Richard Tafoya
Apr 10th, 2008, 07:22 PM
AP:
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5hFFjoCXu5yA4f-jhN6GmRlsr5yDwD8VURV400
Global warming could force elk and mule deer from much of the American West. Wild trout could disappear in lower Appalachian streams. Two-thirds of the country's ducks may disappear.
A new assessment of the threat to fish and wildlife habitat has hunters and anglers calling for action.
Groups representing nine major hunting and fishing organizations planned to meet Thursday with the House committee chairman who hopes to write legislation to curtail greenhouse gases linked to global warming.
"These are the branches of the conservation movement from which I come," said Rep. John Dingell said in an interview with The Associated Press. Dingell, D-Mich., said the groups' concerns are very important in helping with a measure to address the problem.
Dingell is an avid sportsman whose office is adorned with hunting and fishing trophies. As the leader of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, he has promised action on climate change. He also has issued a series of reports examining legislation that would cap carbon dioxide — a product of burning fossil fuels — and other greenhouse gases. The Senate is considering similar legislation.
The alarm sounded by hunting and fishing organizations is significant.
They "are a critical swing constituency in so many states," said Paul Bledsoe, a spokesman for the National Commission on Energy Policy. The bipartisan group argues for mandatory steps to reduce climate change pollution.
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5hFFjoCXu5yA4f-jhN6GmRlsr5yDwD8VURV400
Global warming could force elk and mule deer from much of the American West. Wild trout could disappear in lower Appalachian streams. Two-thirds of the country's ducks may disappear.
A new assessment of the threat to fish and wildlife habitat has hunters and anglers calling for action.
Groups representing nine major hunting and fishing organizations planned to meet Thursday with the House committee chairman who hopes to write legislation to curtail greenhouse gases linked to global warming.
"These are the branches of the conservation movement from which I come," said Rep. John Dingell said in an interview with The Associated Press. Dingell, D-Mich., said the groups' concerns are very important in helping with a measure to address the problem.
Dingell is an avid sportsman whose office is adorned with hunting and fishing trophies. As the leader of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, he has promised action on climate change. He also has issued a series of reports examining legislation that would cap carbon dioxide — a product of burning fossil fuels — and other greenhouse gases. The Senate is considering similar legislation.
The alarm sounded by hunting and fishing organizations is significant.
They "are a critical swing constituency in so many states," said Paul Bledsoe, a spokesman for the National Commission on Energy Policy. The bipartisan group argues for mandatory steps to reduce climate change pollution.