The House of Representatives has voted to pass H.R. 2016, the National Landscape Conservation Act, by a tally of 278-140. The bill will give legal recognition to the National Landscape Conservation System, a Clinton-era program that oversees some 27 million acres of federal land mainly in 11 Western states and Alaska.
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Breaking: House of Reps Passes Landmark National Conservation Act
(via redgreenandblue.org)
Submitted by ecopolitico on Thu, 2008-04-10 00:28. | Tags: politics | congress | conservation | house of representatives | hr 1016 | wilderness
US House's Carbon Offset Purchase Ineffective?
(via www.msnbc.msn.com)
The effectiveness of the US House of Representatives Carbon offset purchase is pulled into question. Part of the "Green the Capitol" initiative, this offset may or may not help cancel out greenhouse-gas emissions from House buildings.
Submitted by envirokicks on Mon, 2008-01-28 17:06. | Tags: politics | carbon offset | carbon offsets | house of representatives
