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Busy in Court — An Unappreciated Part of the Energy Debate

Monday, September 8, 2008

Happened to stop by the 2008 news release page for the Center for Biological Diversity, one of the big-money environmental groups. We knew the environmentalists devote tremendous resources to fighting their cause in the courts, but, after looking at the list of releases, well, we’d say, “Holy Moley” except we’d probably be sued for threatening the Holy Black-Fringed Mole.

It almost makes you want to ask what’s the point of legislating if everything goes to the courts, but that’s what these groups want — to force advocates of multiple use and reasonable resource development to abandon their arguments and venues.

Anyway, just a sample of the news releases chronciling court action taken by the Center and its cohorts among the environmentalists. It’s enough to make you spitting earthworm mad.

September 5, 2008 – Conservationists’ Lawsuit Gains Critical Habitat for Atlantic Salmon
August 19, 2008 – Alpine ‘Boulder Bunny’ Imperiled by Global Warming: State and Federal Lawsuits Filed to Protect American Pika
August 14, 2008 – Southern California National Forests in Peril; Lawsuit Seeks Protections for Wildlife and Roadless Areas
August 13, 2008 – Court Ruling Threatens Protections for 58 Million Acres of Pristine Forest
August 12, 2008 – Judge Dismisses Inyo County Lawsuit to Open Roads in Remote Death Valley Wilderness: County Waited Too Long to Press Its Claims
August 11, 2008 – New Threats to the Spotted Owl Prompt Lawsuit on the Elliott State Forest
August 5, 2008 – Statement of the Center for Biological Diversity, Greenpeace, and Natural Resources Defense Council on the State of Alaska’s Lawsuit to Overturn Endangered Species Act Protection for the Polar Bear
July 30, 2008 – Conservation Coalition and States Will Sue EPA to Reduce Global Warming Pollution From Ships and Planes: Concerted Effort Launched to Force EPA’s Hand in Regulating Major Pollution Sources
July 30, 2008 – Lawsuit Aims to Force Wal-Mart to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions
July 8, 2008 – Lawsuit Filed to Protect Polar Bears and Pacific Walrus From Oil Drilling in Chukchi Sea: Rule Exempting Oil Industry Activities From Marine Mammal Protection Act Challenged
July 2, 2008 – Lawsuit Filed to Stop Disastrous Army Relocation Project From Killing More Desert Tortoises
June 30, 2008 – Conservation Groups Plan Legal Action to Prevent the Extinction of the Cape Sable Seaside Sparrow
June 30, 2008 – Lawsuit Filed to Protect Endangered Whales: Alaska’s Cook Inlet Beluga Whale Protections Illegally Delayed
June 18, 2008 – Conservationists File Suit to Protect Whales From Ship Strikes off the California Coast; Coast Guard Must Do More to Protect Endangered Whales
June 16, 2008 – Environmental Groups to Defend Polar Bear Protections From Legal Challenge
June 9, 2008 – Lawsuit to be Filed to Protect Polar Bears From Oil Development and Greenhouse Gases: Offshore Oil Development in Arctic Seas Challenged
June 5, 2008 – Settlement Reached in Lawsuit Over Bush Official’s Endangered Species Interference: Federal Wildlife Agency Will Revisit Habitat Protection Decision For Endangered California Amphibian
June 4, 2008 – Conservation Groups File Lawsuit to Stop Pinal County’s Destruction of Lower San Pedro River Conservation Area
June 3, 2008 – New Threats to the Spotted Owl Prompt Legal Notice on the Elliott State Forest
May 27, 2008 – Lawsuit to Be Filed Seeking Endangered Species Act Protection for the Pacific Walrus: Arctic Marine Mammal Threatened by Global Warming and Oil Development
May 22, 2008 – Lawsuit Notice Filed to Protect Fossil Creek: Forest Service Fails to Conserve Imperiled Native Fish
May 20, 2008 – Conservationists Take First Step in Lawsuit to Re-establish Protection for the Pygmy Owl as an Endangered Species
May 15, 2008 – Ninth Circuit Rules to Protect Sierra Forests, Faults Forest Service Plan: Ruling Holds That Forest Service Likely Violated Federal Law With 2004 Logging Plan
May 12, 2008 – Conservation Groups Sue Federal Government to Protect Salmon in Maine; Agencies Stall on Endangered Listing
April 28, 2008 – Twelve Conservation Groups Challenge Federal Wolf Delisting
April 21, 2008 – Endangered Species Act Protection Sought for the Las Vegas Buckwheat: Imperiled Clark County Native Plant Threatened by Development and Off-Road Vehicles
April 21, 2008 – Coastal Cutthroat Trout to Be Considered for Endangered Species Protection: Court Overturns Decision to Deny Trout Protection in Lower Columbia River and Southwest Washington
April 17, 2008 – Statement of the Center for Biological Diversity, Greenpeace, and Natural Resources Defense Council on Bush Administration’s Request for Further Delay in Protecting Polar Bears From Global Warming
April 16, 2008 – President Attacks Nation’s Bedrock Environmental Protections in Climate Speech; Claims He Wants to Tackle Global Warming, But Continues to Block Progress
April 16, 2008 – Endangered San Bernardino Kangaroo Rat’s Habitat Slashed by Feds: Diminutive Animal Hops Closer to Extinction
April 16, 2008 – Fish and Wildlife Service Will Consider Protection for Rare New Mexico Butterfly: Insecticide Spraying, Climate Change Cited as Key Threats
April 15, 2008 – Southern California Climate Change Cases Win Award: Conservation Groups and State Tie Greenhouse Gases to Sprawl
April 14, 2008 – Lawsuit Will Be Filed to Protect Endangered Bats From Deadly White-Nose Syndrome
April 11, 2008 – Forest Service Attempts to Remove Protections for Wildlife Across the Country, Meets With Lawsuit
March 31, 2008 – Court Rules in Favor of Threatened Lynx
March 21, 2008 – Government Misses Endangered Species Act Deadline for Ice Seal Threatened by Global Warming: Conservation Group Initiates Legal Process to Enforce Deadline
March 12, 2008 – Energy Department Fails to Consider Environmental Impacts of Southwest Energy Corridor on at Least 95 Endangered and Threatened Species; Conservation Group Amends Lawsuit Over Corridor Designation
March 11, 2008 – Lawsuit Filed to Protect Oregon Spotted Frog From Livestock Grazing
March 10, 2008 – Environmental Groups Sue Bush Administration to Force Polar Bear Protection
March 6, 2008 – Conservation Groups Challenge Shrinking Habitat for Rare Plant on Algodones Dunes
March 5, 2008 – Suit Filed to Protect Endangered Species on Southern California National Forests; Forest Plans Disregard Rarest Plants and Animals
March 4, 2008 – Suit Filed Against Federal Agency to Assess True Coal Costs for Proposed East Kentucky Power Plants
February 27, 2008 – Eleven Conservation Groups Challenge Federal Wolf Delisting
February 27, 2008 – Conservation Group Sues Bush Administration Over Delay in Penguin Protection: 10 Species Including Emperor Penguin Threatened by Global Warming
February 21, 2008 – Bush Administration Strips Legal Protections for Northern Rockies Wolves; Conservationists to Fight for Wolves in Court
February 20, 2008 – Settlement Reached in Lawsuit Challenging Illegal Sheep Grazing in Yellowstone Ecosystem: U.S. Sheep Experiment Station Agrees to Conduct Environmental Analysis
February 5, 2008 – Court Rejects Timber Industry Attack on Threatened Seabird: Marbled Murrelets and Old-growth Forests Remain Protected
February 5, 2008 – Court Upholds Habitat Protection for Mexican Spotted Owl
January 31, 2008 – Lawsuit Challenges Bush Administration’s Sell-off of 30 Million Acres of Critical Polar Bear Habitat for Fossil Fuel Development
January 29, 2008 – Court Invalidates City of Banning’s Approval of Controversial Black Bench Development
January 29, 2008 – Statement by Kieran Suckling, Interim Executive Director, Center for Biological Diversity: President Uses Doublespeak in 2008 State of the Union Address
January 29, 2008 – Mysterious Disease Threatens the Survival of North American Bats; Conservation Groups Ask for Immediate Protections
January 29, 2008 – Victory for Sound Decision-making: Furnace Creek Remains Protected From Off-road Vehicle Excess
January 28, 2008 – Conservation Groups Challenge Federal Wolf-killing Rule
January 24, 2008 – Federal Judge Rules Against U.S. Defense Department Plans for Airbase in Habitat of Okinawa Dugong; Species Considered Cultural Icon by Okinawan People
January 24, 2008 – Conservation Groups File Suit to Obtain Protection for Rare Three-Foot Long Spitting Earthworm
January 23, 2008 – Ranchers Sue to Stop Federal Cougar Killing; Say Plan Violates Federal Law, Lacks Scientific Credibility
January 10, 2008 – Energy Department Fails to Consider Environmental Impacts of Southwest Energy Corridor; Conservation Group Files Lawsuit Over Corridor Designation
January 9, 2008 – Environmental Groups Take Legal Action to Enforce Endangered Species Act: Bush Administration Fails to Meet Listing Deadline for Polar Bear
January 3, 2008 – Lawsuit to Be Filed to Protect American Pika: Bush Administration Ignores Endangered Species Act Deadline for Small Mammal Threatened by Global Warming

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