Question Earthority!

“About 26 million acres of national monuments, historic trails and wilderness areas in the West could get additional protection under a bill the House approved Wednesday. The 278-140 vote would officially designate the areas managed by the Bureau of Land Management as the National Landscape Conservation System. The lands include a portion of the Grand Canyon in Arizona, the Santa Rosa and San Jacinto mountains in Southern California, the California coastline, the Black Rock Desert of northern Nevada and the Grand Staircase in Utah. … Conservation advocates say the congressional recognition, already given to national parks and wildlife refuges, would ensure a steadier source of funding for the system.” [editor’s note: Extending federal welfare (and control) in the process, rather than privatizing and allowing ownership to take over responsibly; the travesty of the commons? - SAT] (04/10/08)