The Snowmobile Quagmire -- NYT editorial

[ameriphile]

In mid-December the snowmobiling season is scheduled to open in Yellowstone National Park — another winter of health risks for park workers and visitors, pollution haze over the west entrance and Old Faithful, the din of a fleet of noisy machines in an otherwise silent park and daily harassment of winter-stressed animals. By siding with the snowmobile industry and overturning a Clinton-era plan to phase out snowmobiles, the Bush administration would continue a practice that violates the conclusions of its own Environmental Protection Agency, the better judgment of many National Park Service employees, the public will and common sense. In its own small way, the snowmobile issue demonstrates once again that when it comes to public lands the administration is always willing to sacrifice public good for private interest.

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http://www.nytimes.com/2003/10/13/opinion/13MON1.html



I was glad to see that this issue hasn't been forgotten. It's one of the most blatant examples of Bushco pandering to big business despite tremendous public opposition.

[soupkitchen]

1. The Abominable Snowmobliles

of Yellowstone Park.

[Wickerman]

2. A bonus - Them snow machines use lotsa gas! n/t

[DBoon]

3. My proposal

Open the White House lawn to snowmobiles during winter.