Udall, Salazar Jump-Start RMNP Bill
January 9, 2009
Editorial board, The Coloradoan
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Amazing that Congress can approve a $700 billion bailout package in a matter of weeks, but it has taken more than 35 years to pass common-sense legislation that would designate much of Rocky Mountain National Park as a wilderness area.
…U.S. Reps. Betsy Markey, D-Fort Collins, and Jared Polis, D-Boulder, are correctly sponsoring companion legislation in the House.
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Spencer R. Phillips, Ph.D.
Spencer Phillips is a natural resource economist who has been with The Wilderness Society's scientific team since 1992. His economic work has focused on helping people, communities and institutions realize the benefits of wildland conservation.
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