Obama Permanently Protects More Than One Million Acres Of Public Lands
Source: CLIMATEPROGRESS
Early Friday, President Obama announced that he will designate three new national monuments, permanently protecting more than one million acres of public lands. He designated pristine wilderness landscapes in Nevada as Basin and Range National Monument, scenic mountains in California as Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument, and a fossil-rich site in Texas as Waco Mammoth National Monument.
With these designations, President Obama is adding to the 16 national monuments he has already created with his authority under the Antiquities Act, setting aside more public lands and waters than any administration in history. Both Democratic and Republican presidents have used their authority under the law to designate national monuments, many of which have later become some of the countrys most iconic national parks such as the Grand Canyon, Death Valley, and Arches National Park.
A diverse array of groups praised the announcement, emphasizing that the new monuments were a response to years of local support and advocacy to permanently protect these sites.
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Sunlei
(22,651 posts)A million acres protected, thank you President Obama.
Tarheel_Dem
(31,234 posts)sorechasm
(631 posts)...territories as they would limit his franchise of fireworks and snow cone sales stands. However, he was heartened to find out that the Rebel Flag was free to fly in any of these newly destined Federal Monuments.
He now intends to create the worlds largest flag entitled the Johnny Rebel Desert Monument to cover 40 acres of this Desert Monument, AKA 'pristine territory'.
shenmue
(38,506 posts)Botany
(70,510 posts)brer cat
(24,568 posts)Thank you, PBO.
swilton
(5,069 posts)drilling in the Arctic.
bucolic_frolic
(43,173 posts)Oil companies would sue over the Arctic.
And Obama's alternative energy initiatives make fossil fuel of all kinds
not the surest bet 50 years out.
So some good, some bad. He's been that way.
But most of all, he keeps going! There's no quit in the man.
Fred Sanders
(23,946 posts)will ever be any Arctic drilling, the economics and technical difficulties, as Shell found out in 2012, do not line up.
bucolic_frolic
(43,173 posts)is said to have an advantage and experience in the coldest climates
Don't know if that's true
I hope alt energy supplants oil quickly, before the Arctic melts for good
CharlotteVale
(2,717 posts)rhett o rick
(55,981 posts)ailsagirl
(22,897 posts)Hydra
(14,459 posts)restorefreedom
(12,655 posts)good job mr president!
George II
(67,782 posts)Mr. President!
Judi Lynn
(160,542 posts)Admiral Loinpresser
(3,859 posts)but I gotta love him when he's right! K & R!
Babel_17
(5,400 posts)Knowing what's in the public's long term interest and then acting on that knowledge.
livetohike
(22,144 posts)Another reason to make sure the White House stays Democratic in 2016.