It’s no secret that the wild places of the world are in danger - TopicsExpress



          

It’s no secret that the wild places of the world are in danger of becoming extinct. Whether it’s human development, climate change, pollution, a lack of funding, or all of the above, the wide open spaces that contain the last blips of biodiversity are under attack. Just a few days ago we learned that the U.S. House of Representatives wants to instate a “No More National Parks” Policy, an attempt to forever “block presidents from using the Antiquities Act of 1906 to establish new national monuments by putting caps on how many times it can be used, requiring congressional review of proposed monuments, and forcing local communities to engage in an ironic exercise of reviewing the environmental impacts of protecting lands for future generations,” reports Think Progress. So you don’t have to be a rocket scientist to see that between our physical destruction of nature and lawmakers’ desire to prevent us from protecting it, the gorgeous wild places of the world might not be around for our great-grandkids to enjoy. Read more: care2/causes/5-wild-places-you-can-explore-witho
Posted on: Mon, 24 Mar 2014 14:12:34 +0000

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