U.S. Senator Mike Enzi Slams National Park's Winter-use Plan for Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks

Submitted by Kurt Repanshek on October 15, 2009 - 3:04pm

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Wyoming's congressional delegation was quick Thursday to condemn the National Park Service's winter-use plan for Yellowstone National Park that would limit daily snowmobile numbers to 318. Sen. Mike Enzi thought as many as 1,000 machines should be allowed in.

“The snowmobile and snowcoach numbers weren’t sufficient when the proposed rule came out in July and they aren’t sufficient now," said Sen. Enzi. "More people should be allowed in the park, not less. Yellowstone area businesses deserve more stability knowing what the winter tourist season may bring. The yearly yo-yo policy is slowly suffocating area businesses. I will continue fighting for more access."

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Submitted by Bruce on October 16, 2009 - 10:23am.

The key phrase in the Senator's quote is "Yellowstone area businesses deserve more..." That's all he and his fellow congressional delegates care about. Certainly not about the care of the park itself, only its usefulness to business.

It's laughable, though, when he says "More people should be allowed in the park, not less." If Senator Enzi was presented with a bill that closed the park to all except his 1,000 snowmobilers, AND IT WAS DEMONSTRATED THAT MORE BUSINESS PROFITS COULD BE MADE THIS WAY, no doubt the Senator would be in favor of it. THEN he would be talking about preserving the park's pristine nature (except, of course, for where snowmobiles run over wildlife and how they pollute the atmosphere).

People like Senator Enzi love to cloak their agendas in more "personal freedom" and other supposedly democratic ideas when their sole motivation is the enhancement of profits for businesses owned by their family, friends, and supporters. To figure out what they will favor and what they will do, just follow the money.