Obama Protecting Fewer Endangered Species than Bush :...
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President Bush was certainly not known for his dedication for protecting endangered species--his delisting of gray wolves, for example, caused a furor among environmentalists, and he notoriously dragged his feet in adding threatened species to the protected list. In contrast, George H.W. Bush added an average of 58 species to the endangered list every year during his presidency. Clinton added an average of 61. Bush added only 11. But Obama is doing even worse--so far, with only two species added, Obama is coming up last.
As such, he's testing the patience of many environmentalists who were counting on more sympathetic ears in the White House. The opening sentence in a report from Greenwire is alarming in and of itself: "The Obama administration is lagging behind the pace set by its predecessor for listing endangered species, and some environmentalists are not happy." Especially considering that the pace set by his predecessor was glacial at best.
As such, he's testing the patience of many environmentalists who were counting on more sympathetic ears in the White House. The opening sentence in a report from Greenwire is alarming in and of itself: "The Obama administration is lagging behind the pace set by its predecessor for listing endangered species, and some environmentalists are not happy." Especially considering that the pace set by his predecessor was glacial at best.
