David Hogan Quotations | Page 2

It doesn't really matter whether it's the federal government that oversees the protection of endangered species and open space conservation or the state,

Federal agencies shouldn't be able to dodge their obligations to protect endangered species by delegating important decision to the states. The state doesn't have the authority to protect endangered species the way the feds do.

You're going to have a hard time competing with them on price, but you can compete in terms of the kind of experience you can offer consumers, and really, that's where you have to try to differentiate yourself in this day and age.

It seems like the (Bush) administration is very out of step with the concern that the public feels for protecting nature,

This means that the commission is supporting the position of the environmental groups and the communities who have claimed all along that the application was incomplete and would have subverted due process. Environmental groups and communities will celebrate this as a first victory against this unnecessary project.

Expanded fire suppression efforts may be the only way to save these species from extinction, ... The good news is that fire suppression should also benefit nearby human residents.

Any money to protect habitat and species is good but the amount of money here is extraordinarily small relative to the land values,

Do people want a concrete-lined river like in Los Angeles or a nice river with trees and vegetation? A critical habitat designation means we'd get the nice trees and vegetation.

They overemphasized speculative economic harm to development while totally disregarding the real economic benefits of habitat protection.

This is a decision that was long overdue. It's taken this many years for the government to act, and it's still not done.