I grew up in the West, grew up on the land, was educated as a geologist. Bruce Babbitt educategeologistgrow Change image and share on social
No kidding. That's really true. You're paying your own bills through this. It's not a pleasant experience. Bruce Babbitt billexperiencekid Change image and share on social
Well, it's not a pleasant experience. And it's a terribly political process, because that thing was initiated by the Congress and by, you know, our adversaries in the Congress. Bruce Babbitt adversarycongressexperience Change image and share on social
Obviously I wouldn't have said that three or four years ago in the midst of it. But I really believe that. It's been a marvelous and important experience. Bruce Babbitt agoexperienceimportant Change image and share on social
Well, I think breathing life into the Endangered Species Act, taking those wolves back into Yellowstone, restoring the salmon in the rivers of the Pacific Northwest. Bruce Babbitt actbackbreathe Change image and share on social
There's a basic kind of tension here. It's between those who say, I'd like to clear cut this forest and reduce it to saw timber because that's an economically productive thing for me to do. Bruce Babbitt basicclearcut Change image and share on social
We had kind of a rocky start, but I spent a lot of time working with the President and handing him statistics and showing him what we were doing as we went along and kind of saying to him, you know, this is really important. Bruce Babbitt handimportantkind share on social
The Northwest is in better shape than it was eight years ago. Bruce Babbitt agonorthwestshape Change image and share on social
I wouldn't miss this opportunity for anything. For the chance to work on these conservation issues, to serve my country, to work for this president, I'd do it all over again, every single minute. Bruce Babbitt chanceconservationcountry Change image and share on social
What we've proven is that you can protect the environment, use it wisely and grow the economy and that there is no conflict between the two. Bruce Babbitt conflicteconomyenvironment Change image and share on social