Ouch my Ecosystem!

The Bush administration attacked the Endangered Species Act by proposing the removal of some of its most valued standards. Bush wants new changed regulations that would not require independent impact surveys for department projects, like dams, highways and mines. These surveys tell us what impact the project will have on local wildlife and have been going on for 35 years. Did I mention that they are an integral part of the endangered species act? Putting the impact assessment in the hands of the department that proposes the project would be akin to blindly letting your local car dealership choose for you what options you will be buying in your new car. Please call your congressman after reading the story (here) and make it known that we shouldn't be taking apart some of the important checks and balances between our government and nature.