Politics

A Bad Day For The Environment With More To Come

January 26, 2017 by Larry 9 Comments

“On Wednesday morning, activists from Greenpeace unfurled a massive yellow and orange banner with the word ‘Resist’ on a tall crane behind the White House,” read the NPR story. And resistance to this anti-environmental agenda is essential if we want to keep our country, and our planet, safe for future generations.

Donald Trump has put forth an anti-environmental group of advisors and cabinet nominees and this very thin-skinned president is taking no time in attacking our environment and the agencies created to protect it.

On Tuesday, Donald Trump signed an executive order expediting approvals for the Keystone and Dakota Access Pipelines, overturning perhaps the two biggest environmental victories of the Obama years. He also imposed a comprehensive gag order on employees of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Please take the time to read the full story by Bill McKibben at the New Yorker.

More information on Trump’s partners in crime:

Written by Larry

Larry Jordan was introduced to birding after moving to northern California where he was overwhelmed by the local wildlife, forcing him to buy his first field guide just to be able to identify all the species visiting his yard. Building birdhouses and putting up feeders brought the avian fauna even closer and he was hooked. Larry wanted to share his passion for birds and conservation and hatched The Birder's Report in September of 2007. His recent focus is on bringing the Western Burrowing Owl back to life in California where he also monitors several bluebird trails. He is a BirdLife Species Champion and contributes to several other conservation efforts, being the webmaster for Wintu Audubon Society and the Director of Strategic Initiatives for the Urban Bird Foundation. He is now co-founder of a movement to create a new revenue stream for our National Wildlife Refuges with a Wildlife Conservation Pass.

9 Comments

Wendy Feltham January 26, 2017 at 9:30 am
Thank you for gathering this information. It’s a devastating time for birders and others who really care about our priceless and beautiful environment.
Tim Barksdale January 26, 2017 at 10:40 am
Sobering moment in the History of this country. I chewed out a right wing so called birder on Facebook, this morning.
I’m afraid we have lost our chances for a Birding Stamp Larry. It will be years in just getting back to that place, undoing much worse damage.
Tim Barksdale January 26, 2017 at 11:25 am
Then if you join the facts above with the reality of the potential occupation of more wildlife Refuges… by armed terrorist.
Larry January 26, 2017 at 9:20 pm
It’s depressing Wendy. The only way I can handle it is to RESIST! Keith Olbermann has some good ideas: https://goo.gl/KtI7tO
Larry January 26, 2017 at 9:25 pm
Ingrid and I have contemplated that Tim. We are very concerned.
Larry January 26, 2017 at 9:27 pm
Rob Bishop and others have already passed a rules change to give away federal land to the states. https://goo.gl/ygnwA1
Jochen January 27, 2017 at 4:46 am
That’s one of the consequences of living in a presidential republic: one change of administration can turn the entire country upside down. I very much prefer living in a parliamentary republic with more stability. Sorry if that sounds a bit critical, but current political events in the US make it hard for someone from the outside to not be … er … surprised.
Jochen January 27, 2017 at 4:48 am
You may enjoy this from our neighbours:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j-xxis7hDOE
Larry February 1, 2017 at 9:22 am
I LOVE that video Jochen 🙂 I sent it to my Dutch co-worker and he went bonkers over it.
As for having a parliamentary republic, I’m afraid that wouldn’t help here either. Our Congress, now being controlled by the Republican party, is already moving to destroy our public lands and turn them over to state control, wherein they may sell them to the highest bidder. Their latest move.