"It sounds good to protest on behalf of the environment," he said, "but if you were really protesting on behalf of the environment, there were two other major projects that have had a much more severe impact on the environment, that this committee didn't protest".
And he has taken the initiative of intervening directly on behalf of the environment.
How likely would you be to campaign on behalf of the environment?
Lawsuits have been filed to block construction on behalf of the environment, the fabric of the city and the rights of the former residents of St. Thomas.
To that end, he said, he has emphasized his work on behalf of the environment, education and narrowly tailored tax cuts, such as allowing tuition deductions.
Along with 4 of his colleagues Macbeth had been in the Class of 1969 at Yale Law School, where they conceived the idea of a public-interst law firm that would undertake litigation on behalf of the environment.
"We're hoping to organize specific projects in New Zealand and elsewhere that will illustrate simple, effective courses of action for ordinary people to take on behalf of the environment," he added.
By far the biggest environmental initiative of this Congressional term, the bill was supported by large numbers of Republicans as well as Democrats, reflecting the election-year appeal of a plan that would channel large sums of money back to home districts and give lawmakers a chance to cast what many portrayed as a vote on behalf of the environment.
Still, Mr. Nolan and a handful of other residents thought it seemed pointless to ring up the local conservation foundation for this simple reason: The neighbor who was planning the development was a trustee with the foundation, and had recently been commended for his efforts on behalf of the environment.
Residents and those who make their living scavenging the dump have reported finding blood bags and foetuses in the refuse at Jbel Borj Chakir, a claim denied by Agence Nationale de Gestion des Déchets, which manages waste on behalf of the environment ministry.
