Bush's first two birds. (George Bush chooses William Reilly and Manuel Lujan to head EPA and Interior Dept., respectively)
Economist (US), The, January, 1989
Bush's first two birds
MR GEORGE BUSH claims to be an environmentalist, offering as evidence his joy in spending time outdoors shooting birds (which, he insisted over Christmas, "are not animals"). On the other hand he made his fortune drilling for oil and has many oil-industry friends. The energy industry is eager for access to the very public lands the environmental lobby is most eager to protect.
The two sides of Mr Bush's character show in his choices for the two critical environmental jobs in his administration. For the Environmental Protection Agency he has chosen Mr William Reilly, head of the World Wild Life Fund and the Conservation Foundation. To head the Department of the Interior he has chosen Mr Manuel Lujan, a departing congressman from...
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