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National Parks: Antiquities Act Strengthens Our Best Idea

Tom Kiernan | Posted 04.08.2013 | Green
Read More: Charles Young Buffalo Soldiers National Monument, Urban Parks, National Monuments, President Barack Obama, National Park Service, National Parks Conservation Association, Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Monument, National Park System, Harriet Tubman, National Parks, Antiquities Act, Diversity, Npca, Green News
Tom Kiernan

We applaud President Obama for listening and responding to the voices of countless Americans who share our desire to protect and preserve places of great natural, cultural, and historical wonder.

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A Deal Is a Deal

Lynn Scarlett | Posted 03.19.2013 | Green
Read More: Oysters, Point Reyes National Seashore, Ken Salazar, National Park System, National Parks, Point Reyes, Johnson Oyster Company, Drakes Bay Oyster Company, Drakes Estero, Wilderness, Green News
Lynn Scarlett

This tale might appear to be a poster story for economy versus environment and business versus bureaucrats. Why terminate a permit for a business that generated jobs -- and food?

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Diversity in our national parks

Tom Kiernan | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green
Read More: America's Great Outdoors, Oprah Winfrey, National Park System, Diversity, National Parks, Everglades, Green News
Tom Kiernan

A crown jewel in the National Park System, Yosemite National Park has seen its fair share of high profile visitors--including the latest, Oprah Winfre...

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A Bogus Choice Between Creating Jobs and Protecting Federal Lands

Bill Wade | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Read More: Department of Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Conservation, J. Bennett Johnston, National Park System, Job Creation, Antiquities Act, Teddy Roosevelt, National Parks, Land Grab, Howard Baker, Politics News
Bill Wade

Sadly, short-sighted politicians have presented a bogus choice between creating jobs and better protecting areas that the federal government, and therefore the American people, already own.

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Best Government Dollar Spent: The National Park System

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Read More: Hawaii, White House, President Obama, Old Faithful, Washington, Interstate Highway System, Park, Olympic, Colorado, Obama, Denver, Capitol Reef, Dc, Mountains, Montana, National Monument, Joshua Tree, West, Nps, Colorado River, Death Valley, National Park System, Flyover Country, National Parks, Great Sand Dunes, America's Best Idea, Badwater Basin, Alaska, Burns, Pbs, Grand Tetons, Geyser, White Sands, The National Parks America's Best Idea, National Park Service, Barack Obama, Idaho, Denali, National Recreation Area, Grand Canyon, Chris Weigant, Hot Springs, Ken Burns, Wyoming, Yellowstone, Bryce Canyon, Documentary, Utah, Volcano, National Park, Politics News
Chris Weigant

I encourage everyone, no matter what part of these United States you live in (or even if you live elsewhere), to take a "trip out West" at some point in your life. Get in a car, and go explore everything west of Denver.

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Best Government Dollar Spent -- The National Park System

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green
Read More: Hawaii, White House, President Obama, Old Faithful, Washington, Interstate Highway System, Park, Olympic, Colorado, Obama, Denver, Capitol Reef, Dc, Mountains, Montana, National Monument, Joshua Tree, West, Colorado River, Death Valley, National Park System, Flyover Country, National Parks, Great Sand Dunes, Badwater Basin, Alaska, Grand Tetons, Geyser, White Sands, National Park Service, Barack Obama, Idaho, National Recreation Area, Grand Canyon, Chris Weigant, Hot Springs, Wyoming, Yellowstone, Bryce Canyon, Utah, Volcano, National Park, Nps, Denali, Green News
Chris Weigant

Seeing President Obama and his family take in two of the western parks prompted me to strongly encourage everyone -- yes, even you! -- to plan on a trip like this at some point.

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