via Peggy Venable | December 9, 2011 | Americans for Prosperity
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has extended the public comment period in its move to add the Dunes Sagebrush Lizard to its endangered species list. If that happens, it could spell trouble for the oil industry in West Texas and across the country. The public comment period has been extended through Jan. 18. This is your chance to weigh in on the importance of protecting this vital industry in Texas, and your gas prices!
Please contact the FWS now and tell them that the livelihoods of thousands of West Texas families will be endangered if they move forward with the plan to list a little desert lizard which appears to have thrived while living among the oil wells.
Written comments must be received by close of business on January 18, 2012. For further information on how and where to submit comments, and to review and/or download these documents visit the Service’s Southwest Region’s website by Clicking Here.
Fighting City Hall – And Winning
Great things happen when ordinary citizens dare to hold their elected officials accountable. Read the incredible story of one man in Killeen who took on City Hall — and won!
We are excited that Jonathan Okray, the man who successfully rallied the citizens of Killeen to hold the city council accountable for giving the outgoing city manager a $750,000 severance check, has been named AFP’s National Activist of the Month! Congratulations, Jonathan!
We hope his courage to hold his elected officials in check is repeated in communities throughout the state.
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The sagebrush lizard (Sceloporus graciosus) is a common species of phrynosomatid lizard found at mid to high altitudes in the western United States of America. It belongs to the genus Sceloporus (spiny lizards) in the Phrynosomatidae family of reptiles. Named after the sagebrush plants near which it is commonly found, the sagebrush lizard has keeled and spiny scales running along its dorsal surface.
There are three recognized regional variations of the sagebrush lizard; the southern sagebrush lizard lives in Southern California, and the western and northern variations are found in many western states, including Oregon, Idaho, Colorado, Montana, New Mexico, and Arizona. It really does not sound endangered with this research.