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Obama to create world's largest ocean preserve
Posted on 6/17/14 at 7:52 am
Posted on 6/17/14 at 7:52 am
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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is looking to create the largest marine preserve in the world in the Pacific Ocean.
The White House says Obama wants to protect a massive stretch of ocean from drilling, fishing and other actions that could threaten wildlife. He's considering expanding protected waters that surround a group of mostly uninhabited islands the U.S. controls near Hawaii and American Samoa.
Obama will announce the executive action Tuesday. But the White House says it will listen to public input and is still finalizing the sanctuary's boundaries.
Obama also plans to create a program to address prohibited fish and seafood trade. The actions were first reported by The Washington Post.
The expansion comes as Obama is seeking ways to protect climate and the environmental despite opposition in Congress.
There's that word "expansion" again.
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Posted on 6/17/14 at 7:57 am to Homesick Tiger
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Obama to create world's largest ocean preserve
Good job BO. That's America's biggest problem. The fricking ocean...
This post was edited on 6/17/14 at 7:58 am
Posted on 6/17/14 at 7:58 am to Homesick Tiger
Pandering. Also stupid.
Posted on 6/17/14 at 7:59 am to Homesick Tiger
From the article-
Pretty sure the territorial limits are about 50 miles in any direction from land we control at most, not 200.
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The designation would include waters up to 200 nautical miles offshore from the territories.
Pretty sure the territorial limits are about 50 miles in any direction from land we control at most, not 200.
Posted on 6/17/14 at 8:00 am to Homesick Tiger
I will celebrate like I won the Powerball when that worthless motherfricker leaves the White House.
Posted on 6/17/14 at 8:00 am to teke184
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Pretty sure the territorial limits are about 50 miles in any direction from land we control at most, not 200.
Exclusive economic zone is 200 miles.
Posted on 6/17/14 at 8:06 am to udtiger
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I will celebrate like I won the Powerball when that worthless motherfricker leaves the White House.
i still can't believe they reelected this idiot
Posted on 6/17/14 at 8:12 am to Homesick Tiger
So the President can just claim a huge chunk of water?
Posted on 6/17/14 at 8:12 am to Homesick Tiger
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fishing
I'm assuming he means commercial fishing. But maybe he is this stupid.
Posted on 6/17/14 at 8:14 am to udtiger
People are really this angry over a preservation area?
Posted on 6/17/14 at 8:15 am to wickowick
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So the President can just claim a huge chunk of water?
It's very similar to what Clinton did in the run-up to the 1996 election, declaring a national monument area in parts of Utah in an attempt to get Arizona to vote for him while screwing Utah, which wasn't going to do so.
The additional effect was to prevent companies from mining coal or some other resource in that area, IIRC, which was a big boon to his donors from China who got to cut out a lot of competition thanks to them getting blocked.
Posted on 6/17/14 at 8:17 am to Asgard Device
These idiots get angry if Obama simply moves his lips.
Posted on 6/17/14 at 8:17 am to Asgard Device
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People are really this angry over a preservation area?
I'd want to drill down a little more and figure out what's going on and why before getting too angry.
For all I know, this is him fricking with Starkist et all who run a bunch of plants in the Marianas and American Samoa canning tuna.
Posted on 6/17/14 at 8:18 am to Asgard Device
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People are really this angry over a preservation area?
Knowing the stupidity of pencil pushers and watching what has happened with red snapper season. Yea, I'd think people should be leery of what will happen.
Posted on 6/17/14 at 8:18 am to Homesick Tiger
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seeking ways to protect climate and the environmental despite opposition in Congress
Well that's an interesting take.Posted on 6/17/14 at 8:20 am to Asgard Device
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People are really this angry over a preservation area?
For a commercial fisherman having to travel over 400 miles just to go catch a day's worth of seafood I can see where they might be upset. You don't?
Posted on 6/17/14 at 8:21 am to Asgard Device
[quote] People are really this angry over a preservation area? [/
You have to remember most of this crowd cheered the killing of bin laden while giving the proverbial double bird to the commander in chief. Because reasons.
You have to remember most of this crowd cheered the killing of bin laden while giving the proverbial double bird to the commander in chief. Because reasons.
Posted on 6/17/14 at 8:22 am to genuineLSUtiger
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These idiots get angry if Obama simply moves his lips.
you know how i can tell when Obama is lieing?
Posted on 6/17/14 at 8:23 am to The Calvin
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You have to remember most of this crowd cheered the killing of bin laden while giving the proverbial double bird to the commander in chief. Because reasons.
what?
Posted on 6/17/14 at 8:24 am to Homesick Tiger
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For a commercial fisherman having to travel over 400 miles just to go catch a day's worth of seafood I can see where they might be upset. You don't?
Is that what's happening?
Are commercial loggers, hunters, and trappers unjustly harmed due to federal land preserves?
I mean, I'm sure the plan will be poorly executed but I need more information before I shake my fist.
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