Michael Badnarik on Environment Libertarian Party nominee for President

Protect the environment by defending property rights

• Protect the environment by defending property rights
• Allow private groups to acquire and preserve federal land after securing legal agreements to preserve and protect them
• Oppose the use of "eminent domain" (taking of private land by force)

Let private groups exploit public parklands

Badnarik supports the following principles on environmental issues:
• Require states to compensate citizens when environmental regulations limit uses of privately-owned land.
• Relax standards on federal lands to allow increased recreational usage.
• Badnarik says, "Turn control of federally owned parklands over to private groups and allow the market to work out the best balance between preservation and exploitation." Source: 2004 Presidential National Political Awareness Test Sep 9, 2004

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