tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1904132756530030193.post2666683954525196037..comments2023-10-23T12:58:09.467-07:00Comments on The American Contrarian: Tax Credits and Cooperative ConservationSean Paigehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08778816383109070637noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1904132756530030193.post-18981729796631203372010-04-05T13:13:48.198-07:002010-04-05T13:13:48.198-07:00By "wetland," I mean an area that is fre...By "wetland," I mean an area that is frequently or predominantly wet, watery, moist, swampy, boggy or soggy -- which is far different from the federal government's definition, which is just about any area that it chooses for regulatory purposes to call a wetland, even if it's only damp a few days a year. "Wetland" also describes just about any low-lying parcel of land that environmentalists covet, or want to place off-limits. True wetlands are important for maintaining biodiversity -- the rest are only useful for collecting government checks or advancing an anti-development agenda.Sean Paigehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08778816383109070637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1904132756530030193.post-72039586435845054362010-04-05T12:44:46.114-07:002010-04-05T12:44:46.114-07:00ESA reform - as long as Crapo isn't doing it t...ESA reform - as long as Crapo isn't doing it to appease open season on wolf advocates, it sounds like a great plan. More than that--an incredible plan.<br /><br />As for 'so-called wetlands' do you mean ones which people pretend exist to get tax breaks, or are you saying that wetlands don't exist and aren't vital to biodiversity?Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08003514911194171512noreply@blogger.com