--Amanda Griscom, Grist Magazine
"The Bush administration has proposed yet another list of environmental sacrifices that it believes America should make for the War on Terror.
"Last year, President Bush pushed through legislation that exempts military training bases from cornerstone environmental protections mandated by the Endangered Species Act and Marine Mammal Protection Act, in the name of "military readiness." Despite howls of protest from the environmental community and government officials alike -- the unprecedented, sweeping wartime request was unaccompanied by any evidence that America's military strength is at odds with environmental protection -- the Department of Defense insisted on the rollbacks and got much of what it asked for..." --Amanda Griscom, Grist Magazine; read more on cite
