Text of H.R. 3334: Northern Rockies Ecosystem Protection Act (As of Dec 1, 2011 full text Not Released by GPO)
This bill has been described as the modern incarnation of the Wildlands Project, an ambitious proposal first conceived by Dave Foreman, the founder of Earth First!. The Wildlands Project would "re-wild" approximately half of North America by outlawing most human use and occupancy.
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Too often in politics, when someone feels threatened about a new idea or concept, they immediately try to derail it by spreading misinformation. A prime example of this would be the extraordinary lengths some in the environmental community have gone to in order to cause confusion and fear over H. R. 1581 and S. 1087, the Wilderness and Roadless Area Release Act of 2011. Read the full article.
Washington, D.C. – July 26, 2011, Congressional Western Caucus Chairman Steve Pearce (R-NM) joined lead sponsors Senate Western Caucus Chairman Senator John Barrasso (R-WY) and fellow Western Caucus member and Majority Whip Congressman Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) to testify at the Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands Legislative Hearing on HR 1581.
LACK OF SUITABILITY AS WILDERNESS The agencies (BLM & USFS) have identified many reasons why these lands are unsuitable for Wilderness including but not limited to:
Send an Email or Fax Urging Your Representative to Cosponsor the “Wilderness & Roadless Area Release Act” -- This Bill has just been introduced - Please Help! A sample fax letter in HTML Format is provided in the link below. Just copy and paste into your word processor and add your Representative's name, Fax Numbers and your name and address then print and Fax or select the body and cut and paste in to your representative's webpage contact info and email your request for support. . . Your Elected House Member can be found here.
NOTE: A letter will take a minimun of 3 weeks to get through postal security in Washington, DC. A Fax or Email will be delivered immediately.
"Hardrock mining reform a tough sell despite activist outcry" (Greenwire at The New York Times, 3/16/11) "Efforts ... to overhaul federal oversight of the hardrock mining industry may fall short despite bipartisan agreement that some reforms are overdue. The president's budget blueprint would enact a new fee on hardrock mineral production to help pay for reclamation of abandoned hardrock mines" and set royalties for companies mining materials such as gold, copper, lead and uranium." The 1872 General Mining Act "allows hardrock mining companies to take minerals without paying royalties to the government." Read More
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