NY Hunters, Trappers and Anglers Beware

[vermonster13]

GOVERNOR ELIOT SPITZER AND LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR DAVID PATERSON ANNOUNCE
ADMINISTRATION OFFICIALS

Governor Eliot Spitzer and Lieutenant Governor David Paterson today
announced nominations for two key senior administration positions.

Alexander B. "Pete" Grannis is being nominated to serve as Commissioner of
the Department of Environmental Conservation. Mr. Grannis was first elected
to the Assembly in 1974 and represents the Upper East Side of Manhattan and
Roosevelt Island. He currently serves as legislator, serving as Chair of the
Assembly Insurance Committee and as a member of the Assembly Ways and Means
Committee.

Mr. Grannis has championed environmental issues throughout his tenure in the
legislature. He was a leader in fighting for the passage of SEQRA, the
original bottle bill, and the clean-up and revitalization of the state's
brownfields. Mr. Grannis has also played a key role in the enactment of a
wide range of environmental legislation, including measures related to acid
rain, clean air and water, fluorocarbons and recycling. He chaired the
Assembly's first Subcommittee on Toxic Wastes, sponsored legislation
ensuring a worker's right to know about hazardous materials in the work
place and has worked to regulate the transport, storage and disposal of
toxic wastes. Mr. Grannis authored the state's rapid transit noise code and
has been at the forefront of the fight to have the MTA convert its polluting
diesel bus fleet to clean fuels.

A nationally recognized leader in the fight to curb the health hazards
posed by smoking, Mr. Grannis authored New York's 1989 Clean Indoor Air Act
(CIAA) and amendments adopted in 2003 to protect all working men and women from deadly secondhand smoke. His legislative efforts to curb smoking,
including the historic CIAA and the Adolescent Tobacco Use Prevention Act
have received global recongnition. Mr. Grannis*s work has been hailed by
numerous public health organizations including the American Cancer Society
and the New York State Association of County Health Officials.

Mr. Grannis is a three-time winner of the Legislator of the Year award from
the Environmental Planning Lobby and was accorded similar honors by the
Audubon Society, the Environmental Action Coalition and Environmental
Advocates. He also received the American Society for the Prevention of
Cruelty to Animals Public Service Award in recognition of his efforts in
promoting the humane treatment of animals.

Mr. Grannis lives with his family in New York City. He is a graduate of
Rutgers University and the University of Virginia Law School. Prior to
entering the Assembly, Mr. Grannis practiced law in New York City and served
as Compliance Counsel for the New York State Department of Environmental
Conservation.

Judith Enck will be appointed as Deputy Secretary for the Environment. For
the past eight years, Ms. Enck has served as a policy advisor to Attorney
General Eliot Spitzer. Prior to joining the Attorney General*s office, she
was a Senior Environmental Associate with the New York Public Interest
Research Group (NYPIRG). She has also served as the Executive Director of
the Environmental Advocates of New York, a non-profit government watchdog
organization dedicated to enforcing laws that protect natural resources and
safeguards public health. Ms. Enck received her B.A. from the College of
St. Rose.

[vermonster13]

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[Al Dente]

This is very scary indeed.  Assemblyman Grannis has held his seat since 1974!!!!  He is anti-hunting, anti-firearm, anti-trapping, a tree-hugger, and one who thinks that anything having to do with people hunting animals is not only bad but dangerous as well.  He's one the reasons why the minimum hunting ages are so high in NYS, and will not be lowered as long as Liberal Downstate Democrats such as he are on the EnCon Committee and now heading the DEC.

[vermonster13]

You guys are going to have your work cut out for you Al.

[Alex.B]

I'm always resentful when the word "tree hugger" is being gratuitously tagged onto "anti-hunters", being a tree hugger and a hunter myself    
FYI:
  http://www.sierraclub.org/huntingfishing/people/

[vermonster13]

As posted by KENN:

Everyone should be aware of our new NY governor's appointment of Alexander Grannis as DEC Commissioner.

Grannis is a NY City Lawyer, and has been an assemblyman for Manhatten.

Grannis has already written an anti-trapping bill in NY.

Grannis also wrote a bill that "prohibited aggrevated cruelty to wild animals and wild birds" in an attempt to start crushing our legal hunting. Although he now denies he did it to stop hunting.

He has a history as an animal rights activist.

Grannis is recognized by the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (who merged with PETA) for his legislative efforts. It is no secret that outlawing bowhunting is first on PETA's agenda.

The appointment of Grannis still has to be approved by the senate. Now is the time to make ourselves heard if we want to stop the approval.

Unfortunately, Governor Spitzer's appointment of Grannis tells us where our new governor stands on hunting and trapping.

Scary stuff. -Kenn

[SteveMcD]

Good point, Alex! I think most hunters and fisherman and trappers would consider themselves staunch environmentalists, as well. I believe one of the best ways to save hunting and the outdoor sports is to communicate, educate and let the non-hunting environmentalists know, who we are. And exactly what it is we give back to the environment in terms of conservation efforts. After all we are the foremost of  billpayers for our precious natural resources.