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David Stirling: ESA lacks balance

Posted by: Maven on December 21, 2009 at 6:20 am

From the Western Farm Press:

“Author David Stirling’s book on the out-of-whack Endangered Species Act (ESA) of 1973 is politically incorrect and a wake-up call to overhaul the broken law.

Stirling’s Green Gone Wild: Elevating Nature Above Human Rights claims wrongful interpretations of the federal ESA have led to the loss of human lives and thousands of jobs, business shutdowns, and the trampled constitutional rights of property owners.

The ESA one of the most expensive and least effective federal laws in U.S. history, Stirling says. The law has costs American taxpayers multi-billions of dollars to implement and enforce.

“The book is a call for common sense and balance in the policies that govern the relationship between the human species, and plant and wildlife species,” Stirling said. “The book tells the true but politically-incorrect story behind the politicized birth, oppressive tactics, and the harsh impact of modern environmentalism.”

Stirling is Of Counsel with the Pacific Legal Foundation (PLF), Sacramento, Calif. The firm in part represents people “abused by overreaching government at all levels.” The company is legal counsel for clients in ESA-related lawsuits. … “

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December 21, 2009 · Filed Under Wildlife & Endangered Species

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