21st Century Endangered Species Transparency Act

H.R. 4315, "21st Century Endangered Species Transparency Act"; H.R. 4316, "Endangered Species Recovery Transparency Act"; H.R. 4317, "State, Tribal, and Local Species Transparency and Recovery Act"; and H.R. 4318, "Endangered Species Litigation Reasonableness Act" : legislative hearing before the Committee on Natural Resources, U.S. House of Representatives, One Hundred Thirteenth Congress,

It is becoming clear that the noble goals embodied in the Endangered Species Act are colliding with financial and social realities. Citizens increasingly face the costs of current policies. While there is widespread verbal support for saving species 'at any cost', trade-offs are inevitable. This book provides insights on this process from several disciplines.

This book is a light-hearted, yet informative narrative that discusses agriculture in the United States from a historical, social and financial perspective. It uses a storytelling technique to share the author’s widely varied experiences on food and farming as he sees it. Written in a somewhat satirical voice, the book contains a wealth of information, presented in fast-moving easy-to-read prose.