[at-l] More Wilderness Protection

[rcli4 at comcast.net]

It was a joke Frank.  Lighten up

Clyde
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From: "Frank Looper" <nightwalker.at at gmail.com> 

> Clyde, please don't make me part of an argument that I'm not gnvolved in. 
> 
> On 1/11/09, rcli4 at comcast.net wrote: 
> > This kinda of Republican bashing is gonna be hard to maintain with a 
> > democrat pres, and congress. What will all the folks have to bitch about. 
> > Try some TRUTH. George W Bush the idiot and earth raper just protected more 
> > earth then any person in the history of the earth. Contemplate that and 
> > send all responses off list to Frank Looper. I am a supporter of truth, 
> > Frank supports the Bush administration :>)) 
> > 
> > Clyde 
> > 
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> > From: Georgiamountainwoman 
> > 
> > 
> > WASHINGTON – Congress is considering whether to set aside more than 2 
> > million acres in nine states as wilderness in an early showdown that 
> > threatens to derail pledges by Senate leaders to work cooperatively as a new 
> > administration takes office. 
> > The largest expansion of wilderness protection in 25 years has bipartisan 
> > support and would include California's Sierra Nevada mountain range, 
> > Oregon's Mount Hood, Rocky Mountain National Park in Colorado and parts of 
> > the Jefferson National Forest in Virginia. 
> > The bill was scuttled last year after objections from Sen. Tom Coburn, 
> > R-Okla., who said spending in the bill was excessive — nearly $4 billion 
> > over five years. Now Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is seeking a rare 
> > Sunday vote in an apparent effort to punish Coburn and antagonize his GOP 
> > colleagues. 
> > The scheduled Sunday session would try to limit GOP stalling tactics and 
> > move the bill forward. 
> > Sen. Jeff Bingaman, D-N.M., chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural 
> > Resources Committee, said the measure represents years of work by lawmakers 
> > from many states and both parties. The legislation combines about 160 bills 
> > covering nearly every state. 
> > Besides new wilderness designations — the highest level of government 
> > protection for public lands — the bill would designate the childhood home of 
> > former President Bill Clinton in Hope, Ark., as a national historic site and 
> > expand protections for dozens of national parks, rivers and water resources. 
> > In a statement, Coburn said the "earmark-laden" measure "makes a mockery of 
> > voters' hopes for change." 
> > For example, Coburn said, the bill includes $3 million for a "road to 
> > nowhere" through the Izembek National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska; $460 
> > million for a water project designed to save 500 salmon in California; and 
> > $3.5 million to help celebrate the 450th birthday of St. Augustine, Fla., in 
> > 2015. 
> > Environmental groups also oppose the Alaska road. The rest of the bill, they 
> > say, would be a huge accomplishment for Congress. 
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