Some carrots to landowners might help protect critter

Sen. Michael Crapo, R-Idaho, is sponsoring a bipartisan bill that would provide incentives for landowners to comply with Endangered Species Act regulations. The bill would offer $2.7 billion in tax credits over 10 years to landowners who take steps to help endangered species recover.
Lawmakers think the carrot approach could be more effective than sticks and lawsuits. Groups backing the bill range from Environmental Defense and the National Wildlife Federation to the American Farm Bureau Federation.
Posted by Patrice Hein

5 Comments

  1. rm6046
    Posted March 5, 2007 at 8:11 am | Permalink

    How about tax credits for eliminating the overpopulation of deer, coyotes, cockroaches, flies, moles, Ann Coulter (oops, that just slipped out), etc.? This $2.7 billion boondoggle sounda like another PETA extortion attempt.

  2. Ben Huie
    Posted March 5, 2007 at 12:45 pm | Permalink

    Perhaps a win-win? Inprove habitat and all species can benefit. Then allow landowners to purchase game permits wholesale for deer etc and re-sell at a profit.

    Permits for vermin – coyotes, Coulters, etc – would be at no cost.

  3. J R
    Posted March 6, 2007 at 9:12 pm | Permalink

    A REPUBLICAN….an IDAHO Republican doing something good for the environment?

    One of two things at work here:

    Either his efforts are noble and he realizes that he himself is an endangered species.

    OR

    He wants a money give to people who won’t protect wildlife simply because it is the right thing to do.

    Landowners! NO ONE owns land. They just have custody of it for awhile.

  4. RepubliKhan
    Posted March 6, 2007 at 9:25 pm | Permalink

    “Landowners! NO ONE owns land. They just have custody of it for awhile.”

    Wow, talking points by J R from his favorite 1950s Western featuring big Chief Fackarewe expressing himself on land ownership.

  5. J R
    Posted March 7, 2007 at 2:04 pm | Permalink

    As usual, KSGolfnut in one of his alter egos adds nothing to a thread.

    I’d like to take this opportunity to invite him to piss up a rope.