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Somewhere in the forest, a tree is falling, and pretty soon, everybody is going to hear it going down.
I will embrace my fate with open arms and move on to better places beyond this earth.
zip says;
This is an important issue. Environmental groups simply don't have the strength necessary to fight corporations and even small town industry. The world is seeing the rapid depletion of natural resources, sure, but just as importantly, we are seeing the rapid depletion of nature itself.
Originally posted by djohnsto77
Oh marg, spare me...
The responsible husbandry of forests through controlled logging creates a healthier system than just ignoring it and letting brush build up to be consumed in massive, uncontrollable fires. I think it's a good plan.
Originally posted by djohnsto77
Oh marg, spare me...
The responsible husbandry of forests through controlled logging creates a healthier system than just ignoring it and letting brush build up to be consumed in massive, uncontrollable fires. I think it's a good plan.
Originally posted by LeftBehind
This is important.
Originally posted by shots
Fact forests are no longer clear cut they are selectively cut.
Fact for every tree cut down more trees are planted to take their place.
"No public expression of dissent is allowed in the federal government now," Jeff Ruch, executive director of Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility known as PEER, said.
An EPA staffer wrote that building roads through swaths of land previously untouched would deteriorate the qualify of water in streams and have an impact on public drinking water.
Ruch said that EPA employees related that Steven Shimborg, a political appointee at the EPA, dismissed the staff draft as a "rant" and ordered the objections stricken from the EPA comments.