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http://saynotopombo.blogspot.com [Say No to Pombo] Too bad that Lofgren or Tauscher did not sign on. Pombo is no friend of the environment Your position on the new Northwestern Hawaiian Islands National Monument rightly recognized it as an important step toward preserving the ecological diversity of our oceans (Editorial, June 20).

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[Shiftingbaselines.org] Shifting Baselines Blog: June 2004 Archives: California Congressman Richard Pombo chairs the House Resources Committee (Photo courtesy Office of the Congressman) Watkins, who appeared frustrated by Pombo’s focus on the issue, said the governors – and all other takeholders – have been involved in the process all along and have had plenty of time to consider the recommendations in the draft report.

Forests.orghttp://forests.org [Forests.org] 4/12/2004 -- Governors Seek Easing of Endangered Species Act: The issue of whether isolated populations of species such as the marbled murrelet merit protection will surface again in mid-December when the fisheries service decides whether to extend endangered species protection to the 84 or so remaining killer whales in Washington's Puget Sound. The fisheries service declined to list these resident orcas two years ago, but a federal judge told the agency to reconsider its action by Dec.

[Wendellsfrogblog.tripod.com] Wendell's Frog Blog: Mike Finkler, Associate Professor of Biology at Indiana University at Kokomo, has agreed to do a Frog Blog interview to let us know about the work he does helping to better understand the physiology of amphibians and reptiles and how to use that to help conserve them. He has a wide range of field experience in Michigan, Nebraska, Ohio and Indiana involving snakes (northern water snakes, eastern garter snakes and queensnakes), turtles (snapping and ornate box turtles) and salamanders (spotted, tiger, smallmouth, and jefferson-blue spotted hybrids).

Organicconsumers.org[Organicconsumers.org] As Mass Extinctions Loom Corporate America & Congress Prepare to ...: WASHINGTON, DC, May 19, 2005 (ENS) - House Resources Committee Chairman Richard Pombo, a California Republican, is taking aim at the Endangered Species Act, the primary U.S. law for recovering species that are headed toward extinction. The congressman is marshalling his forces to rework the law in a way he says will strengthen it, but scientists and conservationists believe the planned changes will weaken the act to allow more industrial development.

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