"And you know that you have contributed to a great conservation effort".
A18 Bush's Environment Plan Gov. George W. Bush proposed using federal resources and incentives to coax state governments and private citizens into greater conservation efforts, rather than what he said was the Clinton-Gore administration's more forceful approach.
But he also promised greater conservation efforts, noting that the Energy Department had begun a marketing campaign to encourage people to keep their tires properly inflated to get the best gas mileage.
After months of debate in Congress over the shape of farm policy in the next decade, the 120-page platform unveiled today was a blow to several farm-state lawmakers who had argued for increased commodity subsidies and an unexpected boost to those from both parties who had argued for greater conservation efforts.
Eighty-two percent of Californians said they believe the energy crunch will damage the state's economy in the next few years, with 56% saying it will hurt the economy "a great deal". As for solutions, 37% advocated re-regulation of the industry, 32% supported the construction of more power plants and 20% favored greater conservation efforts.
That meeting in 1903 spawned the greatest conservation effort on Earth, up to and including the establishment of the National Park Service, a special branch of government mandated to take care of the parks, historic monuments and battlefields we conserve.
The failure of eelgrass to re-establish itself in affected areas, despite nutrient reductions and improved water quality, signals complex recovery trajectories and calls for much greater conservation effort to protect existing meadows.
With the world facing its sixth great extinction, conservation efforts, provided by zoos or others, are needed more than ever.
