If only that were true. President Obama yesterday announced that he will rescind actions taken during the Bush administration that would once again restore the process by which actions are taken on endangered species. He also intends to repeal the special rule that exempted energy efforts in the Arctic and the polar bear from claims of harm due to man-made global warming.

Obama says he is going to restore science to the process.

“Today, I’ve signed a memorandum that will help restore the scientific process to its rightful place at the heart of the Endangered Species Act, a process undermined by past administrations,”

If that were true, many of our troubles would be over. If we truly brought peer reviewed science back into the equation, we could put a stop to the senseless lawsuits brought against the federal government concerning Endangered Species Act issues.

There is a distinct possibility that we will see a reduction in lawsuits because more and more of the environmental community behind the lawsuits now work under the Obama administration. A better declaration of President Obama’s should more accurately state that HIS science will be restored to the process, not necessarily the best available science.

If we could truly get real science back in the process, it would be a great day. We should all hold the President at his word and challenge every move that defies the scientific community.

The President also says we should be looking for ways to improve the Endangered Species Act not weaken it. I and millions of other Americans couldn’t agree more with that statement and once again that strengthening of the Act can be accomplished by actually restoring the best available science and getting rid of the politics, abuse and environmental manipulation of the Act to achieve personal agendas.

We will be watching closely President Obama and we intend to hold you to your word, albeit I have very little faith that anything will change except that more politics will play a role while I and countless other Americans are conned into thinking government is saving our animals species.

Tom Remington

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