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Politics : Impeach George W. Bush -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Patricia Trinchero who wrote (2456)	4/12/2001 2:22:32 PM
From: Mephisto	Respond to of 93284

Well, you can't count on Ashcroft or the AG's office for help. I think it will take many, many Americans, a real grass roots project, to fight Bush's programs for devastation of the environment. He'll get richer and we will get poorer!!!! After all, he doesn't have to pay for the jet fuel that Air Force One uses. M.....

To: Patricia Trinchero who wrote (2456)	4/12/2001 2:27:11 PM
From: Mephisto	Respond to of 93284

Endangered Species Proposal Targeted Wednesday April 11 9:21 PM ET By JOHN HEILPRIN, Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - Democrats invoked the threat of a filibuster Wednesday as a possible way to defeat legislation sought by President Bush that would limit the ability of environmental groups to get rare plants and animals added to the government's list of endangered species. Sen. John Kerry D-Mass., said ``any and all'' legislative tactics are being considered to thwart the proposal outlined in Bush's budget submitted to Congress on Monday. Filibusters have become the parliamentary tactic of choice in recent years because they require at least 60 votes in the Senate - now divided 50-50 between the two parties - to bring a measure to either final passage or rejection. The budget provision proposed by Bush for the fiscal year starting Oct. 1 still would permit citizens and environmental groups to bring the sort of lawsuits that have largely set the Interior Department's agenda in listing endangered and threatened species lists. But it would cap at $8.46 million the department's budget for responding to those suits and give department officials more discretion in determining which species and ``critical habitat'' areas should be addressed first under the 1973 Endangered Species Act. Now, there are 507 animals and 736 plants on the department's endangered list; a backlog of almost 250 candidate species is under review. As of Friday, Fish and Wildlife Service officials were contending with 76 lawsuits focused on more than 400 species. They also have been served with notices of 95 more lawsuits affecting 600 species, agency spokesman Mitch Snow said. ``This is an effort to try to bring some balance back into our listing budget so we will be able to do high-priority listing actions,'' said Hugh Vickery, the agency's spokesman on the endangered species program. Developers, industry and government agencies themselves long have complained that environmental groups use the endangered species law to tie up projects like dams and airport expansions in lengthy reviews. Interior officials say their hand will be strengthened in court by being able to argue that Congress has given lower priority to designating ``critical habitats'' that effectively bar the areas from any development. ``We can't help the creatures that need the most help because we're busy responding to court orders,'' Interior spokeswoman Stephanie Hanna said. ``Is a judge the right one to decide, or a biologist?'' The department says in the budget request that it expects the situation to worsen next year and that the proposed language ``will assist in moving toward a rational system.'' The budget request would provide nearly $112 million for Fish and Wildlife endangered species programs, a cut of $9.1 million from last year. dailynews.yahoo.com

To: Patricia Trinchero who wrote (2456)	6/14/2001 12:38:29 PM
From: Mephisto	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 93284

Kenneth Lay , Enron Executive. Bush supporter. Bush makes his oil friends richer. I heard on TV last night that Lay made $125 million or $135 million on stock options. You mentioned Kenneth Lay b4. I wondered if it was the same guy. Bush lets his wealthy energy friends suck the economy dry. California hurts but so does most every other industry in other states. Bush rewards his wealthy supporters, but he hangs the rest of us on the clothes line where we wither because of high energy costs.