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Dan Bacher: Schwarzenegger’s MLPA: Marine life guardians or corporate privateers?

Posted by: Aqua Blog Maven on December 1, 2009 at 6:49 am

From Dan Bacher at IndyBay.org, this commentary:

“Tom Stienstra, outdoor columnist for the S.F. Chronicle, yesterday pointed out the absurdity of the people that Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger to the Marine Life Protection Act (MLPA) Blue Ribbon Task Force (BRTF) for the North Coast by listing the appointees and their “qualifications.”

“Sometimes people take issue with political appointments to committees charged with overseeing the state’s conservation management,” said Stienstra. “The Department of Fish and Game provided this list of committee members who will implement the Marine Life Protection Act for the Northern California coast.

Catherine Reheis-Boyd, chief operating officer and chief of staff, Western States Petroleum Association; Gregory Schem, president and chief executive officer, Harbor Real Estate Group; Jimmy Smith, chair, Humboldt County Board of Supervisors; Virginia Strom-Martin, advocate, Los Angeles Unified School District; William Anderson, president, Westrec Marina Management; Meg Caldwell, director and senior lecturer on law, Stanford Law School Environment and Natural Resources Law and Policy Program; Roberta Cordero, lawyer, co-founder Chumash Maritime Association; Cindy Gustafson, district general manager, Tahoe City Public Utility District.”

I’m one of those people who takes strong issue “with political appointments to committees charged with overseeing the state’s conservation management.” Upon announcing the appointment of the task force, Mike Chrisman, Natural Resources Secretary, claimed, “This diverse and knowledgeable group, that includes local public leaders, will ensure that all interests are heard as the MLPA planning process moves to the north coast.” … “

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December 1, 2009 · Filed Under Pacific Ocean Garbage Dump

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