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Public Says: Don’t Sell or Commercialize Our National Parks

by Pat Coate | October 06, 2005

Washington, DC - A new poll conducted by Zogby International for the National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA) and released today reveals that 79 percent of likely voters strongly or somewhat disagree that America's national parks should be sold to developers or the oil and gas industry, and 84 percent of likely voters strongly or somewhat disagree with a possible requirement that the National Park Service sell commercial naming rights on park buildings and trails.

"This poll demonstrates the strength of public opinion against these kinds of extreme proposals."

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