Peter Galvin Quotations

The plight of California's natural environment is mirrored by the plight of the salamander, ... As the salamander loses its habitat, so too does California lose its precious oak woodlands, grasslands and vernal pools.

The fact that no species has gone extinct that's been protected under the Act...is a resounding success.

People want to point to the Endangered Species Act success stories, and there's no question about it, it has been a success. But not to the point that the bald eagle can be taken off the list in significant areas of the country.

It would...in a variety of different ways put the fox in charge of guarding the henhouse. Unfortunately, it's a polluters' dream bill. They've bought and paid for their congressmen and they got their bill.

The Bush administration's lax new gas mileage standards are unfortunately going to keep America addicted to oil for a long time to come and accelerate impacts from global climate change. The fuel efficiency increases are miniscule compared to what is possible with existing technology and the major reforms urgently needed to cut air pollution, combat global climate change and save money at the gas pump. The Bush administration is figuratively and literally fiddling while the earth burns. The U.S. can and must do better if we are going to leave a habitable and tolerable planet for our children and grandchildren.

This is in keeping with a very disturbing trend of weakening protections for wildlife and environmental quality at the political level in Washington.