They really shoulda known - as soon as Ryan Zinke showed up for
his first day as Secretary of the Interior wearing a cowboy hat, riding a
horse, the hunters & fishermen who believed he had their back should have
gotten a sinking feel that he'd be all hat, no cattle.
He started out well, making the right moves so they could let out
a sigh of relief that after eight years, someone had their
backs. But then he settled into his office. The hat
stayed as his trademark touch, but the staunch conservationist seems to have
gotten lost somewhere around DuPont Circle. Seems that the man who
was touted by hunters as “someone who understands the importance of public
lands” understands their value even more. Turns out that the public
lands just aren’t paying for themselves, so we gotta focus more on production
than on protection & preservation. (Those later two are soooo wimpy
Obama!)
Turns out that
Zinke is a BF of the fossil fuel industry. His idea of a road trip
is checking out which of 27 currently protected areas need to be recategorized
in order to help the president meet his “energy dominance” goal. Out
went the moratorium on new coal leases taken on public lands – too panty
waisted. Ditto a hydraulic fracking rule designed to protect public
health. Bye by a rule limiting how my methane can be released from
operations on federal land. He’s expanded offshore fossil fuel
production. As for habitat restoration - - soooo the last administration! And the Chesapeake & there waterways - they are all wet, so need to be less drain on public monies.
Although his
hunting & fishing buddies are not thrilled with his moves, they haven’t
lost hope that this Zinke is an
aberration & this Teddy Roosevelt side will show itself real
soon. They keep waiting & TR keeps spinning in his grave.
http://www.spokesman.com/blogs/outdoors/2017/jul/11/can-zinke-be-trusted-interior-steward-federal-public-lands/#/0
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