Salazar: GOP budget 'death knell' for conservation

Interior Secretary Ken Salazar said Wednesday that budget proposals by congressional Republicans could amount to "a death knell" for conservation programs nationwide. Visiting the Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge outside Boynton Beach, Salazar at times struck a political tone, criticizing the GOP while touting the Obama administration's Everglades restoration efforts. He said he feared a turnaround in a variety of conservation efforts because of budget cuts that "basically decimate" core programs. "A great fear I have is that there will be a U-turn," he said...more

The appropriations bill now being considered by the House and that funds the Dept. of Interior, EPA, Forest Service and some smaller agencies cuts their budgets by 4%. That's right 4%.

And everyone should be ashamed. Salazar for saying a 4% cut is a "death knell" and the R's for not cutting more.