Fw: Digest for Sierra-Activist-Headline-News@..., issue 393

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:

: SierraActivist.org Headline News - February 8, 2002

:

: Quotes of the Day:

:

: On Bush opening Utah Wilderness to oil-drilling...

:

: " Utah needs to ensure that existing staff understand that when an oil

: and gas lease parcel or when an application for permission to drill

: comes in the door, that this work is their No.1 priority. "

:

: --Bureau of Land Management supervisors in a memo to field officers.

:

: " ...the prices are causing me to wonder what I'm doing. "

:

: --Neil Stanley, a vice president of Forest Oil, on drilling when oil

: prices are so low.

:

: " We're all just sort of shaking our head because this area is so

: controversial. I'm kind of with them [environmental groups suing to stop

: oil exploration]. They shouldn't tell us we can come in and drill if

: they haven't cleared up all the environmental issues.''

:

: --Beth McBride, president of Legacy Oil

: http://sierraactivist.org/article.php?sid=5837

:

:

: TODAY...

:

: Two new reports by U.S. and international conservation groups detail the

: extensive threats to wildlife and biodiversity hotspots posed by global

: warming. Saying the studies provide further evidence that quick action

: is needed to combat climate change, the groups are calling on U.S.

: lawmakers to help cut greenhouse gas emissions by enacting higher fuel

: efficiency standards for cars and light trucks. [ENS -

: http://ens.lycos.com/ens/feb2002/2002L-02-07-06.html]

:

: The Bush administration is opening the red rock country near two of

: Utah's popular national parks to oil and gas drilling, over the

: objections of some park rangers in the Southwest and government

: scientists. [New York Times -

: http://sierraactivist.org/article.php?sid=5837]

:

: Three Republican Senators this morning stated their opposition to

: drilling in Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. " We could do far

: better to reduce our reliance on foreign oil by increasing the

: efficiency of our automobiles than by drilling in the Arctic, " said

: Senator , Republican of Maine, at a press conference in the

: Capitol. [EMS -

: http://www.ems.org/arctic_nat_wildlife_refuge/zz.ems.02.02.07.html]

:

: Religious leaders joined lawmakers Wednesday to oppose legislation that

: would open the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) to oil drilling.

: More than two dozen clergy and lay people from Jewish, Muslim, and

: Christian religious groups were joined by Senator ph Lieberman, a

: Connecticut Democrat, to voice support for a national energy policy that

: emphasizes conservation, efficiency and renewable fuels rather than

: increased oil production. [ENS -

: http://sierraactivist.org/article.php?sid=5832]

:

: The Sierra Club reached a settlement today that will help protect wild

: forests and wildlife habitat in Montana's Bitterroot National Forest.

: The Sierra Club, along with Friends of the Bitterroot, The Wilderness

: Society and other environmental groups, negotiated with the US Forest

: Service to protect 15,000 acres of pristine roadless areas, limit

: logging in the Bitterroot National Forest, and uphold the right of

: citizens and organizations to comment on and appeal Forest Service

: decisions. [ Washington Post -

: http://sierraactivist.org/article.php?sid=5789 & New York Times -

: http://sierraactivist.org/article.php?sid=5835]

:

: Nevada officials made a last-minute plea Thursday to President Bush,

: trying to dissuade him from approving construction of a nuclear waste

: site in their state until safety issues are resolved. [Associated Press

: - http://sierraactivist.org/article.php?sid=5828]

:

: The most important votes in Congress this year will take place next week

: in the House. They will decide, in effect, whether Washington will

: continue to let campaign money influence its actions. [Christian Science

: Monitor - http://www.csmonitor.com/2002/0208/p10s02-comv.html]

:

: We know that money is the mother's milk of politics and all that, but

: rarely are politicians as up-front as House Speaker Dennis Hastert was

: this week. Hastert told his Republican colleagues that if Congress

: passed a ban on unlimited campaign contributions by corporate groups and

: others -- the unregulated cash known as " soft money " -- their party

: could lose its majority in the House. [Washington Post -

: http://sierraactivist.org/article.php?sid=5827]

:

: The Senate voted overwhelmingly yesterday to reduce the amount of

: federal subsidies a single farm can receive, marking a significant shift

: in lawmakers' attitudes toward the costly programs that have shaped U.S.

: agriculture since the 1930s. [Washington Post -

: http://sierraactivist.org/article.php?sid=5819 & Los Angeles Times -

: http://sierraactivist.org/article.php?sid=5823]

:

: The House Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans

: unanimously passed the Coastal Resources Conservation Act of 2002, a

: bill introduced by Congressmen Wayne Gilchrest (R-land) and

: Underwood (D-Guam) to reauthorize the Coastal Zone Management Act

: (CZMA), increasing federal resources and protection of the nation's

: coastal wetlands, beaches, and fisheries. [Ocean Conservancy -

: http://enn.com/direct/display-release.asp?id=6174]

:

: In 1999, while Florida was planning the most ambitious environmental

: restoration in history, leaders of an Enron Corp. subsidiary called

: Azurix Corp. made Gov. Jeb Bush an extraordinary offer: They would help

: pay Florida's multibillion-dollar share of the effort to replumb and

: revive the Everglades -- if they could then sell water captured by the

: project. [Washington Post -

: http://sierraactivist.org/article.php?sid=5829]

:

: When the Winter Olympics opens tonight, both of us will be standing on

: the sidelines and cheering -- one as mayor of the host city, the other

: as merely a rabid fan of Nordic skiing. But for all the hoopla and speed

: and elegance, we also are both aware that the future of the Winter Games

: is in danger, because winter itself is in danger. [Washington Post -

: http://sierraactivist.org/article.php?sid=5830]

:

: County is home to 11 sites on the federal Superfund priority

: list, but they represent just a fraction of the environmental

: contamination found throughout the county. And unlike the high-profile

: Superfund sites, most of the county's nearly 1,000 contaminated

: properties may never be completely clean. [Daily Record -

: http://sierraactivist.org/article.php?sid=5834]

:

: Gov. E. McGreevey will name Fox, one of Sen.

: Torricelli's closest advisers, to oversee New Jersey's road and rail

: systems as state transportation commissioner, according to sources close

: to the selection process. [star-Ledger -

:

http://www.nj.com/news/ledger/jersey/index.ssf?/base/news-0/1013163007202925

6.xml]

:

:

: ATV Riders Hack Way Through Yards In New Gretna -Ray Heikel moved to a

: narrow wooded lane in New Gretna for the nature. He didn't expect

: all-terrain vehicles in his back yard. " There was nothing here, " he

: said, leading a tour of the rear of his property. Now, " it's been all

: cut through. " [The Press of Atlantic City -

: http://sierraactivist.org/article.php?sid=5836]

:

:

: ANNOUNCEMENTS & EVENTS...

:

: **Alaska Wilderness Week

: http://www.alaskawild.org/wildernessweek.html

:

: The Alaska Coalition, the Alaska Wilderness League, Sierra Club, and the

: Wilderness Society, in cooperation with other Alaska Coalition groups,

: are sponsoring Alaska Wilderness Week, advocacy and leadership training

: in Washington, DC.

:

: **Cumberland County Winter Raptor Festival - February 9

: http://sierraactivist.org/article.php?sid=5733

:

: Lectures, exhibitors, and bird viewing locations throughout the day.

:

: **Habitat for Humanity - February 9

:

: Volunteer Activity. We will help rebuild a row home. This is a way to

: give back to the community and create a positive image for the club. We

: will work as a group on this project. Bring lunch, work gloves and

: boots, and water. Meet at 8 AM in rear parking lot, Hilton Hotel Rt. 70,

: Cherry Hill. We will car pool/caravan to work site. Leaders:

: Serdiuk 856-697-3870 evenings pi-@... or Tom Jaggard 856-234-9369

:

: **Hike - Mountainside - February 9

:

: Union County Hiking Club hosts moderate 4- to 5-mile ramble, Saturday,

: 10 a.m. (rain cancels), meet at Trailside Nature and Science Center

: parking lot, Coles Avenue. Call (908) 233-0699.

:

: **Intermediate Fly Tying Seminar - February 9

:

: Programs at Division of Fish and Wildlife, Pequest Trout Hatchery and

: Natural Resource Education Center, Route 46, on Saturday: Intermediate

: fly tying seminar (at least one year of experience needed), 10 a.m.,

: registration required, and fly tying demonstrations, 10:30 a.m.-3 p.m.,

: in the exhibit hall. Call (908) 637-4125.

:

: **Identifying Trees & Weeds On Winter Walk - February 9

:

: Saturday, 1 p.m. Free. Hoppock Pavillion, Voorhees State Park. Call

: (908) 639-6969.

:

: **Animal Tracks and Tales - February 9

:

: Program for families with children (10 and under), Saturday, 1:30-3

: p.m., meet at High Point State Park Office, Route 23. Call (973)

: 875-1471.

:

: **Strategic Planning Workshop - February 9

: http://sierraactivist.org/article.php?sid=5734

:

: The Land Trust Alliance's Mid-Atlantic Program and the Watershed

: Institute are presenting the following seminar on strategic planning

: this Saturday:

:

: **Singles Hike South Mountain Reservation - February 10

:

: 6-7 miles at a moderate pace. Enjoy beautiful views of NYC and a 25-foot

: waterfall. Bring water, snacks and hiking boots. Lunch to follow at a

: local restaurant. Possibility of cross country skiing (weather

: permitting - bring skis). Rt. 280 to Pleasant Valley Way. Go south for 3

: miles into reservation. The Tulip Springs parking area is on your left.

: Rain cancels. A $3 fee will be charged to non-members. All participants

: must sign a liability waiver. Leader: Pate (973) 364-7573, option

: 2

:

: **Social Hike At Schooley's Mountain County Park - February 10

:

: This is a singles-oriented activity; however, ANYONE who is adequately

: prepared is welcome. We will hike about six easy miles in a scenic area

: of western County. Please bring warm clothing, water, lunch and a

: small backpack. Hiking boots are recommended and participants should be

: in good condition. Meet BEFORE 10 AM at the upper parking area beyond

: the main entrance. Take Route 24 or 206 to Chester. Drive 5 miles on

: Route 24 West to Long Valley. At the traffic light, turn right to

: continue on Route 24 West. After .7 miles, turn right onto Camp

: Washington Road. Go .7 miles on Camp Washington Road and bear right onto

: East Springtown Road. After .3 miles, turn right on East Springtown Road

: and turn right into the park. Continue straight to the upper parking

: lot. Rain cancels. Leader: Steve Ember at (732) 926-8964 (weekdays)

:

: **Singles Hike Estell Manor - February 10

:

: 6 miles moderate pace. Hike old munitions plant of WW II. Bring picnic

: type food to share at tailgate social after hike. Dress for weather.

: Pets permitted. Meet at 10 AM at the Playground parking lot, Atlantic

: County Park, at Estell Manor, off Rt. 50, 3 miles south of Mays Landing,

: Rts. 40 & 50. Leader: Serdiuk 856-697-3870 evenings pis1@...

:

:

: **NPS Section 319 Grant Info-Share - February 21

: http://sierraactivist.org/article.php?sid=5785

:

: The Division of Watershed Management Nonpoint Source Program is Hosting

: a NPS Section 319 Grant Info-Share: Thursday, February 21 -- 1-4 pm. In

: the 1st Floor Public Hearing Room -- 401 East State Street, Trenton.

:

: **Commercial Applications for Renewable Energy Systems - March 6

: http://sierraactivist.org/article.php?sid=5793

:

: This seminar will benefit consulting engineers, architects, building

: owners / developers, corporate energy managers, mechanical and

: electrical contractors, general contractors, and energy service

: companies. Note: Seating is limited, so please register early.

:

: **Sixth Annual Land Conservation Rally - March 16

: http://sierraactivist.org/article.php?sid=5792

:

: On Saturday, March 16, 2002, New Jersey Conservation Foundation will be

: cosponsoring New Jersey's Sixth Annual Land Conservation Rally. If you

: are involved with a land trust, watershed association, an environmental

: advocacy or education group, an environmental commission, or open space

: commission, or if you are just interested in land protection, New

: Jersey's Sixth Annual Land Conservation Rally is for you.

:

:

: A GOOD READ...

:

: **Restoring a Sustainable Countryside - HMS Beagle - February 1 - 14,

: 2002

: http://news.bmn.com/hmsbeagle/119/notes/feature2

:

: Economists, politicians, farmers, consumers, and conservationists are

: all calling for drastic changes in agricultural policies. One useful

: approach may be to combine carefully targeted agri-environment schemes

: with large-scale habitat restoration

:

:

: Today's Stories...

:

: --->More Sprawl

:

: **Sarnoff Fights Plan To Limit Development At Site - Trenton Times -

: 2/8/2002

: http://www.nj.com/mercer/times/index.ssf?/mercer/times/02-08-ITQR1Q_B.html

:

:

: After hearing sharp criticism from Sarnoff Corp. officials, planning

: board members this week postponed for another month review of an

: ordinance that would set development levels based on research space.

:

: **Pem. Twp. Remains Undecided On Golf-Course Village Proposal -

: Burlington County Times - 2/8/2002

: http://sierraactivist.org/article.php?sid=5802

:

: The Township Council is asking the Planning Board to chime in on whether

: Village Grande at wine Golf Club should be allowed to tee off.

: Council members agreed last night to solicit board opinion about the

: proposed 1,050-home age-restricted community at the intersection of

: North Pemberton and Arney's Mount roads.

:

: --->Beach Replenishment

:

: **Dover Opposes Cuts In Beach Funding - Asbury Park Press - 2/7/2002

: http://www.app.com/app2001/story/0,21133,507089,00.html

:

: Concerned that federal beach-replenishment funds could be slashed by

: President Bush, the Dover Township Committee last night agreed to fight

: any funding cuts. " Let's put together a resolution, contact other

: municipalities, and send it on to President Bush and our congressional

: leaders, and get them to fight for us, " Committeeman F. Russo Jr.

: said last night.

:

: **LBI Project Subject Of Annual Budget Battle - The Press of Atlantic

: City - 2/8/2002

: http://sierraactivist.org/article.php?sid=5810

:

: A 50-year, $150 million beach-improvement project for Long Beach Island

: that has been in the works for seven years isn't in the president's

: proposed budget.

:

: --->Biodiversity

:

: **New Photosynthetic Bacteria Found In Oceans - ENS - 2/7/2002

: http://sierraactivist.org/article.php?sid=5812

:

: Using new genomic technologies, microbiologists have discovered new

: groups of photosynthetic bacteria found in oceanic plankton

:

: --->Birding

:

: **In The Shadow Of Extinction - New York Times - 2/8/2002

: http://sierraactivist.org/article.php?sid=5821

:

: I can't vouch for the old chestnut about atheists in foxholes. But I do

: know that there are no pessimists in the search for the ivory-billed

: woodpecker. When your feet are always wet, optimism is a necessary

: alternative to dry socks.

:

: **Windmill Keeping Geese On The Wing - Star-Ledger - 2/8/2002

:

http://www.nj.com/news/ledger/middlesex/index.ssf?/base/news-0/1013163009202

9268.xml

:

:

: Bill Medler has found a new use for old technology. He's using an

: 8-foot-tall windmill rigged with space-age holographic tape to create a

: whirling, light-refracting dervish that chases geese away from the

: Middlesex Borough High School football fields.

:

: --->Endangered Species

:

: **Report Says False Samples Didn't Taint Lynx Survey - Seattle Times -

: 2/7/2002

: http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/134401191_lynx07m.html

:

: A U.S. Forest Service investigation into misleading hair samples sent to

: a laboratory concludes the action did not undermine a rare-lynx survey,

: The Spokesman-Review reported yesterday.

:

: --->Energy

:

: **Hydropower Bill Would Curb 'License Abuse' - American Rivers -

: 2/7/2002

: http://enn.com/direct/display-release.asp?id=6167

:

: The Hydropower Reform Coalition applauded Representatives Dingell

: (D-MI) and Markey (D-MA) for announcing a bill today to reform

: hydropower regulations and ensure a better balance between protecting

: the environment and generating electricity on hundreds of rivers across

: the country. Coalition members urged swift action on the Federal

: Investment in Sustainable Hydropower Act (FISH Act), which seeks to curb

: abuse of regulations that allow utilities to put off upgrading equipment

: or adopting new operations that would protect fish and wildlife, water

: quality, tribal interests, and riverfront communities.

:

: --->Fluoride

:

: **Irish Green Party Launches Fluoridation Bill to Halt Mass Medication -

: Green Party (Ireland) - Feb. 7, 2002

: http://www.greenparty.ie/pressroom/PressArt.asp?id=649

:

: The Greens Fluoridation Bill, which is published today, will repeal the

: current legislation of mass-medicating the Irish population without

: their consent with the chemical fluoride. Green Party Dáil Health

: spokesperson, Gormley T.D., launching the Bill said, " Today the

: Green Party is publishing the first ever Bill to repeal the Water

: Fluoridation Act of 1960. We are appealing to the Minister of Health to

: stop his prevarication on this issue and to accept the Green Party's

: Private Members Bill. " " Water fluoridation is a very serious issue and

: will become a core issue for the Greens during the election campaign. In

: post election negotiations the question of water fluoridation is, in our

: view, a 'non-negotiable'. "

:

: --->Forests & Trees

:

: **California Forestry Board Upholds Logging Denial - Contra Costa Times

: - 2/7/2002

:

http://www.contracostatimes.com/news/environment/stories/forest_20020207.htm

:

:

: The California Board of Forestry took the unusual step of rejecting a

: logging plan Wednesday, drawing praise from environmental groups that

: saw the narrow decision as a possible turning point for the embattled

: board.

:

: --->Ocean

:

: **Ocean Vent Creatures Studied In Surface Tanks - ENS - 2/7/2002

: http://sierraactivist.org/article.php?sid=5816

:

: For the first time, scientists have succeeded in bringing some of the

: exotic creatures found around deep sea vents to the surface for live

: study.

:

: --->Recycling

:

: **The Long, Cold Recycle - ENS - 2/7/2002

: http://ens.lycos.com/ens/feb2002/2002L-02-07-03.html

:

: MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay - A path-finding independent project to help clear

: Antarctica of junk has overcome a final hurdle, with the unloading here

: of a shipment of 1,000 metric tons of scrap metal.

:

: --->Toxics

:

: **International Team Targets Arsenic In Bangladesh - ENS - 2/7/2002

: http://sierraactivist.org/article.php?sid=5815

:

: Scientists from two U.S. and several international universities are

: working together to help solve the deadly problem of arsenic in

: Bangladesh's drinking water.

:

: **With Uncertainty Filling The Air, 9/11 Health Risks Are Debated - New

: York Times - 2/8/2002

: http://sierraactivist.org/article.php?sid=5822

:

: Five-year-old Phoebe Kaufman's room was once filled with her artwork.

: Now all that remains is a single picture of a flower, which hangs by her

: bed. Her parents threw out everything else because paper is porous and

: might have absorbed dust from the collapsing World Trade Center towers

: that blasted into their Lower Manhattan apartment through an open

: window.

:

: **Public Interest Groups Tell EPA To Fully Protect Public From Wood

: Preservatives - Beyond Pesticides - 2/8/2002

: <http://sierraactivist.org/article.php?sid=5805>

:

: In a meeting with the DC-based environmental health group Beyond

: Pesticides yesterday, EPA Antimicrobials Division Director

: would not deny reports of an imminent deal with major manufacturers of

: pressure treated wood. He would not confirm, however, whether the agency

: would be willing to drop its ongoing risk assessment of chromated copper

: arsenic (CCA), one of the major wood preservatives, in exchange for a

: phase-out of certain residential uses of the chemical, commonly used in

: wood products for decks and playground equipment.

:

: **Vineland Mayor Wants To Hire Lawyers To Talk With DEP - The Press of

: Atlantic City - 2/8/2002

: http://sierraactivist.org/article.php?sid=5799

:

: After complaining about the state's lack of information regarding a

: private company's environmental violations, Mayor Barse decided to

: hire a group of lawyers to deal with the matter.

:

: --->Transportation

:

: **DOT Delays Construction Of Route 18's Extension - Home News Tribune -

: 2/7/2002

: http://www.thnt.com/news/hnt/story/0,2109,507072,00.html

:

: The state Department of Transportation has delayed plans to build the

: Hoes Lane portion of the Route 18 extension until 2005, leaving

: Piscataway officials wondering how the project will affect the township.

:

:

: **Mobilizing The Region #351, February 4, 2002

: http://www.tstc.org/bulletin/pdf/mtr351.pdf

:

: Each week, the Tri-State Transportation Campaign publishes Mobilizing

: the Region, or MTR. MTR is a bulletin on New Jersey, New York and

: Connecticut transportation news and opinion from the perspective of

: advocacy for sustainable transportation. Among the many stories this

: week, " McGreevey Issues Executive Order on Sprawl. "

:

: --->Water

:

: **Drought Conditions Draining Private Wells - Star-Ledger - 2/8/2002

:

http://www.nj.com/news/ledger/sussex/index.ssf?/base/news-0/1013163012202921

07.xml

:

:

: When McNabb's well dried up, his family went without water for more

: than a week. The Montville resident called local drilling companies to

: fix the problem, but they all told him the same thing -- he would have

: to wait as much as seven weeks to have his well drilled.

:

: --->Water Pollution

:

: **Nitrate Pollution Plagues US, China Groundwater - ENS - 2/7/2002

: http://sierraactivist.org/article.php?sid=5817

:

: Elevated nitrate concentrations in water supplies used for drinking

: water threaten residents of both the United States and the People's

: Republic of China, concludes a new report by the U.S. Geological Survey

: (USGS).

:

: **Wells Near Roxbury Landfill OK - Daily Record - 2/8/2002

: http://sierraactivist.org/article.php?sid=5824

:

: Water quality tests on private wells at 30 homes near the old Fenimore

: Landfill found no evidence of contamination, township health officer

: Grisi said Thursday.

:

: --->White House

:

: **The Man Who Wants Cheney's Enron Files - Christian Science Monitor -

: 2/8/2002

: http://www.csmonitor.com/2002/0208/p01s02-uspo.html

:

: A profile of General Accounting Office head , who is leading

: an effort to try to force Vice President Dick Cheney to turn over

: records of meetings with Enron and other corporate executives about

: federal energy policy.

:

: --->Wildlife

:

: **Coyotes Get Too Close For Comfort - Star-Ledger - 2/8/2002

:

http://www.nj.com/news/ledger/jersey/index.ssf?/base/news-0/1013163006202925

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:

:

: A pack of coyotes has been seen running through residential areas of

: Denville in the past few weeks, alarming residents who once embraced the

: novelty of hearing the " song dogs " howling at night.

:

: --->Editorials

:

: **A Bottom-Up National Park - Los Angeles Times - 2/8/2002

: http://sierraactivist.org/article.php?sid=5811

:

: A new and hopeful private-public conservation partnership has quietly

: developed out of sight in south-central Colorado, not unlike the immense

: underground aquifer it's designed to protect. And while the splashy

: Olympics, each day's overheated political rhetoric and Niles' marriage

: proposal on " Fraser " are all very important doings, the positive lessons

: buried in the wild San Valley have more long-term implications for

: American life. When's the last time, for instance, you heard local

: folks--especially rural Western local folks--supporting more federal

: land ownership and a new national park?

:

: **The Fuel-Efficiency Pedal - Christian Science Monitor - 2/8/2002

: http://www.csmonitor.com/2002/0208/p10s01-comv.html

:

: Picture a future, perhaps 10 or 15 years hence, with streams of hybrid

: gas/electric cars purring down US highways - and only the occasional

: gas-only SUV hulking along.

:

: --->Political Cartoons

:

: Yucca Mountain

: http://cagle.slate.msn.com/working/020207/day.gif

:

: --->Letters

:

: **Highway Robbery - Los Angeles Times - 2/8/2002

: http://sierraactivist.org/article.php?sid=5801

:

: On my way back from the slopes last Saturday I counted 873 vehicles that

: had pulled off the highway between Big Bear and the upper passing lane

: of Highway 330. People were clearly enjoying the snow, sledding and

: throwing snowballs or just enjoying the view. Of these, 14 vehicles had

: paid admission to the national forest and were displaying the required

: Adventure Pass.

:

: **Protect Roadless Forest Areas - Jersey Journal - 2/7/2002

: http://www.nj.com/news/jjournal/index.ssf?/letters/jjournal/letf6d.html

:

: I am writing to respectfully request that you contact Secretary of

: Agriculture Anne Venneman, and ask her to honor her May 4 promise to

: uphold the Roadless Area Conservation Rule by immediately and fully

: protecting all of our national forest's last remaining roadless areas.

:

: **Not As Bad As Some Say - Jersey Journal - 2/7/2002

: http://www.nj.com/news/jjournal/index.ssf?/letters/jjournal/letf6c.html

:

: When partisan environmentalists discuss Bush's plan to drill for oil in

: the Arctic National Wilderness, they draw a picture of W. Bush

: kicking polar bears into the ocean, millions of rumbling Texaco oil

: drills plastering Alaska, and black gold squirting all over the pristine

: wilderness. Unfortunately, what they tend to leave out is a whole lot of

: the truth.

:

: **Enron, Cheney And The Energy Task Force - Philadelphia Inquirer -

: 2/8/2002

: http://sierraactivist.org/article.php?sid=5809

:

: Why isn't this Enron outrage considered " economic terrorism " (Inquirer,

: Feb. 3)? Evidence uncovered so far indicates that some people at the top

: of Enron and Arthur Andersen knew full well that they were perpetrating

: a massive fraud that would reverberate throughout our economy. The

: impact on the lives of thousands of employees, the effect on countless

: pension plans, the ripple effect on our stock market, as well as

: international markets - all indicate the same callous disregard for

: human life as the international terrorists.

:

: **Enron, Cheney And The Energy Task Force II - Philadelphia Inquirer -

: 2/8/2002

: http://sierraactivist.org/article.php?sid=5814

:

: While Dick Cheney asserts that the details of his meetings and

: communications with energy company executives are exempt from disclosure

: (Inquirer, Feb. 3), he and President Bush should keep in mind that this

: issue was already decided by the Supreme Court in 1974. This quotation

: from the United States v. Nixon should make the point:

:

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: , Hunterdon, and all of Warren Counties. It contains 54

: Municipalities. This area, also known as the Upper Delaware River

: watershed encompasses 746 square miles in the mountainous northwestern

: corner of the state.

:

: **Watershed Management Area 7

: http://www.njwma7.org/

:

: Description: Watershed Management Area 7 includes large portions of

: Essex, Union, and Middlesex counties.

:

: **Watershed Management Area 11

: http://www.delawaretribs.org/

:

: Description: Watershed Management Area 11, known as the Central Delaware

: Tributaries, effects the drainage in 24 municipalities within the

: counties of Hunterdon, Mercer and Monmouth. The predominant drainage

: funnels to the Delaware River or the D & R Canal. Watershed Management

: Area 11 Covers approximately 272 square miles and is dominated by the

: Assunpink Creek and its tributaries to the south and much smaller creeks

: in the northern portions.

:

: **Watershed Management Area 12

: http://www.visitmonmouth.com/area12/

:

: Description: Watershed Management Area 12 extends from Perth Amboy to

: Point Pleasant Beach and includes portions of Middlesex, Monmouth and

: Ocean Counties. The Area 12 Watershed Management Partnership is an

: active group of WMA12 stakeholders that is in the process of developing

: a comprehensive watershed management plan.

:

: **Watershed Management Area 15

: http://www.aclink.org/area15/

:

: Description: Watershed Management Area 15 includes watersheds draining

: to Great Egg Harbor Bay in Atlantic County. The management area

: encompasses waters draining eastern Gloucester and Camden Counties. The

: area includes the following watersheds: Great Egg Harbor River, Tuckahoe

: River Absecon Creek, Patcong Creek.

: