Elizabeth Barrette (ysabetwordsmith) wrote,
Elizabeth Barrette
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Obama Halts Attack on Gray Wolves, Other Bush Misdeeds

Early activity by Obama and his team shows promise in cleaning up the mess left by the previous administration. Much of the last-minute damage may be undone. Earlier damage will take more effort, because it's not subject to a quick halt-and-review. President Obama (I'm not going to get tired of saying that anytime soon!) needs our support, encouragement, and thanks for his hard work. You can read his agenda here, and there's a contact page for messages.

Various activist organizations have produced a flurry of activity explaining how you can help support the President's efforts in their respective arenas. Here are some good places to check for additional ideas:
ACLU -- thank you note about closing Gitmo & ending torture
ONE -- thank you note about poverty & disease prevention
Sierra Club -- thank you notes about environment and hope
Activism.net -- pick a cause, any cause


Obama Halts Attack on Gray Wolves, Other Bush Misdeeds

Swooping into office to save the species this week, President Obama started his administration off right by immediately announcing a freeze on publication of all the Bush administration's last-minute, biodiversity-harming rules not yet put into print. This means the new administration will get a chance to review -- and hopefully trash -- bad Bush-era policy decisions, including the heinous removal of Endangered Species Act protections from gray wolves in the northern Rocky Mountains and Great Lakes regions. The freeze will also put stop to Bush's laughably low fuel-economy standards and a rule that would have injuriously changed the format of the endangered species list to redefine the extent of coverage provided to endangered species.

Unfortunately, President Obama's move can't undo the worst of the Bush administration's latest environmentally detrimental actions: the changes to the rules implementing the Endangered Species Act -- eviscerating our country's most important wildlife protection law -- and the relaxation of rules restricting mountaintop removal mining. Reversing those will take a little more work, but the Center for Biological Diversity will work to see it done.

Read more on Obama's freeze in the Guardian UK and learn what it could mean for wolves in the Idaho Statesman:

http://www.biologicaldiversity.org/news/center/articles/2009/guardian-01-22-2009.html

http://www.biologicaldiversity.org/news/center/articles/2009/idaho-statesman-01-21-2009.html
Tags: activism, environment, politics
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  • 4 comments
browngirl

browngirl

January 23 2009, 01:23:57 UTC 12 years ago

*makes a note*
jl_johnson

jl_johnson

January 23 2009, 12:25:33 UTC 12 years ago

HOw did the American people allow him to do such things???? Didn't anyone jump up and protest? Had a Canadian polititician tried to do this, we would have jumped all over him. *Please note latest political outcry*

I once told an American friend of mine that you (Americans) should be more vocal when it comes to dicisions made by your elected polititicans. You eleced them, they should listen to you and be very afraid if they cross you.

silverdust_wolf

silverdust_wolf

January 23 2009, 20:58:27 UTC 12 years ago

Thank goodness, I was worried about those poor wolves! It was indeed a stupid act! I was outraged when I heard about it because I love wolves....*sniffle* they're my friends...
fayanora

fayanora

January 24 2009, 23:51:03 UTC 12 years ago

WOO HOO! That one had me worried. I love wolves.