We have a Biblically-based obligation to be good stewards of the land as "keepers of the commons," and we all have an interest in maintaining clean air and water and in protecting endangered species. We must prevent pollution and preserve the natural beauty of this great land. However, the modern environmental movement has been co-opted by globalists who use international treaties to regulate our industries, shut down our production centers, and violate property rights by converting private holdings into public "habitats". As President I will: Abolish the Bureau of Land Management and give the 500 million acres of BLM lands back to the states-without conditions or mandates. Oppose international environmental accords like the Kyoto Treaty that would devastate American industry and obligate our country to onerous environmental regulations that do not apply to other nations. Require Congress to vote on every endangered species and compensate property owners when their land is seized and converted into protected habitat. We want to see the bald eagle and grizzly bear survive, but unelected bureaucrats must not be allowed to violate property rights in the process. No one is more qualified to conserve land than the people who live on it. Our children and grandchildren should have the opportunity to visit a virgin forest or landmark of our national history, but that does not mean the government in Washington should trample states rights by turning local land into public property.

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