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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
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Sounds good.
To: reaganaut1
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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.)
To: reaganaut1
Colorado's version of the Spotted Owl.
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posted on
12/06/2018 1:03:17 PM PST
by
snarkpup
To: snarkpup
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posted on
12/06/2018 1:04:47 PM PST
by
glock rocks
(... so much win!)
To: KC_Lion
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posted on
12/06/2018 1:06:25 PM PST
by
Army Air Corps
(Four Fried Chickens and a Coke)
To: reaganaut1
I’ll tell you what this means Norm. No size restrictions and screw the bag limit
To: george76
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posted on
12/06/2018 1:09:23 PM PST
by
jazusamo
(Have You Donated to Keep Free Republic Up and Running?)
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.
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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)
To: reaganaut1
If the grouse is truly sage, he’ll stay away from the oil drilling equipment.
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posted on
12/06/2018 1:15:17 PM PST
by
dead
(Our next president is going to be sooooo boring.)
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.
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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.)
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.
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posted on
12/06/2018 1:19:59 PM PST
by
webheart
(Grammar police on the scene.)
To: reaganaut1
The enviro-nazis will be going ballistic, so sad. :^)
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posted on
12/06/2018 1:21:09 PM PST
by
jazusamo
(Have You Donated to Keep Free Republic Up and Running?)
To: reaganaut1
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.
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posted on
12/06/2018 1:23:40 PM PST
by
TheBattman
(Democrats-Progressives-Marxists-Socialists - redundant labels.)
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).
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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.)
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.
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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)
To: BenLurkin
Next the Delta Smelt.
You smelt it, you dealt it.
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posted on
12/06/2018 1:34:41 PM PST
by
Old Yeller
(Auto-correct has become my worst enema.)
To: reaganaut1
Sounds like a political species protection, if you know what I mean.
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posted on
12/06/2018 1:35:31 PM PST
by
cicero2k
To: snarkpup
Oh no! The chilruns!
Global Warming!
Endangered dirt! (”Broken Arrow”)
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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 ......)
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.)
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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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