Bruce Babbitt
Bruce Babbitt
Bruce Edward Babbittis an American politician from the state of Arizona. A member of the Democratic Party, Babbitt served as the 16th governor of Arizona from 1978 to 1987, and as the United States Secretary of the Interior from 1993 through 2001...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth27 June 1938
CityLos Angeles, CA
CountryUnited States of America
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Stewart Udall, more than any other single person, was responsible for reviving the national commitment to conservation and environmental preservation.
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It's clear that there were large mistakes of agency oversight. Lessons must be learned from this.
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As deeply as gold or the grizzly bear, wild salmon infuse California's past, ... But through our collective will, today we help ensure that salmon swim on into our future. For they are not merely commodities, or emblems for a flag. Wild salmon are vital members of creation who enrich our landscapes, inspiring us through their upstream journey from sea to Sierra.
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It's going to be a long tough summer, ... There's no relief in sight. We've got September and October to go.
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It's a very tough situation, ... We've got two, three more weeks, maybe a month of fire season, and the weather prognosis is not very good.
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Efforts to obscure the truth will not and cannot change the facts,
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It's a hopeful message that we have found ways to live in balance with God's creation and with all the nature around us,
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This is not about turning people away from the park, ... The problem is not that there's too many people. The problem is there's too many cars.
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This is sacred ground, ... Americans come here to learn of their past . . . their heritage. It is our obligation . . . to honor this sacred landscape by preserving it.
The entitlement for more than 100 years has been rock-bottom grazing fees,
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You can't spawn your way over a concrete dam,
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The causal chain of this fire is quite complex, ... I would liken it to what happens on a mountainside when a rock is dislodged, starts rolling down a hill, pretty soon there are more rocks clattering down the hill ... soon there's an avalanche.