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Rockefeller Snubs Sharks

Posted on October 1 2010 by Congress Watcher

Thanks to the inaction of Senator John Rockefeller, it may be another decade before the Shark Conservation Act has a chance of passage.

Chaffetz On Offshore Drilling and Ocean Conservation

Posted on July 28 2010 by Congress Watcher

It’s absurd for Chaffetz to assert that the Clean Act’s extension of the current Land and Water Conservation Fund.

Shadegg Steps Forward For Billfish

Posted on July 26 2010 by Congress Watcher

A bipartisan group in Congress is supporting the Billfish Conservation Act.

Cloward Links Deepwater Horizon With Larger Climate Crisis

Posted on May 12 2010 by Congress Watcher

Whether it’s washing up on the shores of the Gulf of Mexico or being burned in the engines of our nation’s cars, petroleum is polluting our air, changing our climate, and turning our seas to acid.

Two Ocean Views in Congress

Posted on September 24 2009 by Congress Watcher

The fact that one of the supposedly spill-proof offshore drilling platforms has created one of the largest oil spills in history ought to give politicians like Congressman Adrian Smith second thoughts.

Congress Votes To Shrink and Develop Public Lands For Anti-Gay, Anti-Secular Group

Posted on September 9 2009 by Congress Watcher

The health of our public lands as a result of the transfer of a large chunk of the Ouachita National Forest to the Boy Scouts of America. The health of our civic society will be damaged just as much.

Fishy Red Snapper Study Delays Responsible Action

Posted on July 25 2009 by Congress Watcher

Why the call for a new study on red snapper populations, and why from the Department of Commerce, instead of NOAA, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, which is actually qualified and prepared to carry out fish population studies? The answer has more to do with commerce than it has to do with science.

Our Seals and Their Seals

Posted on May 9 2009 by Congress Watcher

This week, the Senate passed S. Res. 84, a resolution that calls upon Canada to outlaw the hunting of seals and urges Europe to ban trade in seal products. The resolution was passed by voice vote. That’s all well and good, but Canada is Canada, and Europe is Europe. The United States is another thing. [...]

Not So Bright On Cats, Canids and Cranes

Posted on April 24 2009 by Congress Watcher

These animals are key ecological players whose presence aids the proper functioning of entire ecosystems. So, who wouldn’t want to support their conservation. Bobby Bright, that’s who, a freshman Representative shaping up to be one of the most regressive Democrats in Congress.

Earth Hour And Lasting Change

Posted on March 29 2009 by Congress Watcher

I have a friend who participated in Earth Hour, not long after sitting in front of his television set all morning watching Forumla One racing.

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