- Sen. Pomeroy (Republican) sponsored a bill to establish the first National Park (Yellowstone National Park) signed to law under President Grant (Republican).
- The National Park Service Organic Act which established the National Park Service was a bill sponsored by Sen. Reed Smoot (R) and signed under President Wilson (D).
- President Theodore Roosevelt (R), a well known conservationist, signed bills creating five National Parks.
- President Harrison (R) signed Forest Reserve Act and placed 13 million acres into National Forests. President Cleveland (D) put in 25 million. President McKinley (R) put in 7 million.
- President Nixon (R) signed National Environmental Policy Act, established the EPA, and signed the Clean Air Act.
- President Gerald Ford (R) signed Energy Policy and Conservation Act.
- President Ronald Regan (R) entered into the Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer.
- President George W. Bush established marine preserves nearly 215 million acres (195,274 square miles) in size.
various rhetorical musings of an over-active mind... typically wandering point-to-point without structure or concern, thereof... did you want cohesive, linear thoughts?... then go somewhere not called "Ramblings"...
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
Republicans hate the environment, and other nonsense
just so we're clear, Republicans aren't evil, anti-environmentalists... quite the contrary... below are some simple facts from our history:
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