, not only will we not have jobs, we won't have water. Then the endangered species will be the people of West Texas."

[Humble Servant]

” The listing possibly could shut down oil and gas, grazing and farming operations in Andrews, Crane, Gaines, Ward and Winkler counties in West Texas and Chaves, Eddy, Lea and Roosevelt counties in New Mexico. “

Agenda established.

[luvie]

No. I was at work. I do know that this is a manufactured
“crisis” aimed at shutting down drilling, just when we need
it the most, because the fake president WANTS gas prices
to get higher. This would pimp his favorite project—green
mini-cars that are absolutely useless out here.

This lizard has survived nicely without help from the incompetency
of the federal government and this, the most bumbling
administration in history!

[Kakaze]

I'm in Chaves county, just outside Roswell, NM.

We have more lizards than the dogs can chase!..........What we really need are jobs, good paying jobs, drilling jobs and then this county and city can get out of this recession.

[Deaf Smith]

http://www.rw.ttu.edu/newsletter/PDF/Mgmtnotes/SAND%20SHINNERY%20OAK%20CONTROL%20AND%20MANAGEMENT.pdf
The lizards live in the shinnery oak environment, and Texas has been trying to limit the growth of shinnery oak for decades.

[I see my hands]

"A respectful crowd"

Anyone who treats an enemy with respect deserves what they get.

[johnny reb]

public outreach specialist.

I just HATE P.C. government speak job descriptions. Let me translate. Tree hugging Government hack propagandist liar.

[FormerACLUmember]

Obama and the democrats could give a rat’s patootie about some lizard.

The only issue is how to destroy free enterprise, energy production, and personal freedom, of which Texas has a lot.

[Redcitizen]

Pic of the lizard in question.

[Greysard]

Isn't it a bit strange that such an endangered, irreplaceable, valuable animal is living in nine counties of two states? That's quite some territory. How many lizards are enough to claim a county - one, two, ten, a hundred? If more then they aren't endangered - not any more than sparrows or field mice. Hmm, I probably shouldn't have mentioned mice.

[bray]

Whatever it takes to punish Whitey.

Pray for America

[WFTR]

I am a reptile enthusiast, and those of us who keep reptiles as pets are well aware of the false science that USFWS is using to attack anyone who isn't an environmental or animal rights extremist. Those of us in the pet reptile hobby have seen USFWS attack our hobby on the basis of bad science. I appreciate lizards and believe in preserving them as much as reasonably possible, but I'm certain that this whole issue is bogus.

We are calling on the House Natural Resources Committee to exercise oversight on USFWS. We are asking them to stop using bad science to issue politically-motivated rulings. I urge everyone to contact their members of the House and ask that the House Natural Resources Committee exercise its oversight authority over USFWS for the use of false information on all kinds of issues. Speaking to members of the committee is particularly important. The members are

Doc Hastings, WA-04 Chairman
Don Young, AK-at large
John Duncan, TN-02
Louie Gohmert, TX-01
Rob Bishop, UT-01
Doug Lamborn, CO-05
Robert Wittman, VA-01
Paul Broun, GA-10
John Fleming, LA-04
Mike Coffman, CO-06
Tom McClintock, CA-04
Glenn Thompson, PA-5
Jeff Denham, CA-19
Dan Benishek, MI-01
David Rivera, FL-25
Jeff Duncan, SC-03
Scott Tipton, CO-03
Paul Gosar, AZ-01
Raúl Labrador, ID-01
Kristi Noem, SD-at large
Steve Southerland, FL-02
Bill Flores, TX-17
Andy Harris, MD-01
Jeff Landry, LA-03
Chuck Fleischmann, TN-03
Jon Runyan, NJ-03
Bill Johnson, OH-06

Edward Markey, MA-07 Ranking Minority Member
Dale Kildee, MI-05
Peter DeFazio, OR-04
Eni Faleomavaega, AS-at-large
Frank Pallone, Jr. NJ-06
Grace Napolitano, CA-38
Rush Holt, NJ-12
Raúl Grijalva, AZ-07
Madeleine Bordallo, GU-at-large
Jim Costa, CA-20
Dan Boren, OK-02
Gregorio Sablan, MP-at-large
Martin Heinrich, NM-01
Ben Luján, NM-03
John Sarbanes, MD-03
Betty Sutton, OH-13
Niki Tsongas, MA-05
Pedro Pierluisi, PR-at-large
John Garamendi, CA-10
Colleen Hanabusa, HI-01

The subcommittee that has the most direct authority over USFWS is the Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans and Insular Affairs. Contacting these members of Congress is particularly important. They are:

John Fleming, LA-04 Chairman
Don Young, AK-at large
Robert Wittman, VA-01
Jeff Duncan, SC-03
Steve Southerland, FL-02
Bill Flores, TX-17
Andy Harris, MD-01
Jeff Landry, LA-03
Jon Runyan, NJ-03
Doc Hastings, WA-04 (ex-officio)

Gregorio Sablan, NMI-at-large Ranking Minority Member
Eni Faleomavaega, AS-at-large
Frank Pallone, Jr. NJ-06
Madeleine Bordallo, GU-at-large
Pedro Pierluisi, PR-at-large
Colleen Hanabusa, HI-01
Edward Markey, MA-07 (ex-officio)

I believe that Don Young and Robert Wittman will be strong allies in this battle. Don Young is very familiar with the ugly tactics of the extremists. Madeleine Bordallo is likely to be very bad news.

I have a pet lizard, and I think reptiles are neat animals and cool pets. However, I don't believe in destroying two or three industries on false "science" for the fun of the extremists.

The fact that the USFWS worked with New Mexico but is attacking Texas is another example of the Obama administration punishing states that voted against him in 2008. He's doing the same thing in suing Boeing for building a major plant in South Carolina. Ken Salazar, the Interior Secretary, once said that he'd be happy with $10 a gallon gasoline. Attacking the Permian Basin is another way to reach that goal. (USFWS is under the Interior Department.)

Again, we need to have the House Natural Resources Committee exercise oversight of the USFWS to stop the use of false information pretending to be science in making decisions. We need this oversight in the case of the Dunes Sagebrush Lizards and we need this oversight on a constrictor ban that USFWS is trying to pass.

One advantage of conservatives uniting with the reptile pet hobby on this issue is the possibility of swinging up to half a million votes in 2012. About a million or so voters could be hurt by the constrictor ban. A little over half of these supported Obama. I told everyone who would listen (and some who tried to refuse) that Obama would be a danger to our hobby, but about half still supported him. The current danger to our hobby could scare some of them into abandoning him next time. In swing states, those votes could be important. Some are stupid enough to continue supporting him, but many are learning.

[antisocial]

Seems these lizards are pretty from all over the west.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sagebrush_lizard

[JimRed]

Where have these critters been all along? I think that the Sierra Club and other assorted whackos are planting them anywhere they can get to.

[steelyourfaith]

From the link: "Wally Murphy, New Mexico state field supervisor, told the audience that the lizard, which lives in a narrow band of shinnery oak dunes that stretches primarily from New Mexico into parts of Texas, had been considered a candidate for listing in 2001 and cited threats from ... climate change."

As if.

Thanx for the ping AAC !

 

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