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...Would Teddy Have Approved? Re Joe Klein's teddy awards honoring courage in the political arena: A John McCain regime would have probably finished the job that the Republicans began so well of dismantling the National Parks system [Dec. 29]. This - and the concept that we should protect our national resources - is Teddy Roosevelt's greatest heritage. You really think he'd like McCain? Richard Bagwell, Berkeley, Calif...
...Klein's Teddy awards honoring courage in the political arena: A John McCain regime would have probably finished the job that the Republicans began so well of dismantling the National Parks system [Dec. 29]. This--and the concept that we should protect our national resources--is Teddy Roosevelt's greatest heritage. You really think he'd like McCain? Richard Bagwell, BERKELEY, CALIF...
...total, Bush has protected an oceanic area larger than Texas, a rare act worthy of praise in an administration with a dismal record of environmental stewardship—from refusing to sign the Kyoto Protocol to recently pushing through midnight regulations that allow coal-power plants to be built nearer to national parks. While it may be true that Bush “has done more to protect unique areas of the world’s oceans than any other person in history” as Joshua Reichert, managing director of the Pew Environmental Group, told the New York Times...
...killing off of animals that occupy a low level in the marine food chain undermines the chain and can destabilize entire oceanic ecosystems. In the end, these atmospheric changes from greenhouse gases have the potential to be catastrophic for the same fragile reef systems that Bush vowed to protect on Tuesday. As Brendan Cummings, oceans program director at the Center for Biological Diversity, told the BBC, “Unless we deal with global warming, all other protective measures for coral reefs will be rendered meaningless...
...study’s co-authors, as well as an instructor at HMS and a researcher at the Center for Child and Health Policy at Mass. General Hospital, said she was not surprised about the study’s results. “It should give another reason to protect their kids and other friends and family from smoking and may also help them quit smoking,” Friebely said. —Staff writer Marianna N. Tishchenko can be reached at mtishch@fas.harvard.edu...