OntheWilderSide

from Earth Day Virtual March:

Thank you for learning more about the Earth Day Virtual March to Leave NO Species Behind.

An unprecedented and wide ranging legislative assault is underway that would harm America’s endangered species; threaten our national parks, forests and wildlife refuges; and remove protections for our health and the environment we share.

These attacks are spearheaded by former House Majority Leader Tom Delay, his handpicked Chair of the powerful House Resources Committee, Richard Pombo, and influential Representatives and Senators.

Congressman Richard Pombo (R-California) in particular has received tens of thousands of dollars in political contributions and in return has: proposed selling 15 national parks; drilling for oil off the coasts of California, Florida and in Alaska’s pristine Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, proposed eliminating protection for children from potentially life-threatening pesticides, and railroaded legislation through the House of Representatives that would harm endangered species and the vital habitat they need to survive.

Top Five Reasons to March:

 

Richard Pombo is literally in the pocket of oil companies, developers and corporate special interests. Pombo wants to sell federal lands to greedy developers and mining companies; he wants to allow Big Oil to drill off the coasts of California and Florida, as well as in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (Tom Delay says “It’s all about precedent”) and has taken money from special interests like indicted lobbyist Jack Abramoff. For more detailed information go to www.pombointheirpocket.org.

1. America’s symbol the bald eagle, grizzly bears, gray wolves, manatees, sea otters, the California condor and many other animals will be pushed to extinction by Pombo’s legislation (H.R. 3824) that would gut the effective Endangered Species Act.
   Pombo’s bill would:
   • replace the current mandatory critical habitat system with a system of discretionary recovery plans that fail to protect habitat;
   • require the federal government to use taxpayer dollars to pay developers for complying with the law, setting no limits on these payments.
   • exempt all pesticide decisions from ESA compliance, taking away the ability under the ESA to stop pesticide use even when necessary to prevent extinction;
   • allow agencies with little to no experience in wildlife issues to decide if projects will harm wildlife; For more detailed information go to www.saveesa.org.

    

2. Pombo is putting our children’s health at risk to benefit pesticide companies. Pombo is proposing to make it easier for large pesticide companies to put dangerous new products on the market, even if the government thinks those chemical products might harm children. Go to www.pombointheirpocket.org for more detailed information.
3. Pombo is proposing to gut the landmark National Environmental Policy Act. Often called the Magna Carta of environmental laws, the statute allows citizens to participate in a review of proposed actions to be sure they won’t harm the environment. Pombo wants to gut this cornerstone law to benefit his special interest friends. Go to www.defendersactionfund.org for detailed information.
4. Richard Pombo is not only an enemy of wildlife and the environment – he has also been named one of the “13 most corrupt members of Congress.” Enough said. Go to http://www.beyonddelay.org for more information.

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