Conservatives for the Environment
The natural gas boom in the United States is responsible for a significant decrease in GHG emissions from our electrical generation section. That boom has been made possible by hydraulic fracturing processes, or as it is commonly called, “fracking”. Just the mention of the word can send any room into hyper-partisan arguments of its risks [...]
Representative Candice Miller (R-Michigan) calls for a revaluation of Lake Michigan water withdrawals. Specifically, she points to the withdrawal of water to float the Chicago shipping canal to benefit Mississippi River barge traffic. Great Lakes state harbor communities are faced with record low water levels, and are struggling to fund dredging to keep their harbors [...]
Our friend, outdoors writer and head of Conservation Hawks, Todd Tanner, writes about the conservative notion that every right is married to a responsibility. Unlike nearly every other nation on earth, every American has access to public water… Todd Tanner on The Freedom to Fish
“Now nearly all those I love and did not understand when I was young are dead, but I still reach out to them. In the Arctic half light of the canyon, all existence fades to a being with my soul and memories and the sounds of the Big Blackfoot River and a four-count rhythm and [...]
March 22 is World Water Day. Water resources is one of three key policy areas ConservAmerica has selected to focus upon. Thinking in your own backyard, at the local government level, what 3 things should public policy makers do to conserve and protect water resources?
Kudos to 13 House Republicans who voted against legislation that bundles together poorly conceived proposals that would weaken clean air, clean water, and public lands protections. Today, the House passed HR 3409. The bill’s advertised purpose is to help the coal industry, but it goes too far with a broadside attack on public health and [...]
The transportation package Congress passed June 29 is a mixed bag for conservation. The good news is the bill includes urgently needed National Flood Insurance Program reforms phasing out unfair, fiscally irresponsible rate policies that subsidize development of open space at high risk of flooding. The bill also requires dedicating to Gulf Coast restoration 80 [...]
When Congress returns to work next week, one of many unfinished items of business is re-authorizing transportation legislation. The Senate passed a two-year bill on March 14. The House has not yet acted. One of the provisions tucked away in the Senate bill is $700 million for the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) for [...]
What’s at Stake There is no resource more important than water for securing a strong, prosperous future for America. Clean, abundant water is essential for protecting public health, growing our food, supporting business and industry, and conserving our natural heritage. What We’ve Accomplished We can be proud of what we have accomplished so far in [...]
