Schwarzenegger Urges More Ocean Protection Measures

[peterh]

http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-ocean5jun05,1,2983578.story?coll=la-headlines-california

The governor is adamant, however, that such programs not be funded by offshore oil drilling.

Arnold Schwarzenegger on Friday called on the state and federal governments to do more to protect the ocean and coastal waters, but said new programs should not be funded by any arrangement that encouraged more offshore oil drilling.

He ordered his Cabinet secretaries to put a plan of action to better manage state waters on his desk in 90 days and urged the federal government to adopt most of the recommendations made recently by the U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy.

The governor also urged the commission to take a stronger position in promoting efforts to manage entire ocean ecosystems, rather than taking a narrower approach to protect specific species. He suggested that California's laws establishing no-fishing zones, called marine reserves, be used as a federal model.

In contrast to California, the governor wrote, "there is little procedural guidance at the federal level and no clear process for designating no-take reserves in federal waters."




I’m impressed….but, thus far this actions divert from his bluster. He recently kicked off 3 demos from the Coastal Commission and replaced them with 3 repug yahoos, one a talent agent that contributed 5 Gs to his campaign….the Gov has yet to walk the walk…

[BayCityProgressive]

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despise Arnold. There are a FEW Republicans I can tolerate and so far he is one. I like that he let nonviolent criminals out of jail to cut down the budget... Davis was owned by the Prison Unions and never would have done this. Also, I don't fault him for budget cuts..my governor Granholm did the same exact thing..no one wants their taxes raised more so you have to do something to pay the debt and the California Dems were too rag tag and corrupted to fix the state sproblems. Hes also pro-choice for domestic partnerships, and for affirmative action. He isn't so bad. I also dont mind Chafee, Snowe, or Collins.