Articles by Allen Fitzsimmons
Articles by Allen Fitzsimmons
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October 1, 2001
Defending Illusions: Federal Protection of Ecosystems
How efforts to make federal protection of ecosystems the centerpiece of national environmental policy are driven by religious veneration of Mother Earth wrapped in a veil of weak science.

December 1, 1999
Ecosystem Management:
One of the Clinton administration’s first major environmental policy initiatives was to call for a shift to ecosystem management. In a nutshell, ecosystem management means that the federal government makes protection or restoration of the health, integrity, and sustainability of ecosystems the primary goal of its activities. The Forest Service, for example, now intends toContinue reading "Ecosystem Management:"