BUSH TO CREATE LARGEST MARINE PROTECTED AREA!
According to the LA Time of June 15, 2006, “President Bush today will create the world’s largest marine protected area, a total of 140,000 square miles of Pacific Ocean surrounding a necklace of islands and atolls that stretch from the main Hawaiian Islands to Midway Atoll and beyond, senior administration officials said. The Northwestern Hawaiian Islands National Monument will be larger than all of America’s national parks combined. Fishing will be phased out, and the mining of coral for jewelry will be prohibited, along with other practices that can damage delicate reefs.”
Well, this is defnitely a postive step in the right direction! Why is it that I keep thinking it’s a bid to improve his political standing. But we wont argue here - at least it is being done!