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Gloucester Daily Times Opinion: Top NOAA nominee's Pew ties deserve full vetting |
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GLOUCESTER, MA (March 13, 2009) - According to President Barack Obama, we have entered an era in which government will "make scientific decisions based on facts, not ideology." Well ... maybe. The president was speaking after he had abolished the previous Bush administration limits on government funding for embryonic stem cell research. But it is worth asking if that commitment to reject ideology extends to other areas — specifically to the regulation of the fishing industry, which justifiably remains under fire in Gloucester, around New England, and in other parts of the country as well. Read the Gloucester Daily Times opinion in full
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HASTINGS: Time to improve the Endangered Species Act
May 18, 2012 - When the Endangered Species Act (ESA) was signed into law in 1973 by President Nixon, he spoke about the importance of preserving “the rich array of animal life with which our country has been blessed.” I believe that goal is as important today as it was back then. However, after nearly 40 years, it’s time to take a fresh, honest look at the law and consider whether there are ways it could be improved to do a better job of protecting and recovering species.