Secretary of the Interior

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For Immediate Release, December 10, 2012
Contact: Kierán Suckling, Center for Biological Diversity, (520) 275-5960 or ksuckling@biologicaldiversity.org
Rudi Navarra, Latinos Go Green, (412) 310-3591 or rudi@latinosgogreen.org
Suzan Shown Harjo, The Morning Star Institute, (202) 547-5531 or suzan_harjo@yahoo.com
Carole King, The Alliance for the Wild Rockies, (202) 558-7102
Erich Pica, Friends of the Earth, (202) 222-0739, epica@foe.org
Brock Evans, Federation of Western Outdoor Clubs, (202) 244-7138

Massive Coalition Calls on President Obama to Nominate Rep. Raúl Grijalva as Interior Secretary

Grijalva Would Provide "Renewed Emphasis and Urgency"
On Climate Change, Preservation of Water, Lands

WASHINGTON— In a letter sent today, a broad coalition of 238 conservation, Hispanic, recreation, animal welfare, religious, labor, youth, business and women’s groups urged President Barack Obama to nominate Rep. Raúl Grijalva (D-Ariz.) as the next interior secretary when that position opens. Grijalva is currently ranking member of the House Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands, and a leading Democrat on the House Natural Resources Committee.

The selection of the next interior secretary is “an important moment to place a renewed emphasis and urgency on some of the most critical issues of our age, including climate change, the protection of endangered species and preservation of water and wild lands,â€

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This guy is bad news on several fronts:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ra%C3%BAl_Grijalva

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The war is on! Details when I get home...