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 * Xposted: msg originally in Sierra Club


   Yep, Stan Gloeckner wrote to All on 10 Jun 95  16:50:00 
    about:   SC Alert 53           1/2:

 > Defending the Environmental Agenda
 > June 1, 1995

 > "May I offer an ad hoc synonym for 'deception' -- the
 > congressional Private Property Rights Task Force...The Grand
 > Deceiver is Rep. John Shadegg, one of Arizona's new super-
 > conservative Republican congressman."  

 > -- Pat Murphy, Tribune Newspapers, 5/31/95, on the sham takings
 > hearing planned for Phoenix on 6/3/95.

 > CONTENTS: Clinton Supports Enviro Protection During Western Swing
 > -- Take Action: Thank Clinton For Clean Water Veto Promise
 > -- Polls: Ag. Dept. Survey Finds Americans Support Environmental
 > Protection
 > -- Good News: Sen. Campbell (R-CO) Opposes Park Sales
 > -- Good News: Young GOPers Support Environment
 > -- Real World: Wetlands Mitigation Efforts Fail In TN
 > -- Real World: Scientists Say Protect 20 Million Acres of UT Wild

 > IN THE MAIN RING  Clinton Stumps On Environment In West

 > During yesterday's visit to Colorado, President Clinton said
 > that efforts to protect the environment have helped the Rocky
 > Mountain states in job creation and quality of life.  He remarked
 > that "I certainly have not made war on the West.  I have done my
 > best to try to give the West a future...and give the possibility
 > of a strong economy and a strong environment."  

 > The Denver Post noted that Clinton criticized the new
 > Congressional leadership for "aligning themselves with special
 > interests and trying to undo key environmental safeguards." 
 > These remarks "reflect a renewed White House effort to send a
 > pro-growth, pro-environment message to voters in urban centers of
 > the Rockies."  (5/31;GW)

 > Undoubtedly, these statements reflect polling that indicates
 > that the environment is a winning political issue in the Rocky
 > Mountain West.

 > * * Take Action * *  Prove This Theory!! (Put Up or....)

 > President Clinton seems to understand what we have believed
 > for a long time: the environment is a winning issue in the West. 
 > It is critical we prove this theory by highlighting and praising
 > him for his promised vetoes of the Dirty Water Bill, H.R. 961,
 > and the recision bill with the timber salvage provision.

 > ***********************

 > VOX POPULI Ag Dept. Poll Shows Strong Support for Environmental
 > Protection

 > A poll conducted by Gallup for the US Department of
 > Agriculture shows strong public support for keeping existing
 > environmental protection programs or making them stronger.  When
 > asked about wetlands protection, 42% said it had "not gone far
 > enough," while 38% said current efforts were about right.  Only
 > 15% of those surveyed that wetlands law had gone "too far." 
 > Fifty-seven percent said that agriculture's impact on the
 > environment should be regulated the same as other industries.
 > (Greenwire, 5/31)

 > The Des Moines Register found that 65% of the Iowa farmers
 > surveyed in 1994 thought that federal environmental policies were
 > about right or needed strengthening.  (5/31;GW)

 > GOOD NEWS DEPT. Swing GOP Senator Opposes Sales Of Parks

 > Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell (R-CO) visited the Presidio
 > National Park in San Francisco yesterday.  He strongly opposed
 > selling the Presidio to developers.  Instead, he endorsed a bill
 > that would establish a nonprofit Presidio Trust corporation that
 > would lease and manage the land, and provide resources to protect
 > the Park.

 > Campbell also opposed selling assets like parks in order to
 > cut the deficit.  He said "I don't know anybody in the Senate who
 > wants to sell the Presidio or any national park."  (San Francisco
 > Chronicle, 6/1/95).

 > Mr. Campbell, may I introduce to Sen. Pete Domenici (R-NM),
 > and the other supporters of the GOP budget that counts on the
 > sale of federal assets (like public lands) to reduce the deficit?

 > In other good news....

 > A newly formed young GOPers organization, the "Republican
 > Youth Majority", has indicated its support for environmental
 > protection.  The group's mission statement reads "We must
 > preserve our natural resources for future generations." 
 > (Philadelphia Inquirer, 5/31;GW)

 > Has anyone heard of this group?  Please let us know what you

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