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This is great news. I love how the article describes the areas being considered:
"More than a dozen pristine landscapes, wildlife habitats and scenic rivers in 11 Western states, some larger than Rhode Island and Delaware combined, are under consideration by the Obama administration to become America's newest National Monuments -- a decision the administration can make unilaterally without local input or congressional approval. "
I am particularly happy about this:
"-- Otero Mesa, New Mexico: The area stretches over 1.2 million acres and is home to 1,000 native species. Gov. Bill Richardson has sought protection for Otero Mesa for years, but the Bush administration targeted it for oil and gas development."
Thanks for posting this
P.S. As happy as this makes me, I hope that whoever leaked it is fired.
I prefer sequestering this land and the minerals for the future. It will still be there when we really need it instead of giving it away to business for current profits.
How can he seize it? It is already on Federal Land. The same arguments were made against The Republican Theodore Roosevelt by conservatives, not that that is any surprise, they have always been on the wrong side of history.
Oh, by the way, National Monuments can have mining operations.
Yeah, this is not a Stalinesque thing. Like TigerLily said, it's a Roosevelt thing.
This isn't even Democrat or Republican, it's about preserving the wilderness for those who want it in the future. Most of the land is desert or mountains anyway.
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