Senate protects endangered species provision Yesterday evening, the Senate voted 52-42 to reject the amendment by Senator Murkowski (R-AK) that would have weakend an endangered Continue reading “Senate protects endangered species provision”… March 6, 2009 No Comments
Senator Cardin Speaks Out for Protecting Species This morning, Senator Cardin (D-MD), chair of the Senate Water and Wildlife subcommittee, spoke about the importance of protecting endangered Continue reading “Senator Cardin Speaks Out for Protecting Species”… March 5, 2009 No Comments
Senator Boxer Rocks the Senate Floor in Support of Endangered Species Protections We are working with Congress and our members to defeat an amendment that will block the Obama Administration’s ability to Continue reading “Senator Boxer Rocks the Senate Floor in Support of Endangered Species Protections”… March 4, 2009 No Comments
How the Omnibus helps endangered species The U.S. House of Representatives is expected today to debate an omnibus bill that sets the federal government’s budget for Continue reading “How the Omnibus helps endangered species”… February 25, 2009 No Comments
Polar Bears Need an Opportunity – and a Place – to Survive. Like so many of the bad decisions coming out of the Bush Administration, Polar Bear protection is no exception. The Continue reading “Polar Bears Need an Opportunity – and a Place – to Survive.”… July 2, 2008 No Comments
Burning Down the House to Roast the Pig By Julie Fox Gorte,Board Member of the Endangered Species Coalition Daniel Yergin, in the prologue to his book The Prize: Continue reading “Burning Down the House to Roast the Pig”… July 1, 2008 No Comments
Credibility melts like the summer ice On May 15th, while acknowledging that polar bears are threatened with possible extinction in the next forty years or so, Continue reading “Credibility melts like the summer ice”… June 17, 2008 No Comments
Bush Administration Lists Polar Bear but Refuses to Protect Habitat or Address Drilling and Global Warming Today, the Bush Administration listed the polar bear as threatened under the Endangered Species Act, but refused to address the Continue reading “Bush Administration Lists Polar Bear but Refuses to Protect Habitat or Address Drilling and Global Warming”… May 14, 2008 No Comments