On Monday, a letter was sent to President Obama signed by 238 conservation, Hispanic, recreation, animal welfare, religious, labor, youth, business and women’s groups urging President Barack Obama to nominate Rep. Raúl Grijalva (D-Ariz.) as the next interior secretary when that position opens. Grijalva is currently ranking member of the House Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands, and a leading Democrat on the House Natural Resources Committee. The letter, released by Center For Biological Diversity, stated in part: The selection of the next interior secretary is an important
moment to place a renewed emphasis and urgency on some of the most
critical issues of our age, including climate change, the protection of
endangered species and preservation of water and wild lands. We strongly
believe Congressman Grijalva exemplifies the modern and
forward-thinking vision of the Department of the Interior.
I couldn't think of anything worse. This would put Jimmy Carter's War On The West to shame.
Go here to view the letter and view the list of signatory groups. Of local interest, the letter is signed by the New Mexico Wilderness Alliance and the Southwest Environmental Center. Interestingly, I didn't see signatures representing the Sierra Club, Defenders of Wildlife, Wilderness Society, NRDC, etc.
Issues of concern to people who live in the west: property rights, water rights, endangered species, livestock grazing, energy production, wilderness and western agriculture. Plus a few items on western history, western literature and the sport of rodeo... Frank DuBois served as the NM Secretary of Agriculture from 1988 to 2003. DuBois is a former legislative assistant to a U.S. Senator, a Deputy Assistant Secretary of Interior, and is the founder of the DuBois Rodeo Scholarship.
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I'm certainly with you on this one, Frank. I actually was relieved with the choice of Salazar after Grijalva was initially under consideration four years ago.
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