Endangered Species Act killing our economy?

[BloodEclipse]

Full story:
http://theamericancontrarian.blogspot.com/2009/08/animal-crackers.html

It's the law that eco-Luddites use to dictate public lands policies and thwart any sort of development or economic activity they find objectionable. Discover a new natural gas field in the Rocky Mountain region and in no time flat, almost miraculously, a host of rare plants or animals -- all in dire need of protection -- will be discovered there. It's the silver bullet that can stop any infrastructure project: any roadway, dam, reservoir, power plant, pipeline. Even some "clean energy" projects -- the only kinds of energy projects eco-Luddites embrace -- are being stymied by the ESA. All you need to do is identify something allegedly rare living or growing in the targeted project's vicinity and -- voilà! -- you have a reason to say "no."

Here are the species that made the cut (each of which is of course critical to the survival of the planet):

PLANTS
Yellowstone Sand Verbena in Wyoming
Ross' bentgrass in Wyoming
Hamilton milkvetch in Colorado and Utah
Isely milkvetch in Utah
Skiff milkvetch in Colorado
Precocious milkvetch in Wyoming
Cisco milkvetch in Utah
Schmoll milkvetch in Colorado
Fremont County rockcress in Wyoming
Boat-shaped bugseed in Colorado
Pine springs cryptantha in Arizona, Utah
Weber whitlowgrass in Colorado
Brandegee's wild buckwheat in Colorado
Frisco buckwheat in Utah
Ostler's peppergrass in Utah
Lesquerella navajoensis in Arizona, New Mexico, Utah
Flowers pentemon in Utah
Gibben's beardtongue in Colorado, Utah, Wyoming
Pale blue-eyed grass in North Dakota, Oregon, Washington
Frisco clover in Utah

MOLLUSKS
Frigid ambersnail in Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Missouri, Mississippi, Ohio, South Dakota, Wisconsin
Bearmouth mountainsnail in Montana
Byrne Resort mountainsnail in Montana
Longitudinal gland pyrg in Nevada, Utah
Hamlin Valley pyrg in Utah
Sub-globose snake pyrg in Utah

INSECTS
Platte River caddis fly in Nebraska
Meltwater lednian stonefly in Montana

FISH
Northern leatherside chub in Utah, Idaho, Nevada, Wyoming

Enough of the nonsense.

 

[rambone]

When America collapses, the Precocious Milkvetch will live on.

 

[indykid]

There was a farmer in commieforina who was arrested for killing what I believe was called a "Kangaroo Rat" when he cleared the rubble from his field. Because of this endangered "rat" the farmers were not allowed to clear their fields, until Mother Nature came and through a lightning strike, cause a huge fire that burned down many houses and thousands of acres of land. I wonder if the rats survived the Rath of God?

An oil company executive was asked why it takes 10 years from the go ahead to sink an oil well until the well started producing. He replied that it would only take 9 to 12 months from start of drilling to oil production. The other 9 years were due to federal regulations, one of which is the endangered species act that makes them verify that there are no animals or plants on the proposed site that are more important than mankind.

We the people need to retake our government!

 

[agentl074]

Blame the hippies.