[EBB Sightings] Pombo

This is decidely not a political mailing list, and I am sure the moderators
will want to stick with bird sightings. That said, I will just add my 2
cents, then get back to birds:

Rep. Richard Pombo, Republican of District 11,  is rabidly
anti-environmental, almost to the point of obsession. Now he is head of
House Resources Committee and trying to pass some of the worst environmental
legislation ever. See www.votepomboout.org for details.

Short summary: trying to drill in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, drill
off our coasts, sell off the national parks, open large tracts of the West
for oil shale strip-mining, passing a bill to gut the Endangered Species
Act, looking to overturn restrictions on toxic pesticides, belittling the
risks of mercury, and calling for the resumption of commerical whaling, now
his latest campaign is to gut the National Environmental Policy Act.

There are several Dems running against him, and a Republican, former
congressman Pete McCloskey, will probably challenge him the primary. There
is also substantial grassroots opposition to him. It is tough to oust an
incumbent who can pull in so much money, but for the sake of all wildlife
and natural areas, Pombo is one who has to go.

Now, back to birds

Scott R.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mary Krentz" 
To: "Brian Zeiler" ; "EBB" 
Sent: Thursday, December 29, 2005 5:59 PM
Subject: Re: [EBB Sightings] Pombo


> Brian,
> I think it's good to let people know about this. Pombo has been behind
some
> of the worst environmental legislation of the last 5 years. Anyone
> interested in the environment should do all they can to defeat him. Jerry
> McInerney ran against him last time and did well considering it was then a
> conservative district. This time the district has changed a bit and many
> people will be walking precincts to support him or whoever the democratic
> nominee is. Thanks for alerting people.
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Brian Zeiler" 
> To: "EBB" 
> Sent: Tuesday, December 27, 2005 7:42 PM
> Subject: [EBB Sightings] Pombo
> > Well, not to get too political on this list, but many
> > of us on this list are honored to be represented by US
> > Rep. Pombo (R-CA) in the 11th district of CA, which
> > includes many parts of Contra Costa and Alameda
> > counties.  As most of you know, Pombo has been at the
> > forefront of both local as well as national news
> > regarding conservation.  Locally he is most known for
> > his staunch efforts to kill as many raptors as
> > possible with the wind turbines on his land.
> >
> > For those of you who oppose Pombo and his local and
> > national policies on conservation, the Defenders of
> > Wildlife is establishing a concerted effort to make
> > some noise about him.  The website is at:
> >
> > http://www.pombointheirpocket.org/
> >
> > Again, sorry to get political, but this is a
> > representative of the 11th district which includes
> > much of the East Bay, and his actions are affecting
> > the lives of birds in our area (as well as the lives
> > of all wildlife everywhere unfortunately).
> >
> > Brian Zeiler
> > Dublin CA
> >