ESA Congressional Working Group from 10/10/13

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Endangered Species Act Congressional Working Group Forum
meeting Starts at 7min. 40sec. on the time slider;


Chairman Doc Hastings
Invited Witnesses:
•Capt. William Beacom, Nav-Com Services, Sioux City, Iowa
•Ms. Carlee Brown, ESA Policy Manager, Western Governors Association, Denver, Colorado
•The Hon. Tom Casperson, State Senator, Michigan State Senate, Lansing, Michigan
•Mr. Myron Ebell, Competitive Enterprise Institute, Washington, DC
•Mr. Robert Gordon, Heritage Foundation, Washington, DC
•Ms. Maria Gutierrez, El Agua es Asunto de Todos, Fresno, California
•Mr. Issa Hamud, Director, City Environmental Department, Logan, Utah
•Mr. Matt Hite, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Washington, DC
•Mr. Joe Hopkins, President, Forest Landowners Association, Folkston, Georgia
•Mr. John Horning, WildEarth Guardians, Santa Fe, New Mexico
•Mr. J. Roger Kelley, Continental Resources, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
•Mr. Kevin Kolevar, Dow Chemical; on behalf of the Conservation Leadership Council, Washington, DC
•Mr. Dan Keppen, Family Farm Alliance, Klamath Falls, Oregon
•Mr. Roger Marzulla, Marzulla Law LLC, Washington, DC
•Mr. Ross Melinchuk, Deputy Director, Texas Parks & Wildlife Dep’t., Austin, Texas
•Ms. Christy Plumer, The Nature Conservancy, Washington, DC
•Ms. Jamie Rappaport Clark, Defenders of Wildlife, Washington, DC
•Dr. Greg Schildwachter, on behalf of the Boone & Crockett Club, Washington, DC
•Mr. Kiering Suckling, Center for Biological Diversity, Tucson, Arizona
•Mr. Mike Wood, Business Rep., Local 3074, Carpenters Industrial Council, Chester, California

Background:

The Endangered Species Act (ESA) Congressional Working Group, led by Representatives Doc Hastings (WA-04) and Cynthia Lummis (WY-at large), will hold a forum on Thursday, October 10, 2013 entitled “Reviewing 40 Years of the Endangered Species Act and Seeking Improvement for People and Species.” The forum will feature a diverse group of invited stakeholders who will testify on all angles of the ESA, its impacts on species and people over the last 40 years, and potential improvements going forward. Members of the Working Group will use the forum as an opportunity to examine how to measure ESA progress; how to define success; if the ESA is working to achieve its goals; the impacts of litigation; the role of state and local governments in recovering species; the need for public engagement and input; and more.

The Endangered Species Act Working Group is comprised of Members of Congress from all across the country whose goal is to invite discussion and input on ways in which the ESA (last reauthorized in 1988) may be working well, how it could be updated, and how to boost its effectiveness for both people and species. Visit ESA Working Group for more information.
 

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thanks for posting this, winner58 - unfortunately the sound is muted for me - any suggestions?

Turns out my problem was the cat on the keyboard !

I just sat thru the whole thing, and there is one thing that stands out - all groups present were sincerely interested in finding improvements to the Endangered Species Act. Problem is that radical environmentalist groups like the Center for Biological Diversity, etc. who were invited to attend - declined. They have no incentive to participate because their gravy train might be derailed.
 

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