endangered species act endangered?

Add comment August 11th, 2008

i don’t claim to be an expert on environmental law, but at a glance, it seems the bush administration is tearing away some protections.

a sampling of headlines (with lots of bad pun lead paragraphs with the word “extinct” or “extinction”):

– msnbc: bush to relax species rule

– l.a.times: bush administration moves to change endangered species law

– parts of endangered act endangered themselves … from fox news. notice how bush isn’t in the headline? interesting how word choices can make a difference.

– from a government point of view… endangered species act changes give agencies more say (ala washington post).

send a flower, save the world?

1 comment August 11th, 2008

thanks to the (lil) green patch application on facebook, i have this “reservoir dogs” soundtrack song in my head — “little green bag.” almost the same words….

at least one person thinks this whole green patch concept is silly window dressing. basically, you send plants to your friends and help them tend their gardens. the more you do, the more you fight global warming and save the rain forest. i think i’m up to 9 square feet. apparently there are more than 4 million users. i guess it can’t hurt.