8 YEARS LATER AND NOT A WIT THE WISER:

Bush designates ocean conservation areas in final weeks as president: Move to protect three regions of pristine marine habitat in the Pacific Ocean are in sharp contrast to Bush administration's record on other green issues (Suzanne Goldenberg, 1/06/09, guardian.co.uk)

George Bush will designate nearly 200,000 square miles of the Pacific Ocean as conservation areas on Tuesday, recasting his record on the environment just two weeks before leaving the White House.

Tuesday's formal announcement will establish Bush as the leader who has protected more of the oceans than anyone else in the world, environmentalists said. [...]

"The president has given the world a Texas-sized gift," said Diane Regas, manager of the ocean programme at the Environmental Defence Fund.

What aspect of his record does it conflict with?

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Posted by Orrin Judd at January 6, 2009 9:54 AM