The President has been recognized for the creation of a ‘new climate in international politics’ and his work on nuclear disarmament. What are your reactions?
Posts Tagged ‘Obama’
West Country
A lot happened while I was out west. There was a senator’s 250 nm move left and the President’s promise that 3% of the GDP would go to research in science and technology. And you can bet I was elated when the Obama administration overturned Bush’s eleventh-hour rule intended to weaken protections of the Endangered Species Act:
Passed in January 2009, the Bush-era rule lifted the requirement that federal agencies consult wildlife experts with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service or the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration before taking actions that could harm listed species. The Bush move allowed federal agencies to decide for themselves if their own projects, such as roads, dams and mines, would hurt species.
On a personal note, it’s also been a productive and busy week. I visited Bodega Marine Laboratory and enjoyed volunteering on some fascinating research in Boonville, California where cattle roamed around our field site. I also coincidentally met Mary Roach who is as delightful in person as she comes across on the pages of Bonk.
Today I’m back east in NYC with Chris to plan several upcoming events. While we’re wandering the city much of the afternoon, here’s a glimpse of the landscape out west I recorded using The Flip:
Open Thread: 100 Days In Office
From the Stimulus to the Omnibus, from the specter of climate change to the change of Specter, from the economy to confirmations, in terms of the new administration, are you satisfied?
Optimistic?
Worried?
Uncertain?
Disappointed?
Scared?
Hopeful?
Share your perspective in comments…
G20 Caption Contest
Submit a caption in comments and read the interesting story behind today’s G20 ‘family photo‘ here…
WIN!!!
Today, March 30, 2009 close to 3:30 pm, President Barack Obama signed the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 into law!
The package includes many important initiatives that oceans folks like me have been working to realize for a very long time including ocean exploration, NOAA undersea research, ocean and coastal mapping integration, the integrated coastal and ocean observation system, federal ocean acidification research and monitoring, coastal and estuarine land conservation, and more!
Congratulations everyone! This is a historic day. The news is encouraging and now we must stay vigilant as there is plenty more to be done.
Finally, on a personal note… After so many years of hard work, this goes out to Sea Grant Fellows past and present, the good folks inhabiting NOAA’s Silver Spring offices, and all the incredible staffers I know working tirelessly on these issues behind the scenes in our nation’s capitol.
