Reverse Obama Administration's Approval of Tongass Logging


	Reverse Obama Administration's Approval of Tongass Logging

brightlight4

7-20-2009 5:06 PM

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brightlight4 says:

Why is there no respect for nature in that part of the world?

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7-21-2009 9:31 AM

The Infowarrior

Yeah OBAAAma really cares about the enviroment doesn't He. pfft. What a hypocrit. He is worse than Bush.

7-22-2009 3:36 AM

darkeforce

What he cares about and what he can accomplish are often two different things. Whether this is a case of that or not is yet to be seen.

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The clearcut in the Tongass will involve building 6.9 miles of roads and rebuilding another 1.9 miles of old roads. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack put a temporary halt to timber sales in roadless areas of national forests -- but he approved this timber sale despite the concerns of people who care about this <STRONG>important temperate rainforest, home to numerous endangered species. </STRONG>
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