More awareness, concern, understanding about the issue now than there was. There is an important recognition on the part in general, that the activities of man on the planet are actually dangerously degrading the ecosystem that sustains all of us. Oceans, airports. We have a long way to go, but at least there is it better public understanding by the legislators, governors, congress, that this is a vital issue. Air, water, soil, rivers, oceans, and so forth. That determines our standard of living in the quality of our lives and all of these resources for many years, it is time we undertake a very serious effort to stop the degradation and help to give nature a chance to do some restoration, at least where the damage has not then irreparable. You mentioned the public and legislatures. What do you hope people will take away from this in 1990 . Sen. Nelson i think the objective, the most important objective of this earth day, are the same as 1970. My purpose than was make demonstrations so
Increase of federal workers overseeing protected lands in nevada and montana. And a house subcommittee is looking to protect federal workers on federal parks and wildlife refuges and other open spaces spaces. The subcommittee on National Parks and for ests will come to order. We are meeting to hear about antipublic lands extremism. Under Committee Rule 4f, any oral statements are limited to the chair and the ranking minority member. And therefore i ask unanimous consent that all other members Opening Statements be made part of the hearing rect if they are submitted to the clerk by 5 00 p. M. Today. Hearing no objection, so ordered. Thank you all for being here on the subcommittee of National Parks and forests public hearing on combatting the antipublic lands extremism. We are here in part to review the results of a recent Government Accountability Office Report detailing the impacts of government extreermtism on the Government Land managers and facilities. As we will hear the report fo
Occupation of a wild life refuge in oregon and standoffs with armed protesters in montana and nevada. The house resources subcommittee is looking into how to better protect workers on federal forests, parks, wild life refuges and other open spaces. Subcommittee on ports the unsubcommittee National Parks and public landless now come to order. We will hear testimony of antipublic lands extremism. Any oral Opening Statements are limited to the chair and the ranking minority member. Therefore, i ask unanimous consent that all other members Opening Statements be made part of the hearing record if they are submitted to the clerk by 5 00 p. M. Today. Hearing no objections, so ordered. Thank you all for being here today for the subcommittee on National Parks, forests and public lands hearings on combatting antipublic lands extremism. We are here today in part to review the results of a recent Government Accountability Office Report detailing the impacts of antigovernment extremism on public la
At the wilderness society. First articles on the Environmental Movement say that youre the father of earth day. Hows your offspring doing at age 20. Well, weve come out of this quite a distance since 1970. That is to say theres a great deal more awareness concern and understanding about the issue. Now than there was then. There is finally a recognition, an important recognition on the part general that the activities of man on the planet are actually dangerously degrading the ecosystem that sustains all of the oceans, lakes, air force, soil. So weve come some distance. We have a long, long way to go, but at least theres a much better public understanding and much better understanding the legislators governors and members of legislature, congress that this is a a vital issue. In fact, i my own view is that the status, our resources, our air, water soil, rivers, oceans and so forth minerals, the that is the most important facing mankind on the planet, because determines quite precisely o
First articles on the Environmental Movement say that youre the father of earth day. Hows your offspring doing at age 20. Well, weve come out of this quite a distance since 1970. That is to say theres a great deal more awareness concern and understanding about the issue. Now than there was then. There is finally a recognition, an important recognition on the part general that the activities of man on the planet are actually dangerously degrading the ecosystem that sustains all of the oceans, lakes, air force, soil. So weve come some distance. We have a long, long way to go, but at least theres a much better public understanding and much better understanding the legislators governors and members of legislature, congress that this is a a vital issue. In fact, i my own view is that the status, our resources, our air, water soil, rivers, oceans and so forth minerals, the that is the most important facing mankind on the planet, because determines quite precisely our standard of living and t