DOES THE CURRENT PRESDIENT SUPPORT THE WILDLIFE CONSERVATION MOVEMENT?
By admin | September 25, 2011
In 2009, President Obama increased funding to help fish, wildlife and the ecosystem against global warming. The President also stated that he would recommend that the Land and Water Conservation Fund be fully funded by 2014. This fund has not been funded in full for the past eight years. The fund focuses on the ecosystem that does not have the needed protection. Our forests, wildlife habitat and lands are important to protect from global warming for our future generations.
We as Americans take pride in the beauty of our land, yet forest clearing, killing Read the rest of this entry »
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SHOULD CONGRESS LIMIT CONSERVATION TO REDUCE THE DEFICIT?
By admin | September 21, 2011
As sophisticated as we like to consider ourselves, we are, at the end of the day, relatively simple creatures that require a few very basic things to survive”water, food, and air. We extract these basic things from the environment, which is already so polluted that in many cases we can’t consume them directly, but instead have to spend significant amounts of money cleaning them so that we don’t fall over dead when we do consume them.
Conservation isn’t just about having pretty things out the window. It is about Read the rest of this entry »
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FUNDING NATIONAL PARKS IN TIMES OF ECONOMIC CRISIS.
By admin | September 18, 2011
When the economy falls on hard times, economic cutbacks can hit areas such as education, public assistance programs and funding for national parks. This can be a blow to conservation efforts to protect our land, wildlife and natural resources.
Funding national parks in times of economic crisis falls to the public and various organizations that work to support conservation efforts. These organizations are pro-active in securing funding for the support of the parks, many of which partner directly with the National Park Service. They give grants, donate items and support programming through their fundraising efforts.
They also Read the rest of this entry »
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HOW DOES THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT FUND NATIONAL PARKS?
By admin | September 15, 2011
National parks are one of the main forms of recreation today. People go to the beach, boat on lakes and rivers, and hike trails in these national parks. While most national parks often charge an admission fee, to enter the park, that income alone is not enough to keep them up and running. So where does the other money come from?
Besides the admission fees, there are two other main ways that national parks are funded. The largest portion is funded directly from the federal government, Read the rest of this entry »
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