‘Field And Stream’ Magazine Ranks Obama’s Conservation Record ‘Incomplete’
Posted in Conservation, Fishing on February 27th, 2010 by Arthur – Be the first to comment
Obama’s campaign promises gave some anglers hope regarding habitat conservation and defense of fishermen’s rights. As ‘Field And Stream’ magazine has discovered, it was these anglers that were hooked.
“Field & Stream, the world’s leading outdoor magazine, issued a conservation report card for President Barack Obama’s first year in office—and the results don’t place the administration on the honor roll. The magazine graded the President and his administration on four conservation issues critical to sportsmen and the most common mark was an I for Incomplete. The report card appears in the March 2010 issue of the publication which hits newsstands this week.
“Obama’s campaign made many promises to sportsmen, and a year later we’re still waiting for him to deliver,” says Bob Marshall, conservation editor for Field & Stream. “Hopes were high for Obama’s team in part because the bar on conservation had been pushed so low during the Bush administration. While there’s been some good news on the energy front in 2010, most in the conservation community fear this administration is taking hunters and anglers for a familiar ride of all talk and no action.”
The four conservation issues Obama and his administration were graded on by Field & Stream were: Clean Water Restoration Act; Conservation Reserve Program; Energy Policy Reform; and Mining Reform.”
We would like to remind President Obama that should he lose sporstmen, he will feel the heat when he runs for re-election.
