Tuesday, March 31, 2009

Obama signs wide-ranging conservation law

President Barack Obama signed legislation on Monday expanding and protecting US public parks and wilderness areas from oil and gas development, billed as the largest US conservation measure in more than 15 years.  http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5hMmXKlD0GmqTo_JiP-uKR6PXd0Jw